Partners in Arts and Learning (PAL) is a continuous school-and community-based program which promotes arts in education in all the arts disciplines for all students; encourages the use of professional artists in classrooms as teachers and exemplars; promotes the use of artists as leaders of professional development workshops; builds support for…

Explains a team approach to writing grants that was developed at the Southern University (Louisiana) library to meet their need for updated technology. Discusses the need for outside funding sources for academic libraries; team responsibilities; the library director's role; and the role of the Internet as a source of information. (Contains 2…

Collaborative grant conceptualization and writing gave depth to a school/university partnership that applied for and secured a grant to enhance, through technology, the environmental education program of a local elementary school. The proposal development process is described and critically analyzed. Lessons learned about collaborative planning…