iMap Libraries Project: You Can Help

iMapLibraries is a joint project by Florida State University researchers, the American Library Association (ALA), and the Chief Officers of State Library Associations (COSLA).  Funded by an IMLS National Leadership Grant, the goal of this project is to empower local librarians, with development of more precise planning tools, to better serve diverse customer markets within their local community. The project website (www.imaplibraries.org) has a mapping tool that displays the location of the 16,808 library outlets in the 50 states based on the IMLS 2010 public library dataset.  The majority of the libraries are already mapped correctly but an estimated 10 – 20% of the library branches are probably mapped incorrectly.  The project leaders want to engage local librarians in correcting any mis-mapped libraries. You can help in this effort by going to the mapping tool page (http://imaplibraries.org/maps.html) to view your library and check whether the location of your library is correct. Instructions are provided explaining how to either verify or correct the location, which should take less than a minute to perform in most instances.   The requested passcode on the website is simply the two-letter abbreviation for your state. Thanks for your help!