Current

American Library Association and Institute of Museum and Library Services

National Leadership Grant

Co-Principal Investigator for $497,000 grant to study the roles of public libraries in building digitally inclusive communities through develop a national survey of public libraries. Extends and continues the Public Libraries and the Internet/Public Library Funding & Technology Access surveys. Data and reports available at http://www.plinternetsurvey.org. The project website is http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu.

Institute of Museum and Library Services

21st Century Librarian Scholarship Grant

Principal Investigator for $499,000 scholarship grant for e-government and digital government librarians (2012-2015).

Institute of Museum and Library Services

21st Century Librarian Scholarship Grant

Co-Principal Investigator for $799,493 scholarship grant to support the Information and Diverse Populations concentration.

Institute of Museum and Library Services

21st Century Librarian Scholarship Grant

Principal Investigator for $777,000 scholarship grant for e-government and digital government librarians (2009-2012).

Baltimore County Public Library

Principal Investigator for $55,000 grant to study state library agency organizational structures, services, and resources.

Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information

Principal Investigator for $25,000 grant to study information policy issues surrounding Big Data initiatives.

American Library Association and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Principal Investigator for $1 million grant to study public library Internet connectivity issues, funding, and services with three national surveys (Public Library Funding & Technology Access Survey) in 2009-2012.

American Library Association and the Institute of Museum and Library Services

National Leadership Grant

Co-Principal Investigator for $580,000 grant to explore and develop a Web resource that supports libraries develop e-government partnerships with government agencies, assists libraries provide e-government services to their communities, and offers a community of practice for libraries and agencies to co-develop supportive services and resources. 

American Library Association

Principal Investigator for $140,000 grant to study and explore public library Internet connectivity and community data.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Principal Investigator for $77,000 grant to study public library Internet connectivity and technology access benchmarks and performance indicators.