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I thought I’d forward this
to ARLIS-L since I’ve not yet seen any discussion of the Future
of Museums and Libraries: A Discussion Guide on
this list, and I thought that it may interest ARLIS/NA members (and we’re
being asked to spread the word).
Cheers,
Janine Henri
Architecture, Design, and
Digital Services Librarian
UCLA Arts Library
1400 Public Affairs Building
Box 951392
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1392
office: 310-206-4587
fax: 310-825-1303
Dear Colleague,
Please join us in creating a resource to guide thinking
about the future of libraries and museums! From March 3rd until May 12th,
2010, IMLS will be encouraging dialogue about the big challenges and
opportunities facing libraries and museums through UpNext: The Future of
Museums and Libraries Wiki. You are invited to participate in this
collaborative space to share your voice and expertise.
The wiki will open for participation on March 3rd,
but you can register as a wiki member in advance. (http://imlsupnext.wikispaces.com).
In these tough economic times, strategic thinking is a wise
investment in the future. Whether you work in, partner with, study, volunteer,
visit or are just plain interested in museums and libraries and passionate
about how they can continue to thrive in their service to the public—you
have an opinion to be shared!
The wiki will be an opportunity to share resources, examples
of what works, and vexing questions. We hope that it will be a thought
provoking ten weeks for all participants and provide food for thought for your
career, your institution and the choices you face.
A collaborative resource based on The Future of Museums
and Libraries: A Discussion Guide, (http://www.imls.gov/pdf/DiscussionGuide.pdf
) that is available and used by others across the museum and library fields to
continue to stimulate discussion and share knowledge about planning, enhancing,
enriching and sustaining the future of museums and libraries in the 21st
century.
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Share ideas, resources and
projects that help libraries and museums plan for the future and take action;
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Encourage cross disciplinary
conversation and engage experts as well as emerging professionals;
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Use a 2.0 communications
strategy to engage citizens in government;
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Provide IMLS with input to
consider for its strategic plan and to inform future IMLS research,
publications, convening and grant making.
1.
Discussion Themes.
Each theme will have a unique page in the wiki describing the theme and the
questions posed in the Discussion Guide. Expert discussion leaders will
introduce two new themes every two weeks. The full schedule is below. Wiki
users will be able to respond and comment on the questions, as well as pose new
questions and thoughts particular to that theme.
2. Future Reading (an open bibliography). Wiki users will be
able to post links and citations to publications and resources on issues
relevant to the future of museums and libraries. This page will include the
bibliography from the original publication as a starting point.
3. Present Practice (examples from the field). The examples
from the field page will be a space for users to share existing projects at
their own institutions or others, which are related to the discussion themes.
They will be encouraged to include links to the project or institution website
and contribute a brief description of the project.
4. In the Classroom. Finally, a unique page will exist for
educators and students to share how the wiki, the Discussion guide and other
resources on the future of museums and libraries are or can be used in the
classroom. Users can share lesson plans, student reports and projects, and
resources for emerging library and museum professionals.
Please
join us in spreading the word about UpNext with your professional networks. We
hope you will be an engaged and active participant with us in the wiki and will
keep you informed of its progress as each theme unfolds.
March
3-16 |
1.
Changing Definitions & Roles of Museums and Libraries Martín Gómez, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library 2.
Shifts in Power & Authority Beth
Takekawa, Executive Director, Wing Luke Asian Museum Cassie
Chin, Deputy Executive Director, Wing Luke Asian Museum |
March
17-30 |
3.
Museums & Libraries as the “Third Place” Susan
Hildreth, City Librarian, Seattle Public Library 4.
Technology & Policy Development John
Wilkin, Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology
(LIT), University of Michigan, Executive Director of HathiTrust |
March
31-April 13 |
5.
21st Century Learning & Information Use Tom
Scheinfeldt, Managing Director for Center for History and New Media at George
Mason University, OMEKA Project Director 6.
New Models & Structures for Collaboration Mark
Wright, Director of Partnerships, National Children's Museum |
April
14-27 |
7.
Planning for a Sustainable Future Emlyn
Koster, President & CEO, Liberty Science Center 8.
Metrics for Evaluating Service & Impact John
Fraser, Director, Institute for Learning Innovation-New York |
April
28-May 12 |
9.
The 21st Century Museum & Library Workforce Joanne
Marshall, Alumni Distinguished Professor, School of Information and Library
Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 10.
UpNext: Where Do We Go From Here? Larry
Johnson, CEO, The New Media Consortium |
May
19 |
Last
official “Wiki Wednesday” IMLS will post wiki final summary |
Should
you have any questions about the wiki, please feel free to contact Mamie
Bittner at [log in to unmask] or Erica
Pastore at [log in to unmask].
You’re
UpNext,
Mamie
Mamie
Bittner
Deputy
Director, Office of Policy, Planning, Research and Communications