Akron Art Museum receives the IMLS Bookshelf Collection
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The Akron Art Museum is pleased to announce that it has been selected to
receive the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting
to Collections Bookshelf. The IMLS Bookshelf is a core set of
conservation books and online resources donated by the IMLS in
cooperation with the American Association for State and Local History
(AASLH). The IMLS Bookshelf focuses on collections typically found in
art or history museums and in libraries' special collections. It
addresses such topics as the philosophy and ethics of collecting,
collections management and planning, emergency preparedness, and
culturally specific conservation issues. Some of the publications
included are The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping (published by the
British National Trust in 2005), the Field Guide to Emergency Response
(published by Heritage Preservation in 2006), Photographs: Archival Care
and Management (published by Society of American Archivists, 2006) and
The Nature of Conservation: A Race Against Time (published by The Getty
Conservation Institute, 1986).
The Akron Art Museum is honored to be one of 907 museums, libraries and
archives to be selected as a recipient of the Bookshelf and is proud to
add such a fine resource to our reference collection. This resource
will be made available not only to the Akron Art Museum but also any
interested institutions or persons concerned with preserving their own
collections as well. The IMLS Bookshelf will be available in the
reading room of the Martha Stecher Reed Library at the Akron Art Museum.
The IMLS Bookshelf was made possible by a cooperative agreement with the
American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) with support
from the Getty Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, and the Samuel H.
Kress Foundation. It is part of Connecting to Collections: A Call to
Action, a strategic initiative by IMLS to address the challenges
described in A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on
the State of America's Collections.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.
The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that
connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the
national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to
sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and
innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about
the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov <http://www.imls.gov> .
Ellie Ward
Librarian, Martha Stecher Reed Library
Akron Art Museum
One South High
Akron, OH 44308-2084
330.376.9186 x 221
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