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Responding to New Layers of Disasters

Responding to New Layers of Disasters

by Alexis Schrubbe | Aug 26, 2020 | IMLS Libraries and Disasters, Lead Story

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...
Research on the Texas Hotspot Program

Research on the Texas Hotspot Program

by TIPI Staff | Feb 25, 2020 | IMLS Libraries and Disasters, Talks & Events, Tocker Texas Hotspots

TIPI has been working on two projects in Texas communities. The first grows out of several studies examining how libraries use mobile hotspots in both urban and rural areas. Most recently we worked with the Tocker Foundation to supply hotspots and tech support to six...
ALA Midwinter Meeting 2020

ALA Midwinter Meeting 2020

by TIPI Staff | Jan 16, 2020 | IMLS Libraries and Disasters, Talks & Events

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...
Plotting Disaster Policies and Communication Approaches: Brazoria County

Plotting Disaster Policies and Communication Approaches: Brazoria County

by TIPI Staff | Dec 2, 2019 | IMLS Libraries and Disasters, IMLS Rural Hotspots

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...
Research in the Field: Libraries and their Role During Crisis and Disaster

Research in the Field: Libraries and their Role During Crisis and Disaster

by TIPI Staff | Jul 30, 2019 | IMLS Libraries and Disasters

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...

Press Release: Rural Libraries and Disasters: UT Study Investigates Resiliency in the Digital Environment

by TIPI Staff | Sep 1, 2018 | IMLS Libraries and Disasters

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...
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