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Monthly Archives: January 2012
IMLS-Funded Research Yields New Information on Paper Stability
By Tim Barrett Director, University of Iowa Center for the Book Paper Facilities timothy-barrett@uiowa.edu, 319-621-2493 Research on paper permanence may seem a bit odd in the age of digital scanning and the internet, but there are a number of reasons … Continue reading
Posted in Collections Care/Preservation, Conservation Project Support
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Feds Will Team up on Digital Curation Residency Program
By Kevin Cherry, IMLS, and Esra Oden, Library of Congress The exponential growth of digital content has created a demand for library and information professionals with new skills. To meet this demand, IMLS, working in partnership with the Library of … Continue reading
“Roots” and “Star Trek” Actor Comes to WebWise
By Maren Dougherty Senior Editor, Balboa Park Online Collaborative (Cross-posted from BPOC blog) To some, he’s Geordi La Forge. To others, he’s Kunta Kinte. To ‘80s babies, he’s that guy from “Reading Rainbow.” But LeVar Burton is also a champion … Continue reading
International Teams Start Digging
By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS IMLS was part of an exciting announcement earlier this week, when the winners of the second Digging into Data Challenge were announced. There were 14 winning teams in this competition to promote innovative humanities and … Continue reading
Posted in Digging into Data, Grant Programs
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