IMLS Update: New Initiatives, Trends in National Leadership Grants, and Survey Reports Martha Crawley Senior Program Officer Institute of Museum and Library Services Barbara G. Smith Technology Officer Institute of Museum and Library Services Dan Lukash Senior Program Officer Institute of Museum and Library Services This session will provide an update on the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), addresing the following topics: The new IMLS program on librarian recruitment and education The IMLS Framework of Guidance on Building Good Digital Collections New funding initiatives within the National Leadership Grant series Trends in the current National Leadership Grant The third annual Web Wise Conference IMLSís legislative reauthorization, in progress The New Web tutorial on NLG Project Planning A Pilot of online application for some NLG programs A Report of a study on user needs assessment in IMLS-funded digitization projects. Web Links: http://www.imls.gov PowerPoint Presentation: IMLS Update