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From: Terry Jackson [mailto:jackson@aaslh.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 11:25 AM
To: 'Terry Jackson'
Subject: The Connecting to Collections Bookshelf
The second round for the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf is now
open!
Apply anytime from now until April 30, 2008
What is the Bookshelf? The IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf is part
of a multi-year, multi-faceted IMLS national initiative to raise public
awareness and inspire action to care for the collections held in public
trust by libraries and museums throughout the United States. The initiative
is grounded in the results of A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health
Index Report on the State of America's Collections, which reports that a
stunning 190 million objects in U.S. collections need conservation
treatment. The Bookshelf would cost over $800 if purchased individually.
What does The Bookshelf contain? The Bookshelf is actually three sets of
resources. The Core Collection set contains eleven publications that all
awardees will receive. The Living Collections set contains six additional
resources that will be distributed to those institutions that care for
living, biological collections. The Nonliving Collections set contains five
additional publications focused on specialized collections and on library
preservation issues. Awardees will receive either the Living or the
Nonliving Collections set, not both. The Bookshelf includes books, DVDs, and
other collections resources, as well as a Guide to Online Resources and a
User's Guide to all of the materials. It addresses such topics as the
philosophy and ethics of collecting, collections management and planning,
emergency preparedness, and culturally specific conservation issues. Such
texts as The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping (published by the British
National Trust in 2005), the Field Guide to Emergency Response (published by
Heritage Preservation in 2006), and Essentials of Conservation Biology
(published by Primack in 2006) are among the recent publications included in
the Bookshelf. For a complete list of the Bookshelf publications, visit
www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. The User's Guide and the Bookshelf bibliography can
be viewed at links at the top right of the webpage.
Who will get the Bookshelf? Priority will be given to smaller institutions,
but large museums and large libraries with special collections are also
eligible to apply. Please note that federally operated institutions,
for-profit institutions, and libraries that do not hold special collections
are not eligible to receive the Bookshelf.
The Bookshelf will be distributed free of charge to 2,000 institutions. Over
800 institutions were awarded the Bookshelf during the first round. Over 90%
of those who applied were winners!
My institution is interested in applying: what do I do first? Go to
www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf for complete application information.
How can I help spread the word? If you are a member of a library or museum
association and would like your members to receive information about the
IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf at conferences, by email, or by
regular mail, contact Terry Jackson at AASLH, 615-320-3203 or email
jackson@aaslh.org.
For more information about the initiative in its entirety see
<http://www.imls.gov/collections> www.imls.gov/collections
Terry Jackson
American Association for State and Local History
Project Coordinator
1717 Church St.
Nashville, TN 37203
615-320-3203
jackson@aaslh.org
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Contact me if you need information about
the IMLS Connection to Collections
Bookshelf. The next application will
run March 1 to April 30. Read about
it now at www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf.
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