****Begin File******************Begin File*******************Begin File**** *************************************************************************** ISSN 1069-7799 ALAWON ALA Washington Office Newsline An electronic publication of the American Library Association Washington Office Volume 3, Number 48 September 9, 1994 In this issue: (119 lines) FULL TEXT OF HOUSE LEGISLATION NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE FIPSE GRANT DEADLINE ANNOUNCED NEH ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVE NEH GRANTEES AND PARTICIPANTS *************************************************************************** FULL TEXT OF HOUSE LEGISLATION NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The House Information Services is now providing a gopher service to access information about Members and Committees of the House of Representatives and to other U.S. government information resources. Anonymous FTP or telnet are not provided. The full text of legislation introduced in the House during the current Congress is now available by pointing your gopher to: gopher.house.gov/Congressional Information/Legislative Resources. The Legislative Resources folder contains the full text of House bills beginning with October 1993 and is updated daily. It also contains listings of major Floor and Committee actions taken in the House and Senate, as well as Joint Committees, for the last three legislative days. It is updated only when the House is in session. *************************************************************************** FIPSE GRANT DEADLINE ANNOUNCED The Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) has announced its application for grants for the Comprehensive Program for FY95. The deadline for submission of preapplications is OCTOBER 18, 1994. This annual competition supports innovative reform projects which promise to be models for the solution of problems in postsecondary education. Proposals may be submitted by two-year and four-year colleges and universities, both public and private, accredited or non-accredited; graduate and professional schools; community organizations; libraries; museums; non-profit trade and technical schools; unions; consortia; student groups; local government agencies; non-profit corporations; and associations. For further information, contact FIPSE, ROB-3, Room 3100, 7th and D Street S.W., Washington, DC 20202-5175; 202-708-5750. *************************************************************************** NEH ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVE The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced a new initiative, A National Conversation on American Pluralism and Identity. Chairperson Sheldon Hackney envisions a national conversation in which Americans examine and discuss "what unifies us as a country, what we share as common American values in a nation comprised of so many divergent groups and beliefs." A variety of methods will be used to foster this national conversation: films, library programs, museum exhibitions, seminars, classroom study units, radio programs and electronic town meetings. As part of the initiative, the NEH hopes to develop a kit which will provide the information necessary for a group to conduct its own conversations. The NEH announced that planning grants would be the first step in 1994, with major activities expected in 1995 and 1996. Applications should be submitted at the regular program deadlines in the Endowment's six divisions, and guidelines are available from the NEH Public Information Office. For further information, a toll-free number will operate on October 3, 1994: 1-800-NEH-1121; or write to NEH National Conversation Initiative, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 402, Washington, DC, 20506; E-mail: nehopa@gwuvm.gwu.edu. *************************************************************************** NEH GRANTEES AND PARTICIPANTS Libraries and individuals who have participated in National Endowment for the Humanities programs at libraries are urged to write Representatives and Senators, not only when grants for programs are received, but also when projects are completed. This valuable contact will remind members of Congress that voters in their states and districts directly benefit from NEH funding, and it will also give legislators concrete examples of just exactly what intellectual stimulation constituents are receiving from NEH programs. This method of communication is likely to encourage continuing Congressional support for the National Endowment for the Humanities. *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is an irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office, 110 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-5675. Internet: alawash@alawash.org; Phone: 202-547-4440; Fax: 202-547-7363. Editor: Lee G. Enyart (lge@alawash.org). ALAWON is available free of charge and is available only in electronic form. To subscribe, send the message "subscribe ala-wo [your name]" to listserv@uicvm (Bitnet) or listserv@uicvm.uic.edu (Internet). Back issues and other documents are available from the list server. To find out what's available, send the message "send ala-wo filelist" to the listserv. 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