The Indiana University Digital Library Program was awarded a  $768,747 National Leadership Grant on September 20. The grant, part of $17.3 million awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, was the only one received by an institution in Indiana. 

"We've demonstrated the value of a digital music library at Indiana University," said Jon Dunn, executive investigator for Variations2, the online music tool created at IU. "This grant catapults this project to the next level and truly recognizes IU's national leadership in digital library development."

By offering this "digital music library in a box," IU will respond to the teaching and learning needs of large academic libraries, small colleges and music conservatories, many of which have expressed enthusiastic support for the digital music library that has transformed music instruction at IU's renowned School of Music.

At the completion of this three-year project known as Variations3, institutions nationwide will be able to introduce, expand or upgrade their current online music offerings in ways that provide new benefits for their students.

The IU Digital Library Program is a collaborative effort of the IU Libraries and the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology, with faculty leadership from the School of Library and Information Science and the School of Informatics. Jon Dunn will serve as project director for Variations3.

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