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.
·
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.
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 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 Communication