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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 10:07:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jennifer Craig <jcraig@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Stumper--girl moving to new town
Hope that this sounds familiar to someone. A patron is looking for a
picturebook that she read to her daughter in the 1970s about a girl who
moves to a new town. She brings a rock with her from her old house and
uses the rock to meet a new friend. That is all that she could
remember. I've checked A to Zoo and Bookfinder.
Thank you
Jennifer Craig
jcraig@mcls.roch.lib.ny.us
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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 15:31:24 -0400
From: Lois Neve <watmgr@mln.lib.ma.us>
Subject: Children's/YA Librarian Position Vacancy
Creative Dynamic Librarian to work in small community oriented branch.
Responsible for children's and young adult programming, collection
development and outreach, with some hours in Children's and YA departments
at the Main Library. Knowledge of DRA-circulation preferred. MLS
required. Salary range $29,901 - $35,734.
Send resume and names of 3 references to:
Leone Cole, Director
Watertown Free Public Library
123 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4478
FAX: (617) 926-4375
Email: WATMAIL1@mln.lib.ma.us
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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 11:04:02 -0500
From: "Kristin Hawksworth" <kristinh@nslsilus.org>
Subject: results from stumper...
thank you to everyone who responded to my stumper regarding
native american names. you were quick! as requested, here is a
summary of results:
<underline>The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names</underline> by Connie
Lockhart Ellefson
<underline>The New Age Baby Name Book</underline> by Sue Browder
<underline>Our Sacred Identity: the Book of American Indian Names and
their
Meanings</underline> by Teresea Cuningham and Montez DeCarlo
try http://www.fairacre.demon.co.uk for a dictionary of names
arranged by culture
it was also suggested to use native american folktales as a source
for names.
thanks!! i hope others can use this information as well!
kristin hawksworth
children's librarian
algonquin area public library
115 eastgate
algonquin, il 60102
kristinh@nslsilus.org
<nofill>
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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 07:46:51 -0400
From: "Bullard, Giuliana" <GBullard@imls.fed.us>
Subject: IMLS Awards Grants to Native Americans, Native Hawaiians
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 1998
Press Contacts:
Giuliana Bullard (202) 606-8339
Mamie Bittner (202) 606-8339
Federal Funds Improve Library Service to
Native Americans, Native Hawaiians
- -
Washington, DC - The Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services
announced today $2,560,950 in grants for library service to Native
Americans and Native Hawaiians. The Native American Library Service
program provides new opportunities for improved library services for an
important, but often undeserved, part of the nation's community of
library users. The Native Hawaiian Library Services grant is a single
grant to support services to the Native Hawaiian community
Diane Frankel, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
said, "We applaud the recipients of the Native American Library Services
Grants and Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants. They are using the
power of technology to connect people to critical information they want
and need."
The Native American program offers three types of support: basic,
technical assistance and enhancement support to established libraries
serving the needs of Indian tribal communities and Alaska Native
villages. The basic and technical grants are non-competitive grants
awarded in amounts of up to $4,000 and $2,000, respectively. The
competitive enhancement grants assist libraries with both traditional
and innovative library practices. Of the 49 applications for the
enhancement grants 12 were funded for a total of $1,139,100. (See
attached lists of Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants or
call press contacts for lists.)
The Native Hawaiian Library Services Grant was awarded to Alu Like, Inc.
of Honolulu, Hawaii, a private non-profit organization serving the
Native Hawaiian community, in the amount of $365,850.
Created by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996, IMLS is an
independent Federal grantmaking agency that fosters leadership,
innovation and a lifetime of learning by supporting museums and
libraries. For more information, including grant guidelines, contact:
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue,
N.W., Washington, DC 20506, (202) 606-8536, or http://www.imls.fed.us/.
###
1998 Native American Library Services Enhancement Grant Awards
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska
$100,947 for a two-year project to convert an existing borough-wide
online catalog to a system supported by a statewide consortium and to
train library staff in eight villages to optimize the new system's
features.
Nenana Native Village, Nenana, Alaska
$10,000 for a one year project to plan how the public library can best
access the Internet, the state network and other electronic resources,
and train both the staff and the community to effectively use electronic
resources.
Pilot Station Native Village, Pilot Station, Alaska
$56,000 for a one year project to support a conference convening
representatives from 56 native villages to introduce them to electronic
resources and to create a plan for providing ongoing technical
assistance to those villages in utilizing electronic resources.
Pala Band of Mission Indians, Pala, California
$44,820 for a one year project to expand the collection with print and
electronic resources, purchase furnishings for a newly constructed
library, and support library and educational services.
Chippewa Cree Tribe, Box Elder, Montana
$134,000 for a two-year project to electronically link to the state
online consortium, expand library service hours, upgrade computer
resources, and create a new children's section.
Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Lame Deer, Montana
$127,574 for a two-year project to develop a procedural manual for
converting tribal archives to a digital format and enhance Internet and
intranet tribal services.
Winnebago Tribe, Winnebago, Nebraska
$128,842 for a two-year project to automate card catalog records, create
a web site highlighting the tribe's collection of Native American
materials, and increase access to that collection through conversion of
some materials to electronic formats.
Pueblo of Jemez , Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
$134,000 for a two-year project to support various aspects of a tribal
intergenerational learning initiative, increase computer literacy for
both library staff and tribal members, and plan a local library
consortium.
Pueblo of Santa Clara, Espanola, New Mexico
$134,000 for a two-year project to create a multi-media resource center
of tribal archives including a mobile exhibit of cultural materials,
provide computer training courses, and increase collections for targeted
community members.
Three Affiliated Tribes, New Town, North Dakota
$128,067 for a two-year project to create a consortium of eight
reservation libraries for the purposes of sharing of electronic and
print resources, training library staff, and coordinating collection
development.
Nisqually Tribe, Olympia, Washington
$77,060 for a one-year project to increase access to health and
community information by establishing a "Health Information Station,"
to
enhance print and electronic health resources, and employ tribal youth
pages to expand library hours.
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, Hayward, Wisconsin
$63,790 for a one-year project to develop web access to their online
catalog and library-produced databases, provide outreach services to
Headstart and senior centers, and focus resources on developing a
collection of tribal materials.
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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 09:29:31 -0500
From: Sandy Cope <scope@waukesha.lib.wi.us>
Subject: stumper
We have a customer looking for a book she read about 20 years ago. We hope
someone knows this one.
The story involves a vegetable growing on a thumb. Salt water kills the
plant.
It's not much to go on, but maybe someone can help. Thanks.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
[These opinions are mine and do not necessarily represent those
of the Waukesha Public Library or the City of Waukesha]
Sandra Cope <scope@waukesha.lib.wi.us>
Waukesha Public LIbrary
321 Wisconsin Avenue
Waukesha, WI 53186
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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:04:24 -0400
From: LOTTO@midyork.lib.ny.us
Subject: Mehitable
A patron was in this morning looking for a children's/young adult book
written @1915 about a young American girl living in Paris. She is sure
her name was spelled Mehitable. I have tried searching the Library
of Congress database and our own local catalog using expert keyword
without success. She is sure it was a series of books (and not Madeline)
Many thanks,
Christine Lotto
Youth Services Librarian
Kirkland Town Library
Clinton, New York
lotto@midyork.lib.ny.us
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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 10:23:57 -0800
From: cmediavi@ucla.edu (Cindy Mediavilla)
Subject: King Arthur book
Hello!
I am in the process of putting the finishing touches on a teen readers'
advisory tool/annotated biblio. of Arthurian fiction (i.e., novels that
take place in Camelot or feature characters from the Arthurian legend) for
Scarecrow Press. The novels will be grouped by general themes--e.g., The
Women of Camelot; the search for the holy grail; etc.--therefore, I will be
including an index by title and author. I need your input on whether I
should also include an index by character name (e.g., Merlin, Mordred, et
al.) and more specific "themes" (e.g., Excalibur; coming-of-age
novels;
etc.) Please advise off-list at the e-address below.
Many thanks!
Cindy Mediavilla
cmediavi@ucla.edu
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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 11:16:57 -0600 (MDT)
From: Elena Rosenfeld <elenar@info.jefferson.lib.co.us>
Subject: ALAWON v7, n110 - CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY HEARING HELD (fwd)
Here's some more information about what's happening about information
gathering on the Net.
Elena Rosenfeld elenar@jefferson.lib.co.us
Head, Children's Services (303)936-7407 (voice)
Jefferson County Public Library (303)937-1980 (fax)
Villa Branch
455 S. Pierce St
Lakewood, CO 80226
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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 10:53:03 -0400
From: "ALAWASH E-MAIL (ALAWASH E-MAIL)" <ALAWASH@alawash.org>
To: ALA Washington Office Newsline <ala-wo@ala1.ala.org>
Subject: ALAWON v7, n110 - CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY HEARING HELD
_________________________________________________________________
ALAWON Volume 7, Number 110
ISSN 1069-7799 September 24, 1998
American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
In this issue: (143 lines)
SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY
_________________________________________________________________
SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY
On September 23 the Senate Communications Subcommittee of the
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a
hearing on S. 2326, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
of 1998, sponsored by Sens. Richard Bryan (D-NV) and John McCain
(R-AZ). ALA submitted a statement for the hearing record.
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT), chair of the Subcommittee, presided and
Sen. Bryan, member of the Subcommittee, was also in attendance.
Sen. Burns stated that privacy online was an increasing concern
and "particularly troublesome to all of us...where children are
concerned." He cited a recent Federal Trade Commission case
involving GeoCities' (http://www.geocities.com/) failure to
disclose how it was monitoring its Web site users and how it was
using collected information. Burns congratulated FTC
Commissioner Pitofsky and the FTC for their role in "helping to
protect the privacy of citizens in an online world." Burns said
that although he had minor technical concerns, he commended the
bill's sponsors and would move the bill to markup.
Sen. Bryan expressed concern that some online providers use
cartoon characters to appeal to children and get them to provide
information. He said the ease of obtaining information, which
has market value, has been vastly enhanced by technology. He
also was concerned about personal safety and that many pedophiles
have used the Internet as a means to prey on children.
Robert Pitofsky, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, spoke in
favor of the bill and said that it will empower parents but there
will still be a need to exercise discretion. Pitofsky said that
because there was evidence of deception in the GeoCities case,
the FTC could act, but this bill would allow the FTC to act
without evidence of deception. He added that Web sites should
not "collect information from children without parental consent."
For children 12 and under he feels strongly that "commercial web
sites should not be dealing with 11 year olds." The FTC can
engage in rule making for older teens. As for adults, he hoped
that industry self-regulation would take care of the situation.
ALA submitted a statement for the hearing record outlining the
library profession's strong commitment to the protection of
privacy as well as free inquiry and free expression. The
statement cited ALA's specific policy on confidentiality of
personally identifiable uses of library materials and noted that
intellectual freedom requires the confidentiality of information
about one's reading, viewing and "surfing" habits.
The ALA statement also raised a series of specific questions
relating to a cluster of four implementation issues raised by the
bill: (1) Is the harm addressed by the bill narrowly tailored to
protect children's privacy? If a site merely collects a child's
e-mail address in order to respond to a request for information,
would parental notice, consent and disclosure be required? (2)
Are the appropriate Web sites targeted by this legislation? If
commercial Web sites are defined by whether the organization
offers anything for sale, many nonprofits that may market posters
or coffee mugs online would also have to notify parents before
responding to a minor's request for information. (3) Should
teenagers over 12 be treated as children for purposes of privacy
legislation? If a teen can sign up for a contest or a newsletter
in a bookstore without parental supervision, why impose such
requirements to do the same at an online bookstore? (4) How will
verifiable "parental consent" or "notice" work in the on
line
environment? Is it practical? How would it work in situations
where children only have access to computers in the public
library, at school, in community centers, or if parents are not
computer literate or do not read or speak English?
ALA concluded that S. 2326 wields too broad a brush, would have a
chilling effect on children's access to information, and would
diminish rather than protect their personal privacy. ALA urged a
carefully considered exploration of all the issues rather than
rushing to enact a bill in the closing weeks of this Congress.
The second panel for the S. 2326 hearing was composed of Jill
Lesser, America Online; Deirdre Mulligan, the Center for
Democracy and Technology; Kathryn Montgomery, Center for Media
Education; and Arthur Sackler, Time-Warner. Lesser described
what the Online Privacy Alliance had done to protect the privacy
of children under age 13. She underscored problems with the
current bill and stated that: (1) any legislation should be
limited to children under 13; (2) Web sites providing parental
permission for access could be a security threat; (3) legislation
should be limited to Web sites specifically for children; and (4)
safe harbors could prove ineffective if state laws intervened.
Mulligan said public anxiety was high and cited a recent survey
in which two-thirds of non-Internet users said they would go
online if privacy was protected. She added that the FTC needed
more power to go after the "bad actors." Mulligan outlined
concerns about the differences between 13-16 year olds and
younger children and preserving online interactivity to allow
teens to ask questions about issues like health. Mulligan also
cited the difficulty of obtaining parental consent in libraries.
Montgomery said that her organization, the Center for Media
Education, was the first to call the FTC's attention to the
manipulation of children on the Internet. She was concerned that
industry self-regulation would not be adequate protection, but
felt the details about FTC rule making were handled well in the
bill.
Sackler, testifying on behalf of the Direct Marketing
Association, said that Time-Warner was the leading provider of
online content. Both the Association and Time-Warner shared
concerns about privacy on the Internet. He said his organization
was doing something about it by making privacy a matter of
consumer choice.
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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:12:07 -0500
From: Patricia Yocum <hzz006@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: Re: POSITION OPENINGS
At 12:41 PM 9/23/98 -0400, Melissa Karnosh wrote:
>
>BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
>CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
>
>Join a library that offers great growth potential in sunny Fort
>Lauderdale, Florida. Broward County Library System (U.S. Library of the
>Year, 1996-1997) has several job openings in Youth Services and other
>areas. Broward County Library enjoys exceptional community support from
>both the private and public sectors. Applications are being accepted for
>the following positions:
>
>LIBRARIAN II (General and Youth Services)
>Salary Range- $28,376 - $42,078 per year
>
>Requires a master's degree in Library Science from a college or
>university accredited by the American Library Association and two (2)
>years' professional librarian work. Candidates interested in the Youth
>Services vacancies must possess two (2) years' experience in professional
>librarian work in youth services. Applications must be received by
>December 4, 1998.
>
>LIBRARIAN I (M.L.S. only)
>Salary Range $25,327 - $39,308 per year
>
>Requires Master's Degree in Library Science from a college or university
>accredited by the American Library Association. Applications are
>accepted on a continuous basis.
>
>NOTE: The current vacancies involve working with pre-school through teen
>youth, including story-time, programming, electronic reference services,
>collection development, and outreach. For information on Youth Services
>vacancies, please call (954) 357-6433.
>
>Official application form may be downloaded from our website at :
> http://www.co.broward.fl.us/careers.htm
>and mailed in, or obtained from the Broward County Division of Human
>Resources Staffing Center, 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Annex B, Ft.
>Lauderdale, FL 33301. Phone (954) 357-6444 for vacancies other than
>Youth Services.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Patricia Yocum Children's Librarian, Joplin Public Library
300 S. Main St. Email hzz006@mail.connect.more.net
Joplin, MO 64801-2384 (417)623-7953 phone, (417)624-5217 fax
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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 15:06:27 -0500
From: John Albee <albee@revealed.net>
Subject: YA RESEARCH: Time Travel Historical Romances?, Friday, September 25,
1998
Thanks to all who came up with suggestions on Historical Romance listservs!
I'm narrowing down - any ideas (some people have helped already, Thanks!)
on listservs, websites, title, authors, overviews, etc. on Time Travel
Historical Romances? It's not as broad and sounds like fun. It'll be
interesting, I think, to see what people have done with this mix of three
genres.
TIA! Bye. John
John Albee mailto:albee@revealed.net
Teacher, Davenport Community Schools
Website: Needle in a CyberStack - the InfoFinder
http://home.revealed.net/albee/
address: 736 Westerfield Road
Davenport, Iowa 52806 phone: 319-386-2171
We are all Works In Progress...
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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 13:46:56 -0500
From: Don Wood <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: The Child Online Protection Act (HR 3873) Approved
Internet Censorship Returns! The House Commerce Committee yesterday
approved The Child Online Protection Act (HR 3783), sponsored by Rep.
Michael Oxley (R-OH,). Now the bill heads to the House floor.
To contact your Representatives and Senators about HR 3782, see
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/news_inf.html#elected
________________
Don Wood
Program Manager
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 07:24:36 -0700
From: "Nancy Hutchinson" <nancyhu@lvccld.lib.nv.us>
Subject: update to Job Announcement for West Las Vegas Library, Las Vegas, NV
Forgot to mention two items about our YPL/Children's Services Librarian
Position:
Salary: $31,761.60-$43,451.20 annually
Extended Closing Date: October 14, 1998
Thanks!
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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 07:47:31 -0400
From: "Bullard, Giuliana" <GBullard@imls.fed.us>
Subject: IMLS Announces First National Leadership Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 1998
Press Contacts:
Giuliana Bullard (202) 606-8339
Mamie Bittner (202) 606-8339
New National Leadership Grants:
Advancing the Field of Library Science
Washington, DC - The Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services
announced today 41 grants totaling $6,487,750 for its first ever
National Leadership Grant awards. These pioneering awards will support
nationally replicable library projects that address education, research,
preservation and library-museum partnerships.
Diane Frankel, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library
Services, noted, "Libraries and museums are more important than ever in
this age of information, helping Americans navigate the many information
resources and find meaning in an increasingly complex world. We are
proud of these forward-thinking National Leadership projects that will
increase access to information and help libraries and museums better
serve the public."
The competition, which was open to all types of libraries,
garnered more than 250 applications. The four categories of competition
were: 1) Education and training in library and information science 2)
Research and demonstration projects to increase access to resources 3)
Preservation or digitization of library materials and 4) Model programs
of cooperation between libraries and museums to improve community
service.
The funding will support initiatives that can serve as national models,
including:
* the development of courses for librarians on new technologies
* the production of a handbook for library and museum
professionals on managing digital projects
* projects to help public libraries evaluate and improve Internet
services
* a project in cooperation with four Chinese research libraries to
deliver Chinese-language academic journals via the Internet
* projects to digitize library and archival resources and make
them available via the Internet and World Wide Web
* cooperative projects among libraries and museums to share
resources and provide public programs drawing on the strengths of each
type of institution
* an artist residency program for public library branches,
developed collaboratively by a museum of art and a public library
(See attached list for grant descriptions and amounts or call press
contacts for list.)
Created by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996, IMLS is an
independent Federal grantmaking agency that fosters leadership,
innovation
and a lifetime of learning by supporting museums and libraries. For
more information, including grant guidelines, contact: Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington,
DC 20506, (202) 606-8536, or http://www.imls.fed.us/.
###
1998 National Leadership Grant Awards
Education and Training. Model programs to provide education and
training for the use of emerging technologies in the field of library
and information science and to attract individuals from diverse cultural
backgrounds to the field.
Florida State University, Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis
Center, Tallahassee, Florida. $240,782 for a two-year project to
develop a marketing research continuing education course for librarians
to prepare them to use new technologies to effectively market library
services.
Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science,
River Forest, Illinois.
$165,622 for a two-year project, in collaboration with the Chicago
Public Schools' Department of Libraries and Information Services, to
prepare a selected group of classroom teachers for endorsement as
elementary school library media specialists.
Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
$43,502 for a one-year project to develop an archival training course to
be offered through interactive compressed video to librarians in
Arkansas and Louisiana.
University of Maryland College of Library and Information Services,
College Park, Maryland.
$94,400 for a two-year project to recruit individuals from diverse
cultural backgrounds to the master's degree program in library science,
focusing on part-time students and on the provision of mentoring as well
as financial assistance to students.
University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies,
Norman, Oklahoma.
$151,416 for a two-year project to support master's degree students in
the Library and Information Science Education Project to Enhance
Cultural Diversity, focusing on recruitment of minority students,
training in information technologies, and mentoring by peers and
faculty.
The University of North Texas School of Library and Information Science,
Denton, Texas.
$226,791 for a two-year project, in partnership with the African
American Museum in Dallas, to train library professionals in digital
imaging technologies and information networks leading to Certificates of
Advanced Study in digital image management.
Research and Demonstration. Model projects to enhance library services
through the use of appropriate technologies and to create methods to
evaluate the contributions to a community made by institutions providing
access to information services.
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
$17,335 for a one-year project, in partnership with the Society of
American Archivists and others, to convene a meeting to finalize a
formal set of Application Guidelines for Encoded Archival Description, a
tool to expand access to archival materials by making finding aids
effectively accessible via the Internet and the World Wide Web.
University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
$189,026 for a two-year project to investigate the role of librarians in
assisting users to find community information on the Internet, using
case studies of libraries in Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, and to
identify best practices for providing community information
electronically.
St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri. $208,550 for a two-year
project, in partnership with public libraries in Baltimore, Birmingham,
Phoenix, and Seattle, to refine a case-study methodology to communicate
the economic benefits of services provided by large public libraries and
to provide a means for libraries to estimate the direct monetary return
on annual taxpayer investment.
New York Public Library, New York, New York. $225,000 for a one-year
project to improve electronic access to the library's rare book, arts,
and Judaica collections.
University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York.
$176,138 for a one-year project to develop and test a descriptive list
of national core data elements, statistics, and performance measures to
describe public library network uses and produce a manual describing the
resulting elements, statistics and measures and recommending data
collection techniques.
Duke University Library, Durham, North Carolina. $91,188 for a one-year
project to demonstrate the use of Encoded Archival Description for
finding aids in conjunction with large-scale digital imaging projects,
using as a case study the collection of photographs, journals and
notebooks of documentary photographer William Gedney.
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Oregon. $100,000 for a two-year
project to convert a program about Portland neighborhoods from a
stand-alone interactive video exhibit to an interactive Web-based
database, and to promote its use by K-12 educators and students for
researching local history.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. $189,215 for a
two-year project, in cooperation with four Chinese research libraries,
to deliver digital copies of articles from Chinese-language academic
journals via the Internet to researchers throughout the United States,
with the goal of making the service viable as a cost-recovery operation.
Washington State Library, Olympia, Washington. $114,040 for a one-year
project to demonstrate the effectiveness of a Government Information
Locator Service tool developed by the Washington State Library to
connect people with government, in partnership with the states of
Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Oregon.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. $172,611 for a one-year
project to digitize field research materials from the university's
African studies program and to make the information accessible for
teaching and research purposes via a Web-based public domain database.
Preservation or Digitization. Projects to preserve unique library
resources of national significance, emphasizing access by researchers
beyond the institution undertaking the project, and projects that
address the preservation and archiving of digital media.
University of Hawaii at Manoa Library, Honolulu, Hawaii. $100,438 for
a two-year project to develop a digital library of Hawaiian and Pacific
Islands materials, using Hawaiian-language newspapers and historical
photographs, for use as a teaching tool for Hawaiian-language immersion
schools and other purposes.
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. $108,682 for a two-year
project to digitize a large collection of League of Nations publications
published between 1919 and 1939 and make the materials available via the
Internet and the World Wide Web.
Alliance Library System, Pekin, Illinois. $101,400 for a one-year
project to create a regional digital library of archival resources
relating to the history of Illinois from 1818 to 1918, in collaboration
with the Illinois State Historical Library and other libraries within
the state.
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. $166,000 for a two-year
project to digitize materials in various formats from the Hoagy
Carmichael jazz collection (including sound recordings, photographs, and
printed and textual materials) and make them available via the Internet
and World Wide Web.
Northeast Document Conservation Center, Andover, Massachusetts. $82,300
for a two-year project to produce and disseminate an easy-to-use
handbook on managing digital projects to meet the needs of libraries and
museums.
Nah Tah Wahsh Library, Hannahville Indian Community, Wilson, Michigan.
$38,549 for a two-year project to provide information about the
Hannahville Indian Community, the Potawatomi tribe, and the Woodland
Indians of Upper Michigan-including digital copies of documents,
photographs, and video and audio clips of interviews with tribal
elders-via the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Missouri Botanical Garden Library, St. Louis, Missouri. $225,281 for a
two-year project to develop a database of plant images and associated
data from the Missouri Botanical Garden's library and make it available
on the institution's Web site; create a repository for plant images to
which other botanical organizations can contribute; and develop a model
program with software for connecting images of any type with associated
data.
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. $200,000 for a two-year project
to plan and implement an archiving solution for more than 2.5 million
digital images created by Cornell in its pioneering imaging projects
carried out over the last decade.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. $30,725 in
supplemental funding for a two-year project to investigate the effects
of fluctuating environments on library and archival materials.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North
Carolina. $138,938 for a two-year project to create a full-text
database, "The Southern Homefront, 1861-1865," consisting of an
extensive collection of digitized and encoded printed works and
manuscripts, maps, illustrations and other materials documenting
southern life during the Civil War, and make them available via the
Internet and the World Wide Web.
College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
$175,000 for a two-year project to conserve rare materials in the
College's historical library.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. $241,306 for a
two-year project to digitize, identify, arrange, describe, and conserve
a collection of photographs of African-American educational scenes taken
by photographer Jackson Davis in the southern United States between 1915
and 1930.
West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, West Virginia. $101,578 for a
one-year project to digitize and create catalog records for a manuscript
collection containing the largest known assemblage of records relating
to the abolitionist John Brown and make the materials available via the
Internet and the World Wide Web.
Model Programs of Cooperation. Projects that develop, document and
disseminate both the processes and products of model programs of
cooperation between libraries and museums, with emphasis on how the
community is served, technology is used, or education is enhanced.
Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records, Phoenix,
Arizona. $150,545 for a one-year pilot project, in partnership with the
Heard Museum and the state libraries of Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada,
and Utah, to increase library, archive and museum expertise in tribal
communities and to improve access and services among tribal and other
participating institutions.
Florida Center for Library Automation, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida. $235,803 for a two-year project to create a
virtual library of Florida ecological information, in partnership with
the Florida Museum of Natural History and the libraries of the
University of Florida, Florida International University, and Florida
Atlantic University.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois.
$157,981 for a two-year project in partnership with three museums, two
libraries, and three elementary schools to build a model and a test
electronic database of historical information to be made available via
the Internet and World Wide Web.
IUPUI (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis) University
Libraries.. Indianapolis, Indiana. $290,000 for a two-year project, in
partnership with the Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO), to provide
access on a trial basis to AMICO's digital image database for the K-12
educational and public library communities in the greater Indianapolis
area.
Montana State University Libraries, Bozeman, Montana. $138,346 for a
one-year project to create a database, Images of the Indian Peoples of
the Northern Great Plains, which will make access to important source
material on the Plains Indian cultures accessible via the Internet and
World Wide Web.
Kit Carson Historic Museums, Taos, New Mexico. $103,833 for a two-year
project in partnership with the Zimmerman Library and Harwood Museum of
the University of New Mexico and the Millicent Rogers Museum of Northern
New Mexico, to establish the Southwestern Research Center of Northern
New Mexico to make information about valuable collections available to
national and international researchers.
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, New York. $297,900 for a
two-year project, in partnership with the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the
Brooklyn Public Library, to expand a cooperative project to increase
educational services to the Brooklyn community and to develop a national
model for attracting and training people from diverse backgrounds in
information technology, library science, and museum programs.
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, Charlotte,
North Carolina. $309,484 for a two-year project in partnership with the
Mint Museum of Art to create a program entitled "Weaving a Tale of
Craft," uniting computer technology, the arts, humanities, and
educational resources so the public may learn about North Carolina
history and crafts.
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode
Island. $325,513 for a two-year partnership with the Providence Public
Library for an initiative designed to expand audiences for contemporary
art and interest in current issues through artists' residencies in
library branches, an exhibition at RISD, and a traveling Art & Text
Mobile.
The Children's Museum of Houston, Houston, Texas. $194,000 for
a two-year project, in partnership with the Houston Public Library
System, to open a Library for Early Childhood at the Children's Museum
as a resource for information on early childhood, parenting and family
learning, and as a partner learning space of the "Tot Spot" exhibit
gallery dedicated to children 6 months to three years.
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, D.C. $72,990
for a one-year project, in partnership with the Chicago Historical
Society, to host a conference on content development in the digital
environment for museums, libraries, and archives.
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin. $95,542 for
a two-year project in partnership with the Marathon County Public
Library to link original art and literacy by focusing on extraordinary
exhibitions of children's book illustrations. The exhibition, Down
Under and Over Here: Children's Book Illustration from Australia and
America, will showcase a model program of cooperation.
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