UpNext: The Future of Museums and Libraries Wiki
Dear Museum-Ed Colleagues-
I just wanted to extend an invitation to the listserv to participate in IMLS' new wiki, UpNext: The Future of Museums and Libraries. The wiki launched this past Wednesday, and will continue with new discussion topics every two weeks until May 12th. You can view the wiki and register to participate at http://imlsupnext.wikispaces.com. Additional information is available below and at http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/022410.shtm.
Thanks and hope you'll join us in this new project!
Erica Pastore-epastore@imls.gov
Program Analyst
Institute of Museum and Library Services
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.
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.
The Vision:
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.
The Goals for this wiki:
- Share ideas, resources and projects that help libraries and museums plan for the future and take action;
- Encourage cross disciplinary conversation and engage experts as well as emerging professionals;
- Use a 2.0 communications strategy to engage citizens in government;
- Provide IMLS with input to consider for its strategic plan and to inform future IMLS research, publications, convening and grant making.
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