ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News • M arch 2000 / 231 G r a n t s a n d A c q u i s i t i o n s Ann- Chr i s t e Young M arquette U niversity has received m o r e t h a n $ 1 4 3 , 0 0 0 f r o m t h e N a t i o n a l E n d o w m e n t f o r t h e H u m a n i t i e s K - 1 2 E d u c a ti o n P r o g r a m t o c o n d u c t a s u m m e r 2 0 0 0 i n s t i t u t e , “A m e r i c a ’s F i r s t N a t i o n s : A m e r ic a n I n d ia n s in S o c i a l S tu d ie s C u r r ic u la .” T h e in s titu te , c o - d i r e c t e d b y M a r k T h i e l , a s s is t a n t a r c h i v i s t , w ill i n c l u d e h a n d s - o n e n g a g e m e n t r a n g in g f r o m a n c ie n t m a m m o t h - h u n t in g s i t e s , r e a d in g s g u i d e d b y w e l l - k n o w n r e s e a r c h e r s , a n d tim e t o u s e a r c h iv a l a n d m u s e u m c o l l e c t i o n s f o r c l a s s r o o m p r o je c ts . M o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e p r o je c t is a v a i l a b l e a t h ttp :/ / w w w .m a r q u e tte .e d u / lib ra ry / n e h / . Johns Hopkins U niversity's Milton S. E i s e n h o w e r L ib r a r y h a s b e e n a w a r d e d $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 in in itia l f u n d in g f o r o n e y e a r f r o m t h e H o d s o n T r u s t t o e s t a b li s h a r e s e a r c h in s titu te t o d e v e l o p i n n o v a t iv e t e c h n o l o g i e s th a t e n h a n c e s c h o l a r s h i p . C o n c e i v e d a s a u n iv e r s it y -w id e r e s o u r c e , t h e in s titu te w ill p r o v i d e f a c i li t ie s , p e r s o n n e l , a n d e x p e r t i s e in t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t e c h n o l o g i c a l l y e n h a n c e d in s tr u c t io n a l m o d e ls . T h e in s titu te w ill a l s o c o n d u c t i n d e p e n d e n t l y f u n d e d r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e lo p m e n t o n f a c u lt y tr a in in g m e t h o d s a n d m a te r ia ls u s i n g n e w t e c h n o l o g i e s in t e a c h i n g , p a r tic u la r ly e l e c t r o n i c a l ly e n h a n c e d t e a c h i n g , f o r o n - s i t e a n d d is t a n c e e d u c a t i o n c o u r s e s . S i n c e 1 9 9 6 , a p o r t io n o f t h e H o d s o n T r u s t ’s g ift t o H o p k i n s h a s s u p p o r te d t h e lib r a r y ’s e x p a n d i n g d ig ita l in itia tiv e s . East Carolina U niversity (ECU) has r e c e i v e d $ 3 , 4 7 0 f r o m t h e N o r th C a r o lin a H u m a n i t i e s C o u n c i l t o s p o n s o r t h e s y m p o s iu m “T r i u m p h o f t h e H u m a n S p irit: F r id a y J o n e s a n d H is N o r th C a r o l in a S la v e N a r r a t iv e ,” h e l d O c t o b e r 1 5 - 1 6 , 1 9 9 9 . T h e s y m p o s iu m a n d a n e x h i b i t i o n f o c u s e d o n t h e l if e o f t h e F r id a y J o n e s ( 1 8 1 0 - 8 7 ) , a f o r m e r s l a v e f r o m W a k e C o u n ty , N o r th C a r o lin a , w h o in 1 8 8 3 p u b l i s h e d D ays o f B o n d a ge: Life o f F rid a yJo n es, b ein g a B r ie f N arrative o f His Trials a n d Tribulations in Slavery. E C U ’s J o y n e r L ib r a r y h o l d s t h e o n l y o r ig i n a l c o p y o f t h e p u b l i c a t i o n r e f l e c t e d in t h e O C L C d a t a b a s e . F u rm a n U n iv e r s it y r e c e iv e d $10 m illio n f r o m t h e D u k e E n d o w m e n t , a p r iv a te f o u n d a t i o n e s t a b li s h e d in 1 9 2 4 b y in d u s tria lis t a n d p h ila n th r o p is t J a m e s B . D u k e . $ 9 5 m illio n o f t h e p l e d g e w ill a l lo w t h e u n iv e r s it y t o b e g i n a $ 2 5 m illio n e x p a n s i o n a n d r e n o v a t i o n o f t h e J a m e s B . D u k e L ib ra ry . T h e fa c ility m u s t b e r e f u r b i s h e d t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h e i n c r e a s e in t h e s t u d e n t p o p u l a t i o n , n e w i n f o r m a t i o n a n d r e s e a r c h n e e d s , a n d g r o w t h o f a c o l l e c t i o n n o w to ta lin g m o r e th a n 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 . T h e e x p a n s i o n w ill a l s o in c l u d e t h e C e n t e r f o r C o ll a b o r a t i v e L e a r n in g a n d C o m m u n i c a ti o n , a m u ltim e d ia c o m m o n s , c o ll a b o r a t i v e s tu d y r o o m s , a n d a 2 4 - h o u r s tu d y / c o m p u tin g a r e a . The New York Academ y of M edicine L ib ra ry w a s a w a r d e d a $ 4 3 5 , 0 0 0 g r a n t b y t h e A n d r e w M e l l o n F o u n d a t i o n t o b e u s e d o v e r a t w o - y e a r p e r io d . T h e g r a n t w ill f u n d f o u r p r o je c t s d e s i g n e d t o u p g r a d e t h e lib r a r y ’s o n l i n e c a t a l o g a n d t o m a k e r e c o r d s o f t h e lib r a r y ’s h o l d i n g s m o r e a c c e s s i b l e t o t h e p u b l i c . A s p a rt o f t h e p r o je c t , t h e lib ra r y h a s h ir e d A lic e B r o w n e a s r a r e b o o k c a t a l o g e r . A s e c o n d p r o je c t w ill b e t h e c o n v e r s i o n o f 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 m o n o g r a p h i c c a t a l o g e n t r i e s t o e l e c t r o n i c f o r m b y O C L C , I n c . U p o n c o m p l e t i o n o f th is w o r k , a ll b o o k s in t h e A c a d e m y L ib ra ry w ill b e r e p r e s e n t e d b y r e c o r d s in t h e o n l i n e c a t a l o g . The University of Virginia has been a w a r d e d a $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 C h a ll e n g e G r a n t b y t h e N a tio n a l E n d o w m e n t f o r t h e H u m a n itie s (N E H ) f o r its E le c t r o n i c T e x t C e n te r . 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H u m b o lt, a G e r m a n s c ie n tis t, s p e n t fiv e y e a r s in t h e S p a n is h d o m in i o n s o f t h e N e w W o r ld f r o m 1 7 9 9 t o 1 8 0 4 a n d r e c o r d e d t h e s e e x p e r i e n c e s in a s e r i e s o f w o r k s s t r e t c h in g o v e r d e c a d e s a f t e r h is re tu r n t o E u r o p e . O n e o f t h e first o f t h e s e w a s t h e Essai Politique. T h e a tla s is im p o rta n t f o r its in c lu s io n o f H u m b o ld t ’s g r e a t m a p “C a r te G e n e r a l e d u R o y a u m e d e la N o u v e lle E s p a g n e ,” o r ig in a lly e x e c u t e d b y H u m b o ld t d u r in g h is s t a y in M e x ic o ( 1 8 0 3 - 0 4 ) , a n d c o v e r i n g t w o la r g e f o l i o d o u b l e s h e e t s . ■ C&RL N ew s ■ M a rc h 2000 / 233