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Technology is changing the way we organize, access and use data and information. New research, applications and tools are changing the way we learn and create knowledge.

Search the Awarded Grants database for grants to programs that strengthen information infrastructure, systems, and workflows (issue areas have only been assigned to grants awarded since FY 2009)

Information infrastructure, systems, and workflow content on the IMLS Web site:
Grant Awards Announcement: IMLS Provides $241,500 in Grants for the Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States

August 6, 2014 08:44 AM
IMLS announced grants that will help expand digital services and connectivity, digital literacy, professional development, and support summer reading, bookmobiles, collections, and more. Read More

 
IMLS Awards Crowdsourcing Grant to Tiltfactor Laboratory at Dartmouth College

August 1, 2014 03:21 PM
IMLS forum grant will support a consortium to explore crowdsourcing strategies for libraries and archives. Read More

 
IMLS Hosts Library Convening April 29 at the New York Public Library

April 16, 2014 01:18 PM
Join the conversation on twitter: #imlsfocus. Read More

 
Blog Post: Interview: Idaho Commission for Libraries

August 18, 2014 02:21 PM
Libraries in Idaho are advancing libraries as community anchor institutions and preparing new generations for college and careers through early literacy efforts and by promoting digital proficiency. Read More

 
Blog Post: Interview: New Hampshire State Library

July 31, 2014 10:19 AM
The New Hampshire State Library is aiming to make sure the state’s small libraries can offer the same level service as urban libraries by forming partnerships and sharing resources so that all citizens can access the information they need. Read More

 
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Blog Post: Surveying the Present

July 11, 2014 03:26 PM
Maria Raviele describes how she employs her training as an anthropological archaeologist almost daily as an evaluation officer at IMLS. Read More

 
Steve: The Museum Social Tagging Project
November 2008: Steve Eases Online Searches of Museum Web Sites


For museums seeking greater and more engaged audiences for their online collections, steve.museum may offer some answers. The concept is simple: individuals contribute descriptions about the art (and other collection objects) on museum Web sites using the steve tagger. Read More

 
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May 2008: Teaching Web Site Highlights Gifts of Ancient Mesopotamia


Students across the country are digging into the secrets of ancient Mesopotamia through a teaching Web site called Ancient Mesopotamia: This History, Our History, which allows students to direct virtual archeological expeditions and curate museum exhibits with the excavated artifacts. Read More

 
Screenshots of several Web sites made possible by Plinkit.
March 2008: Plinkits: Pre-built Library Web Sites that Libraries Love


Plinkit, which stands for "Public Library Interface Kit," provides small libraries that have little to no web presence with a great Web site and the training necessary to update and maintain it. Read More

 
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Advancing Research and Practice in Digital Curation and Publishing


Summary Report and Recommendations of the Workshop on Next Steps in Research, Education and Practice, that was held in London on June 26, 2010, and cosponsored and organized by the University College London Department of Information Studies and IMLS. Read More

 
Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections


Identifies principles of good practice and current standards in four areas: collections, digital objects, metadata, and digital projects. The Framework was developed with IMLS support and is maintained by the National Information Standards Organization. Read More

 
Report of the Workshop on Opportunities for Research on the Creation, Management, Preservation and Use of Digital Content


The University of Florida, Florida Center for Library Automation, convened a workshop in March 2003 to assess research needs related to digital cultural content. This report summarizes the results of the workshop and presents suggestions for useful areas of research. Read More

 
 
 
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