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The Heritage Center continues preservation through gift from Institute of Museum and Library Services Treasured objects and artifacts held by The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation will be preserved for future generations with help from the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of conservation books, DVDs and online resources donated by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the primary source of federal funding of the nation’s museums and libraries. IMLS and its cooperator, the American Association for State and Local History, will award a total of 3,000 free sets of the IMLS Bookshelf by the end of 2009. “This bookshelf will enable The Heritage Center to continue our important work in the preservation of historic cultural materials and contemporary art pieces that are integral in the education of Lakota students, as well as our national and international visitors about the heritage of the Lakota and other Native people, for years to come,” says Peter Strong, director of The Heritage Center. “We are grateful for the continued support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.” “We are very pleased to announce the recipients of the IMLS Bookshelf in the second round of competition. These libraries, museums, and archives are in the forefront of our call to action on behalf of America’s collections,” said Anne-Imelda Radice, director of IMLS. “According to a recent national survey, our important collections are at great risk, and without them, the American story simply cannot be told to future generations.” The Heritage Center is being awarded this essential set of resources based on an application describing the needs and plans for care of its collections. The IMLS Bookshelf focuses on collections typically found in history or art museums and in libraries' special collections, with an added selection of texts for zoos, aquaria, public gardens, and nature centers. It addresses such topics as the philosophy and ethics of collecting, collections management and planning, emergency preparedness, and culturally specific conservation issues. The IMLS Bookshelf is a crucial component of Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action, a conservation initiative that the Institute launched in 2006. IMLS began the initiative in response to a 2005 study by Heritage Preservation documenting the dire state of the nation’s collections. The multi-faceted, multi-year initiative shines a nationwide spotlight on the needs of America’s collections, especially those held by smaller institutions, which often lack the human and financial resources necessary to adequately care for their collections.
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