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 The
IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf,
informative, practical resources to help the nation's
museums and libraries sustain our heritage.
Based on the enthusiastic response to the bookshelf,
IMLS offered a third round of competition to distribute an
additional 1000 Bookshelves. This third round of bookshelves
was awarded on June 17, 2009, at the National Tour forum in
Buffalo. Read
more.
IMLS Press Release--June 17, 2009:
907
Museums, Libraries, and Archives Selected to Receive IMLS
Connecting to Collections Bookshelf
IMLS Press Release--August 5, 2008:
776 Museums, Libraries, and Archives Selected to Receive IMLS
Connecting to Collections Bookshelf
IMLS Press Release--February 19, 2008:
851 Museums,
Libraries, and Archives Selected to Receive IMLS Connecting
to Collections Bookshelf
To help raise the conservation IQ of museums, libraries,
and archives, IMLS, in cooperation with the American Association
of State and Local History (AASLH), offered over 2,500 free
copies of the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf,
a core set of books, DVDs, online resources, and an annotated
bibliography that are essential for the care of collections.
The Bookshelf focuses on collections typically found in art
or history museums and in libraries' special collections,
with an added selection of texts for zoos, aquaria, public
gardens, and nature centers. It will address such topics as
the philosophy and ethics of collecting, collections management
and planning, emergency preparedness, and culturally specific
conservation issues.
 Available
online! Recipients of the Bookshelf also received
a 44-page User's
Guide (PDF, 1MB). Developed by Heritage Preservation,
in consultation with the Getty Foundation, the guide contains
an individual sheet on each text (containing bibliographical
and other information), and FAQ's.
The Guide to
Online Resources was prepared by Heritage Preservation
as a digital companion to the Bookshelf.
The Bookshelf has received support from the
Getty Foundation and the Henry Luce Foundation.
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