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The Future is Collaborative Part I: Give The People What They Want
About this week’s guest blogger: Günter Waibel is a Program Officer at OCLC Research with a long history of working at the intersection of libraries, archives and museums. He co-authored “Beyond the Silos of the LAMs: Collaboration … -
Thinking About Convergence Part 2: The Knowledge Commons
This is the second installment of David Curry’s two-part forecast of the convergence of libraries, archives and museums. One can certainly argue about whether the set of drivers I discussed in my last post is complete, or whether … -
One Potential Future for Museums, Archives, Libraries
The IMLS wiki UpNext kicked off last week looking at changing roles of museums and libraries as they adapt to the changing needs of their communities. The latest discussion focuses on shifts in power–are museums evolving into … -
Convergence? Explore the Future of Museums and Libraries
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has just announced the launch of UpNext, a wiki site where people can share thoughts about IMLS’s recently published Discussion Guide on the future of museums and libraries. Starting next …
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