RI Museums Awarded Prestigious Grants from IMLS
By Donna DiMichele | September 6, 2013
The Pettaquamscutt Historical Society in Kingston and the Newport Art Museum and Art Association have been awarded Museums for American and National Leadership Grants for Museums from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
IMLS Announces Grants of $25 Million for U.S. Museums
Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced grants for 186 museum projects totaling $25,173,005. The museums were selected from 707 applications requesting a total of $97,777,608 and were awarded through the highly competitive Museums for America and National Leadership Grants for Museums programs. Institutions receiving the awards are matching them with $35,243,683 in non-federal funds.
Read the full press release
Details on the RI projects:
Pettaquamscutt Historical Society – Kingston, RI
Award Amount: $8,825; Matching Amount: $9,320
Grant Program: Museums for America
Program Category: Learning Experiences
Contact: Ms. Lori Urso
Executive Director
(401)783-1328; washingtoncountyhistory@gmail.com
The Pettaquamscutt Historical Society will use its grant to improve and enhance the visitor experience and increase opportunities for learning at its two historic sites—the Old Washington County Jail and Hale House—through the installation of interpretive wayside signage. Typically used at historic sites and national parks to mark the presence of a significant feature and to encourage a pause, waysides combine text with graphics to interpret landscape and historic events while encouraging visitors to observe and experience the site more fully. With wayside signage, the historical society will provide information and interpretation at times when its sites are not staffed or closed.
Newport Art Museum and Art Association – Newport, RI
Award Amount: $24,028; Matching Amount: $24,028
Grant Program: Museums for America
Program Category: Learning Experiences
Contact: Mrs. Maggie Anderson
Director of Education
(401)848-8200; manderson@newportartmuseum.org
The Newport Art Museum will use its grant to support the expansion of MUSE, a school-to-career initiative that orients high school students to the management and administration of museums and cultural institutions through hands-on and classroom learning, multiple site visits, and mentoring. Developed in partnership with community leaders, MUSE is designed to strengthen museum-community connections, inspire and educate youth about careers in arts administration and museum management, and cultivate a professional workforce. The Museum will expand the program by providing additional sections and offerings of the coursework within schools and establishing paid internships for students.
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IMLS Announces Second Heritage Health Index
By Donna DiMichele | September 5, 2013
IMLS Announces Second Heritage Health Index
Heritage Preservation, working in cooperation with IMLS, will conduct a second Heritage Health Index. The original survey, conducted nearly 10 years ago, was the first comprehensive study to assess the condition of U.S. collections. It examined the state of preservation across the entire spectrum of collecting institutions, large and small, from internationally renowned art museums and research libraries to local historical societies and specialized archives. The results were published in the groundbreaking A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections and reported that 4.8 billion artifacts held in public trust were at risk and that 190 million were in need of immediate care.
Heritage Preservation and IMLS have entered into a $338,554 cooperative agreement to complete the study in 2015. The project will receive an additional $100,000 of support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Read the complete Press Release
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NAHSL Annual Meeting
By Donna DiMichele | August 30, 2013
Surf the waves, plan your future!
The North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries (NAHSL) 2013 Annual Meeting will be held in the beautiful seaside town of Falmouth, Massachusetts at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel
Sunday, October 27-Tuesday, October 29
Plenary Speakers:
- Ann J. Wolpert, Director of MIT Libraries and MIT Press
- Joanne Gard Marshall, Professor U. North Carolina – GSLIS
- Julia Sollenberger, Assoc. VP and Library Director, U. Rochester
- Katherine E. Gregory, Nurse Scientist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Clark Merrill, Master Trainer, Dale Carnegie & Associates
Falmouth is well-known for scenic beaches, a quaint town center, delicious seafood, and much more.
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Forum on the Role of Public Libraries in Local Open Government
By Donna DiMichele | August 28, 2013
IMLS Announces Grant for National Forum on the Role of Public Libraries in Local Open Government
August 28, 2013
Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today a $99,713 grant to the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany for a national forum that will lead to a better understanding of how public libraries help citizens engage with local governments.
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New Look for Classroom in Tutor.com
By admin | August 26, 2013
Next week, Tutor.com is releasing a new HTML5 classroom interface. Although the classroom may look different, it will still have all of the same functionality as before. The new classroom will no longer require any plug-ins or downloading of external software, ensuring mobile capability across devices for streamlined and intuitive learning. User links and sessions will automatically transfer from the old interface to the new. The transition will begin on September 3 and continue to roll out to more and more users through the end of the month. Familiarize yourself with the new interface during the initial transition, as Tutor.com welcomes all feedback about changes.
Tutor.com and all the other Statewide Reference Resource Center databases can be accessed through AskRI.org.
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Free, Online Collections Care Courses
By Donna DiMichele | August 20, 2013
Do you need to know more about Fundraising for Collections Care, Caring for Audiovisual Materials, or Outreach Activities for Collections Care?
Free, Online Collections Care Courses from Heritage Preservation on these topics are now open for registration. The three new online courses are part of the Caring for Yesterday’s Treasures—Today series. The series, launched in January 2013, offers free online courses focused on the preservation of archival and historical collections. Tailored to fit the needs and schedules of staff and volunteers at libraries and archives, each course includes four to six 90-minute, interactive webinars presented by preservation experts.
Registration is free. If you’ve participated in a previous course, please register again.
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Information Literacy Month Planned for RI
By Donna DiMichele | August 16, 2013
August 15 – The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) is closely collaborating with School Librarians of Rhode Island (SLRI) to have October declared Information Literacy Month in Rhode Island for the second year in a row. A proclamation proposal has been sent to Governor Lincoln Chafee in the hope that Rhode Island will join over 20 other states (so far) currently on board for the National Forum on Information Literacy (NFIL) 2013 Information Literacy campaign.
According to NFIL, Information Literacy Awareness Month is, “about empowering every citizen in our nation and around the world with the 21st century skill set to achieve educational, professional, and personal success… ultimately, sustaining our long term economic future.”RILA and SLRI strongly support this initiative and believe it can have a positive impact on the citizens of our state. Through this proclamation, Rhode Island recognizes what President Obama designated in 2009 as skills that every American must gain in order to be engaged and informed participants in the digital age.
RILA Membership Committee Co-Chair and Head of Instructional Services at the University of Rhode Island, Mary MacDonald, brought the NFIL initiative to RILA’s attention and asked us to join the cause. With her help, we crafted a proclamation that speaks to the needs of Rhode Islanders of all ages. Hopefully it will gain the Governor’s support again this year!
As you plan library programs and events for the October calendar, please consider celebrating and promoting Information Literacy Awareness month with us. Thank you!
For more information, contact:
Jenifer Bond, RILA President
Assistant Director/Reference Librarian
Douglas & Judith Krupp Library
Bryant University
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Grants for RI Court and Legal History
By Donna DiMichele | August 14, 2013
Grants for RI Court and Legal History
The Rhode Island Foundation is accepting applications for grants from the Rhode Island Supreme Court Historical Society Fund. Grants from this fund may support nonprofit organizations that wish to provide programs that preserve the history of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the Rhode Island judicial system, preserve artifacts and records of the courts system, publish works of history about Rhode Island legal history, and offer public forums about Rhode Island legal and constitutional history.
Organizations should provide matching resources in funds or through in-kind services. Funds may not be used for the purchase of equipment.
Applications are due September 3, 2013. How to apply
You can also log onto the Foundation’s website and follow links to Nonprofits / Grant Opportunities / Grants for Specific Topics / Rhode Island Supreme Court Historical Society Fund.
Questions? Contact Ricky Bogert, Special Projects Associate (401) 427-4011.
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Mango adds more new languages
By karen | August 8, 2013
Mango has added a number of languages to its offerings, including Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Hungarian, Kazakh, Malay, Malyalam, Punjabi, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Telugu, and Yiddish. Two new English courses have been added, English for Armenian speakers and English for Arabic (MSA) Speakers. Mango now offers 60 foreign languages and 17 ESL courses.
Start learning a new language today on AskRI!
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Tutor back-to-school Webinar
By karen | August 8, 2013
Tutor.com, which powers HomeworkHelpRI on AskRI, is offering its annual Back to School Promotional Webinar. Learn new, creative and unique strategies that will help build awareness of the Tutor.com Learning Suite. In addition, you can learn about the new Tutor.com promotional tools provided on their Client Resource Center. For access to the CRC, contact Shane at AskRI.
During the webinar, you can also check out the new upgraded classroom. Tutor.com is upgrading its classroom, moving all features and functionality over to an HTML5 based classroom and phasing out the Silverlight classroom. This means better access on more devices, especially mobile devices.
Register for a session by clicking a date below:
Tue, Aug 27, 2013 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Mon, Sep 2, 2013 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Thu, Sep 5, 2013 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Mac®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer
Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet
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