The Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff program seeks to strengthen the ability of individual museums to serve the public. IMLS encourages applicants to invest in the professional development of museum staff, volunteers, and interns to enhance their skills and ensure the highest standards in all aspects of museum operations. The application deadline…
From the blog of Angela Thor, CLRC Medical Circuit Librarian… Since 1999, deaths due to drug overdoses have been on the rise. Libraries have become involved in the battle on the reactive side, stocking NARCAN and training staff to recognize the signs of an overdose and to administer the drug. But as they say, an…
Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives, an initiative of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), is intended to help digitize and provide access to non-digital collections of rare or unique content in cultural heritage institutions. Through this program, CLIR aims to enhance the emerging global digital research environment in ways that support new…