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Digital Library Program Receives Grant
09/18/2008Indiana University's Digital Library Program received a federal grant of $481,987 to demonstrate the benefits of an emerging form of cataloging using IU's vast collections of sound recordings and scores at the Cook Music Library.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the primary source
of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums,
announced the National Leadership Grant Wednesday.
Responding to a challenge by the Library of Congress to test
standards in the way libraries catalog and describe materials
with multiple formats, IU's Digital Library Program will provide
the nationwide library community a real-world case for testing
and evaluation.
"This grant points to the expertise and leadership of IU's
librarians," says Ruth Lilly University Dean of Libraries Pat
Steele. "We're working to create innovative systems that will be
used by the library community nationally for the ultimate benefit
of researchers."
Read the full announcement.
