Shalom all, You have probably heard the good news!
The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) has received a 2013 National Leadership Grants for Libraries Planning Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) in the amount of $46,500. The grant will support the project, "In Good Faith: Collection Care, Preservation, and Access in Small Theological and Religious Studies Libraries," in partnership with the Catholic Library Association (CLA) and the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL). "'In Good Faith' is an exciting project that will benefit the members of all three associations. Based on earlier research, we know that many small theological and religious studies libraries hold valuable unique special collections but lack the resources locally to preserve them and make them easily accessible to researchers. This project will begin to identify and inventory these collections and to seek solutions - before these materials are lost to scholars forever," said Brenda Bailey-Hainer, ATLA Executive Director. This exciting program could benefit many synagogue libraries and SSC librarians. To participate in the program, AJL needs to send two representatives to an advisory group of eight - one of AJL's representative should come from a synagogue library. We are calling all synagogue librarians who would like to be part of this effort, make a difference in their own community and library world, and learn through the process: come and join us! Are you that synagogue librarian?.... Here are the grant requirements: * A synagogue librarian from a "small library": an independent organization with focused collections but limited staff and budgets; $180,000 a year in budget for staff, collections, services, and computer technology. * Acquaintance with small libraries, analytical abilities, and enthusiastic approach. * Willingness to spend one day each in two in-person meetings (first meeting will be in Chicago on Feb. 7, 10, or 11; second one in June before the AJL Conference), and 10 hours in virtual meetings. All travel expenses paid by the grant. More details are available on the AJL blog, at http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/Blog/tabid/104/ID/4781/AJL-to-Work-with-ATLA-and-CLA-on-Preservation-Grant.aspx. We need to hear from you as soon as possible - by Sunday, October 20. Please contact Rachel Leket-Mor, at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Rachel Leket-Mor AJL Liaison to ATLA Associate Librarian Religious Studies, Philosophy, Jewish Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Collections and Scholarly Communication Office, Hayden Library Arizona State University Libraries PO Box 871006 | Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: 480 965 2618 http://libguides.asu.edu/profile/Leket-Mor
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