Grants and Awards: Libraries Adminstration
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Current Grants and Awards
The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee:
A Grass-Roots Approach to 'Volunteer Voices'
Agency: Institute for Museum and Library Services
Amount: $938,580
Period: 2005-2008
P.I.: Aaron Purcell (UT Libraries) 2005 - Oct. 2007
Aubrey Mitchell (UT Libraries) Dec. 2007 - 2008
and Ken Middleton (MTSU
Library)
Project Director: Tiffani Conner
The University of Tennessee Libraries in partnership with a host of Tennessee's cultural and historical institutions will develop a statewide digital library of primary sources. These will be accessible to the state's residents, K-12 learners, and scholars throughout the world through a free, full-text searchable database of 10,000 unique and significant historical items.
Participation with the School of Information Sciences
Science Links
Agency: Institute for Museum and Library Services
Amount: $632,249
Period: 2005-2008
P.I.: William Robinson (SIS) and Jillian Keally (UT Libraries)
This two-year project will recruit students from underrepresented groups to prepare them for a career in science librarianship. Science Links scholars receive scholarships to the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee. They also gain practical professional experience by working in the Science Links partner institutions: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Scientific and Technical Information at the Department of Energy, and Information International Associates.
UT Libraries
Administration
Barbara I. Dewey
Dean of Libraries
Jill Keally
Executive Associate Dean
Rita Smith
Associate Dean
Pauline S. Bayne
Assistant Dean
Amy Yancey
Development Director
Patty Boling
Admin. Secretary
Laura Starratt
Development Assistant
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