OLIS: State Aid to Libraries, FY2009

The enacted budget for state Fiscal Year 2009 provides for the following state aid to libraries. Level funding has resulted in 22.86% apportioned to each municipality rather than the law’s recommended 25% of eligible funds expended in FY2007 as described in RIGL 29-6-2(a).

http://www.olis.ri.gov/grants/gia/current.php

BookExpo America; The Launch of the Networked Book - Library Journal

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" Vershbow said he was sympathetic to Updike's comments. "Obviously, he was reacting primarily to Kevin Kelly's piece, which I, too, found dismayingly long on breathy techno-evangelism and short on substance," he explained. "Print books are great at what they do.

http://www.libraryjournal.com/info/CA6338145.html

IMLS - Grant Recipients - Grantee Communications Kit

Congratulations on your award! Your grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services is an outstanding achievement that should be shared with your community. This online Grantee Communications Kit provides guidance for spreading the word about your grant project.

http://www.imls.gov/recipients/communication.shtm

Librarian » Blog Archive » 21st Century Learner Conference, 11.7.2001. Remarks by Robert S. Martin.

In 2001 I attended the 21st Century Learner Conference that set the tone for IMLS in the first decade of the 21st Century. IMLS no longer has Dr. Martin’s opening remarks on its website, so I am posting them here.

http://librarian.lishost.org/?p=1086

The CTLS Bulletin - October 1999

The CTLS Bulletin will be distributed every other month, alternating with The CTLS Newsletter. The CTLS Bulletin will be mailed to all subscribers to The CTLS Newsletter and sent by e-mail to CTLS-L.

http://www.ctls.net/bulletin/bulletin10-99.htm

VLA Newsletter - February 2002

Plan now to attend National Library Legislative Day in Washington, D.C., on May 6 & 7, 2002. Sponsored by ALA and DCLA, this annual event includes a briefing day and visits to legislators regarding library funding.

http://www.vla.org/02Newsletter/VLA-Feb02.htm

1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services: Summary of Actions - January 1997

Implementation Status: No Progress Committees of the 104th Congress were reorganized to streamline and eliminate duplication. In addition, several proposals to downsize government called for elimination of the Education and Commerce Departments.

http://www.nclis.gov/libraries/96rec3.html

Children's Internet Protection Act - Summary

Congress passed the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 2000 with the intent of protecting minors from visual depictions that are obscene, are child pornography or material considered harmful to minors.

http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=6514

SLIS IUB > News > $1 Million IMLS Grant Awarded to Mostafa and Brancolini

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an independent US federal grant-making agency, recently announced a grant award for the IU School of Library and Information Science. The award is for $1,391,970 ($939,618 is from IMLS and $452,352 is matching).

http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=841

Public Library Internet Services: Impacts on the Digital Divide - Projects - Information Use

This study investigated the impact of the introduction of the Internet in public libraries on the digital divide and the role of federal funding in that effort.

http://www.ii.fsu.edu/projects/digital-divide/