by TIPI Staff | Aug 28, 2022
In 2018, IMLS awarded a grant to Dr. Sharon Strover, at the University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Marcia Mardis, at Florida State University, to study how small and rural libraries contribute to community resiliency after a disaster. We conducted more than 100 phone,...
by Richelle Crotty | Apr 18, 2022
When you do not know where to go or who to turn to, and especially when you do not have the devices or connectivity to get online, you go to the library. The library is a uniquely trusted institution, a community anchor, that not only provides educational and...
by TIPI Staff | May 26, 2021
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has been a disaster that most librarians and people around the world felt unprepared for, librarians that reported strong ties with local city and county level government and fellow libraries felt more capable of handling the disaster...
by Alexis Schrubbe | Aug 26, 2020
Hurricane Laura and the challenges of remote learning Hurricane Laura was initially predicted to avoid the majority of Texas and impact Louisiana, but by early Tuesday morning, August 25, 2020, predictions shifted the path Westward toward Texas’ highly populated...
by TIPI Staff | Jan 16, 2020
Dr. Sharon Strover (UT Austin, TIPI) presented on her IMLS Libraries and Disasters research alongside her colleagues Dr. Marcia Mardis (FSU) and Dr. Faye Jones (FSU) on January 26th at 9AM as the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Co-Constructing Disaster...
by TIPI Staff | Dec 2, 2019
At the start of November, our team traveled to Brazoria County, Texas as part of our continued project researching disasters and the role of libraries. In our second trip to Brazoria County for this project, our goal was to perform a “deep dive” to better understand...
by TIPI Staff | Jul 30, 2019
The IMLS Libraries and Disasters project, funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services and in partnership with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and Florida State University, is tasked with finding out how small and rural libraries contribute...
by TIPI Staff | Sep 1, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas – Researchers with the University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with Florida State University, have received a $258,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to investigate how small and rural libraries contribute to...
