David Selden; Monica Martens
Projects Completed:
NARF Intranet: The library recently restyled, reorganized and expanded the NARF Intranet to provide a more user friendly experience. NARF staff can more easily find all internal organizational materials and will be able to work in a more environmentally sustainable with less reliance on print copies.
Projects In Progress:
New search software for library materials: A new interface for searching library materials will be rolled out during April for NARF staff and the public. In addition to providing a better searching experience for researchers, the software can enable people to save their searches and easily email library staff about materials they wish to request. More importantly, NARF staff will be able to log on to their accounts and see what they have checked out and what was borrowed for them from other libraries.
Funding Opportunities -- NILL
applies for State of Montana funding for RFP: The State of Montana
recently announced a funding opportunity to collect and digitize government/legal
documents related to the tribes in Montana and to organize and display the
documents on the State of Montana web site for students, educators and the
general public. The purpose of this project is to facilitate access to the
historical and current relationships between Montana's tribes and local,
state and federal governments. The project will also help the public understand
tribal sovereignty as well as the rich cultural heritage of Montana's tribes.
NILL was selected as a top 3 finalist and participated in a video conference
interview. Unfortunately, NILL was not awarded the grant as the committee
selected a local Native American tribal attorney to perform the services.
NILL is still very much interested in this project and its possible adaptation
in some form, by other states and has offered to assist in an advisory role.
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