17 juli 2009 01:30

$190K Grant Coming To NIU Library

Washington DC, USA - Today, Rep. Bill Foster (IL-14) announced that Northern Illinois University (NIU) has been selected to receive $189,999 in funding under the U.S. Department of Education‘s Technological Innovation Program.

“By digitizing data, NIU libraries are able to preserve information for generations to come,” said Foster. “In addition to preserving important data, the grant will also allow for the dissemination of this data, allowing for scholarly collaboration throughout the world.”

The Department of Education awards grants through its Technological Innovation Program to institutions to develop innovative techniques using new electronic technologies to collect, organize, preserve and disseminate information on regions throughout the world.

NIU‘s approved project will contribute to the digitization, preservation and dissemination of a variety of Southeast Asian data, with the larger goal of promoting instruction in the Indonesian, Javanese, Malay, Thai, Lao, Khmer and Vietnamese languages and area studies in Southeast Asia. NIU libraries will work with project partners at Yale, Cornell, Hawaii, and Arizona State to provide the international community of scholars studying Southeast Asia with a secure repository for the preservation and online dissemination of materials shedding light on this region of the world. These materials can also be of tremendous value to teachers, students, and members of the general public.

Drew VandeCreek, Director of Digital Projects at Northern Illinois University Libraries, said, “Northern Illinois University Libraries are honored and gratified to receive this support from the Department of Education. We believe that this demonstrates the university‘s commitment to Southeast Asian Studies and new technologies in higher education.”

Source: http://www.wifr.com
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