Libraries Receive Grants to Digitize Resources.

Reports on an announcement from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) regarding the recipients of its Library Preservation and Digitization Grants. How the awards will give money to 12 libraries for projects that will digitize library resources and make them available on the Web; Creation of a digital repository of research material related to the Louisiana Purchase; Background on IMLS, an independent federal agency that supports the museums and libraries of the United States.