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Two pieces of recent news of interest to DLF institutions -- there are some revisions to the 2005 IMLS national Leadership Grants, with three new categories: "advancing learning communities," "building digital resources," and "research and demonstration." And there is now a web browser toolbar from Yahoo! that enables you to search the OCLC worldcat public catalog with a single click. David ************************************************************************ * 1) Guidelines for Revised National Leadership Grant Program Now Available New Categories Advance Learning Communities, Encourage Collaborations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2004 Press Contacts 202/606-8339 Mamie Bittner [log in to unmask] WASHINGTON, DC - The guidelines for the updated National Leadership Grants for Libraries <http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_nlgl.asp> and for Museums <http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_nlgm.asp> are now available on the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Web site as a PDF file at: http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/pdf/2005NLG.pdf. Paper copies of the guidelines can be requested by calling 202-606-8539 (museums) or 202-606-5226 (libraries). The program features three new categories, "advancing learning communities," "building digital resources," and "research and demonstration," under which both museum and library applicants will apply. Each of the three categories also encourages museums and libraries to partner with each other or with other community learning organizations. Dr. Robert Martin, Director of IMLS, said, "As core agencies of lifelong learning, museums and libraries must respond to the evolving needs of our learning society. Our updated program will help these institutions better structure and deliver their services so that learners of all ages have access to their unique cultural, scientific, and artistic collections." The deadline for all National Leadership Grant categories is February 1, 2005. Grants will be awarded in mid-September. Applicants may request $25,000 to $1,000,000. To learn more about IMLS National Leadership Grants and other funding opportunities for libraries and museums, please see the 2005 IMLS Grants and Awards program brochure at: http://www.imls.gov/pubs/pdf/2005programs.pdf The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent Federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities. The Institute fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's 15,000 museums and 122,000 libraries. The Institute also encourages partnerships to expand the educational benefit of libraries and museums. To learn more about the Institute, please log onto: http://www.imls.gov . ****************************** 2) OCLC and Yahoo! Offer Joint Toolbar <http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb041115-3.shtml> Information Today, November 15, 2004. Excerpt. 'Today, OCLC <http://www.oclc.org/> and Yahoo! <http://www.yahoo.com/> officially launch a free co-branded toolbar <http://www.oclc.org/toolbar> that provides one-click access to Open WorldCat as well as Yahoo! Search's Web search engine. The free toolbar plugs into Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. A whirligig OCLC logo to the extreme left on the toolbar clicks to a subset of Open WorldCat (currently 2 million of the 57 million records available in the full WorldCat, reflecting the holdings of some 9,000 libraries). In time, the click-through will access more-perhaps all-of the WorldCat database, as Yahoo! begins to "harvest" the full file now offered by OCLC.'