Description

Timeline for implementation of this grant:

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners IMLS Connecting to Collections Planning Grant Proposal:
Developing and Expanded and Enhanced Statewide Preservation Program for
Massachusetts’ Cultural Heritage Collections.

Awarded $40,000 by the IMLS in February 2009.

Project Title: "Developing and Expanded and Enhanced Statewide Preservation Program for Massachusetts' Cultural Heritage"

-- Update: Responding to a FOIA request, the IMLS has posted all of the 2008 and 2009 grant narratives here: http://www.imls.gov/collections/gran... --

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, along with its seven partners, will use its grant to hire a consultant to develop, administer, and analyze a survey directed at the cultural heritage institutions in the state. The results of this new survey will be compared with data from a 1989 preservation needs assessment survey and the Heritage Health Index to determine progress that has been made in addressing previously noted needs and to identify new areas of concern for future action. This intensive survey will allow Massachusetts to prioritize and develop a plan of action to address current preservation needs across the state.