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Monthly Archives: February 2012
WebWise: Taking Us Where No One has Gone Before
By Charles Thomas IMLS Senior Program Officer The 2012 WebWise Conference is a few days away and I have a special reason to be excited! I am a Trekkie, and this year’s opening keynote presenter is LeVar Burton — a.k.a. … Continue reading
Posted in WebWise
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NMAAHC Groundbreaking Brings to Mind the Work of Other African American Museums
By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS Yesterday I attended the ground-breaking ceremony for construction of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It was a momentous occasion and a wonderful ceremony. President Obama told the assembled crowd, “I want … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
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Throwback Video Draws Archivists to Gulf Coast Workshop
By Professor Elizabeth H. Dow School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University edow1@lsu.edu In 2008 we created the Archival Training Collaborative to provide high-quality, inexpensive, and locally accessible archival workshops for staff and volunteers in Alabama, Mississippi, and … Continue reading
Posted in Collections Care/Preservation, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
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You just never know who’s going to drop by the IMLS booth in the exhibit hall!
By Kevin Cherry IMLS Senior Program Officer At ALA Midwinter in Dallas, IMLS Director Susan Hildreth got the opportunity to meet with University of Alabama and Wayne State University scholarship recipients from the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program-funded Project … Continue reading
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