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9, No. 7; October 2007 |
| Enduring Communities
delivers fresh take on Japanese American experience to
history classes |
As Ken Burns’s "The War” sparks fresh discussion
of America’s involvement in World War II, educators
in five western states are helping chronicle the conflict
and shed new light on one of the nation’s darkest
chapters – the internment of Japanese Americans.
Funded in part by a National Leadership Grant, Enduring
Communities: The Japanese American Experience in Arizona,
Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah, is a three-year
project organized by the Japanese American National Museum,
which will incorporate this poignant perspective into
public school history curricula.
Read more.
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| Director's
Message |
|  When
I was sworn in, I pledged to make IMLS as user- and
customer-friendly as possible. IMLS staff receives hundreds
of applications for each grant program and is committed
to their speedy review so that your grants can be issued
as quickly as possible.
However, the system is not perfect. Recently
I became aware that some of you have experienced difficulty
filing applications online through the Grants.gov system.
I feel strongly that this concern must be addressed
and corrected.
To help solve this problem, we made available
Microsoft Word versions of the application forms that
had previously only been available in Adobe Acrobat
format. This feature is available as the November 1
Museums for America application deadline approaches.
Instructions can be found at www.imls.gov/applicants/grantsgov/mfa08.shtm.
Other things you can do to help ease the
process include:
• Before you begin your application, make sure
you register as an institution, at www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.
• Make sure that you receive a DUNS number when
you register.
• Register (or find out who is already registered)
as your institution’s authorized organization
representative.
I would encourage each of you to begin
the application process as early as possible for the
next grant cycle, and contact us if you need help at
(202) 653-4707 or the Grants.gov help desk: (800) 518-5726
or support@grants.gov.
For all of you, the lion’s share
of work and energy should go towards strengthening your
institutions and programs and not worrying about migraine-inducing
technicalities in an online application. Put simply,
applying for a federal grant should never be a frightening
or overwhelming task.
I pledge to work to make this process
as simple, streamlined, and user-friendly as I can.
The work you are doing for your communities is essential,
and IMLS is here to stand by you and support you each
step of the way.
- Anne-Imelda M. Radice,
Ph.D., Director, IMLS |
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| The
Latest News |
Noted
Communications Guru Addresses Large Gathering of Library
And Museum Leaders
As the keynote speaker at the inaugural IMLS
Leadership Lecture, Robert L. Dilenschneider, the nationally-known
communications strategist and author, issued an urgent
call to the million-plus workers in museums, libraries,
nature sanctuaries, historic homes, and aquariums to protect,
preserve, and enhance the nation's threatened culture
and heritage.
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Institute
of Museum and Library Services Sponsors the Pavilion of
the States at the 7th Annual National Book Festival
Librarians from every state, the District of Columbia,
and the U.S. territories participated in the Pavilion
of the States at the National Book Festival on Saturday,
September 29. This is the IMLS’s sixth year of supporting
the Pavilion at the festival. Read
more. |
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Heritage
Preservation Chosen as Cooperator for the IMLS Connecting
to Collections: The National Tour
IMLS has chosen Heritage Preservation as the cooperator
for Connecting to Collections: The National Tour,
which is a central part of the Institute’s multi-year
initiative on conservation, Connecting to Collections:
A Call to Action. Read
more. |
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$18
Million Awarded to Advance Innovation and Public Service
at Nation’s Museums and Libraries
IMLS announced today the 43 recipients of its
prestigious National Leadership Grants for 2007. The projects
chosen for funding will receive a total of $18,661,716.
For more information on the 2007 National Leadership Grants
recipients, please see the list of awarded institutions.
Read
more. |
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3D
Scanner May Save Vanishing Languages from Extinction
Fragile field recordings of American Indian speech and
song gathered in the early 1900s may be saved for future
generations through breakthrough technology supported
by IMLS. Read
more. |
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Public
Libraries Urged to Register for Free Civics and Citizenship
Toolkit
Public libraries can register for a free Civics and Citizenship
Toolkit, which contains educational materials that will
help permanent residents learn more about the United States
and prepare for the naturalization process. Read
more. |
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IMLS
Calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant Applications
IMLS invites libraries, archives, and library agencies,
associations, and consortia to apply for the Laura Bush
21st Century Librarian grant program. The application
deadline is December 17, 2007. Guidelines are available
on the IMLS Web site. |
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Employment
Opportunities at IMLS
The following vacancy announcements have a closing date
of
December 5, 2007:
Supervisory
Statistician (Associate Deputy Director) - The incumbent
will identify program-related issues and matters of interest
to the agency, and develop and implement short, intermediate
and long-range research, program evaluation, and statistics
plans for the agency. These efforts must take into account
the policies and programmatic directions of the agency,
and the needs and state of libraries and museums in the
United States.
Statistical
Analyst - Applies state-of-the-art knowledge of mathematical
statistics, survey design and analysis techniques and
systems analysis to develop and maintain the agency’s
statistical programs to ensure the collection of policy-relevant
data, including conducting validity studies, establishing
programs to assist respondents to improve their record
systems and methods of transmitting data, and designing
sampling plans for special surveys on topical issues.
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Reminder:
Update Your CCR Registration Regularly
If you currently have an IMLS grant or plan to
apply at any time in the future, remember that all IMLS
grantees and applicants must be registered with Grants.gov
and with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). See www.grants.gov
for information.
Once registered, you must renew your CCR registration
at least once a year. You are responsible for updating
all your registration information as it changes, and for
ensuring that all information in your Dun and Bradstreet
(D&B) and IRS registrations is up to date and reflected
in your CCR registration. See the CCR
Handbook, page four, for details. We strongly recommend
that you register at least two weeks before your anticipated
IMLS application deadline, and renew at least every six
months to avoid last-minute problems.
Because D&B now automatically inputs your institution’s
Legal Business Name and Physical Address into your CCR
registration from, it is your responsibility to keep this
information updated at D&B. You may use the Web at
http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform
to search, revise information, or request a DUNS number.
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Reminder:
Microsoft Vista and Word 2007 users
Please note that PureEdge forms software used
by Grants.gov is not compatible with the new Microsoft
Vista operating system or Word 2007 documents that use
the extension ".docx”. If you have any questions
regarding this matter please email Grants.gov at support@grants.gov
or call 1-800-518-4726. |
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| IMLS
on the Road |
| Joyce Ray, Associate Deputy
Director for Library Services, will speak on current
issues facing cultural heritage institutions at the
Fourth China-US Library Conference, hosted by OCLC (Online
Library Computer Center), Inc., in Dublin, OH, October
22-25.
Joyce Ray, Associate Deputy Director for Library Services,
will speak on the role of libraries and cultural heritage
institutions in cyberinfrastructure at the 20th annual
meeting of the Test Encoding Initiative Consortium,
"20 Years of Supporting the Digital Humanities,"
University of Maryland, College Park, October 31-November
3.
"Partnering with Libraries & Museums,"
Abby Swetz, Program Specialist, The Big Read National
Orientation Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, November 4-5.
"IMLS Programs and Opportunities,”
Mary Estelle Kennelly, Associate Deputy Director for
Museum Services, New Mexico Association of Museums,
Silver City, NM, October 24-26.
"Making Your Museum Work with IMLS Federal
Grants,” Christine Henry, Senior Program Officer,
and Reagan Furrow, Museum Program Specialist, What Makes
the Museum, New England Museum Association annual conference,
Portland, ME, November 7-9.
"Making your Museum Work with IMLS
Federal Grants," Christine Henry, Senior Program
Officer, New England Museums Association annual meeting,
Portland, ME, November 7.
"Arts and Humanities—Expert
Q&A," Marsha Semmel, Deputy Director for Museums
and Director for Strategic Partnerships, and Stephanie
Clark, Senior Program Officer, American Association
of Grant Professionals National Conference, Arlington,
VA, November 7-10.
"Federal Funding for Cultural and
Arts Institutions," Marsha Semmel, Deputy Director
for Museums and Director for Strategic Partnerships,
and Stephanie Clark, Senior Program Officer, American
Association of Grant Professionals National Conference,
Arlington, VA, November 7-10.
"MCN Coffee Break – IMLS Technology
Projects” Dan Lukash and Christopher Reich, Senior
Program Officers, Museum Computer Network annual conference,
Chicago, IL, November 7-10.
Joyce Ray, Associate Deputy Director for
Library Services, will speak on issues related to sustaining
digital collections at a symposium on "Promoting
Digital Scholarship: Building the Environment,"
sponsored by the Council on Library and Information
Resources, Washington, DC, November 28. |
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About the Institute of
Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent
federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating strong libraries
and museums that connect people to information and ideas.
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