The U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $248,235 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to George Mason University and its partners, the Virginia Academic Library Consortium, Scientist.com, and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. This 2-year project, with an end date of July 31, 2026, will scale the development of an open-source, learning management system-integrated open educational resources repository. The key products and services to be...
The Project Grant award of $369,400 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) will support Old Dominion University Research Foundation (ODURF) and Texas Woman's University in developing a model of information literacy (IL) instruction. The project will investigate how library and information science (LIS) faculty and secondary school library practitioners currently address psychosocial, emotional, and cultural...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program, aims to enhance librarians' knowledge, skills, and applications in assessing student success and library experiences. The University of Illinois Chicago Library will receive $247,702.00 over the award period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026 to develop, deliver, and facilitate a workshop series in the first year to improve...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $217,498 Project Grant to the Califa Group under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to plan and implement a two-day forum exploring the components needed for a diverse library and information science workforce. The forum will bring together professionals from archives, special collections, library programs, historically black colleges and universities, and related organizations to identify skills required for success...
The Boston Library Consortium, in partnership with the Professional Development Alliance of Library Consortia, received a $149,879 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The grant will fund the design, pilot, and assessment of a three-day Leadership Academy for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) library support staff supervisors without Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)...
The federal Project Grant award, ID# LG256720OLS24, was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The $150,000 award, spanning from August 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will enable CAL Poly Humboldt University Library to transform a piloted, interactive 3D digital exhibit and learning system into an open-source "Exhibits4Learning" software solution. The project will build a customizable 3D...
This $1,027,875 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Libraries program is supporting the following key activities: Developing information literacy education standards and curriculum for K-12 grade bands in partnership with the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, LibraryLinkNJ, and the New Jersey Department of Education. Providing professional development training for library media specialists,...
The Regents of the University of Minnesota, through its Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, was awarded a $249,892 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The grant will fund a 2-year project to increase educational equity in higher education by developing models and guidance to help academic libraries formalize programs that support open education initiatives. The project will focus on improving...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $418,842 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to Games For Change, Inc., a non-profit organization, to produce a professional development model that centers museum educators as co-creators and leaders in incorporating game-based learning into museum practice. The award, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will fund a "Train the Trainer Fellowship" where 10 museum educators will create learning curriculum...
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), a nonprofit membership organization, was awarded a $249,531 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) Program (CFDA 45.313). The grant will support the development of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Institute targeted at academic and research librarians and archivists. The institute will build upon a previous IMLS planning grant and curriculum based on the...