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August 31, 2007

Internet Public Library Gets a New Lease on Life

Drexel University took the reins of the Internet Public Library at the beginning of this year, and the institution is now starting to put its stamp on the project. Drexel announced this week that it intends to turn the online library — which was created by researchers at the University of Michigan — into “a virtual teaching and learning laboratory for digital reference.”

Since its inception, the project has run a question-and-answer service for researchers and has provided access through its Web site to a wide range of digital library collections and exhibits. Now Drexel, armed with a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, plans to build an online learning community and to determine whether it can create a “technological training center” for digital librarians.

In the meantime, the library will continue its popular question-and-answer service. The grant “means that more library and information-science students will receive hands-on digital library experience and more faculty members will be able to collaborate on new projects in the area of digital reference,” said Eileen Abels, a professor of information science and technology at Drexel, in a statement. —Brock Read

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1. Drexel University is typically in the forefront relative to technology. The $600,000 grant from the United State Institute of Museum and Library Services will be used to enhance online learning. The Technological Training Center for digital librarians will ultimate help many students.

   William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
   Professor
   PhD Program in Educational Leadership
   Prairie View A&M University
   The Texas A&M University System

   — William Allan Kritsonis, PhD    Sep 1, 12:31 AM    #

2. This is a quantum leap in informational services. Hopefully it will be available to access for all universities around the world.

   — David W Morris    Sep 4, 07:16 AM    #

3. Great project. Hope enough people use it to weed out strange things. i.e. the site billed as the greatet agricultural search engine certainly seems to be something different. I think they were looking for AgNIC instead.

   — Janet Poley    Sep 4, 11:45 AM    #

4. This makes new Drexel online graduate students happy to hear, as far as investing in education.

   — Varo Duffins    Sep 25, 08:19 AM    #

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