My last post on the WebWise 2009 conference in Washington, DC, will focus on the session devoted to “identity and collaboration,” exploring when collaboration can harm institutions by disrupting their identity or brand, and if partnering with a for-profit corporation is a good option in these tight economic times.
James Neal (Vice President for Information Services [...]
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WebWise 2009: Part 4 (Identity and Collaboration)
Posted in Collections, Education, Internet, Interpretation, tagged Collaboration, Diana Rhoten, Exhibits, Flickr, James Neal, Nancy Proctor, Podcasts, Teenagers, WebWise, Wikipedia on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WebWise 2009: Part 3 (Rights and Responsibilities)
Posted in Collections, Internet, tagged Copyright, Intellectual property, Jeffrey Rosen, Maria Pallante, Maura Marx, WebWise on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the WebWise 2009 Conference, Priscilla Caplan (Florida Center for Library Automation) moderated a panel discussion on the current issues of intellectual property affecting the Internet.
Maura Marx (Open Content Alliance) noted that the last five years had experienced considerable tension in the effort to make knowledge free accessible but that existing copyright protections didn’t [...]
WebWise 2009: Part 2 (Online Communities and The Institution)
Posted in Collections, Education, Governance, Internet, Interpretation, Marketing, Resources, tagged Brooklyn Museum, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, Web 2.0, WebWise on March 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of the nice benefits of the WebWise Conferences is being surrounded by other people who have similar interests in engaging the public with our missions through new technologies (at last, someone who nods understandingly when I say RSS or metadata). Often, you also meet people that you’ve known (or know you) through their [...]
WebWise 2009: Part 1
Posted in Collections, Education, Governance, Internet, Interpretation, Resources, tagged Institute of Museum and Library Services, Michael Nelson, Web 2.0, WebWise on February 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m in Washington, DC attending the 10th annual WebWise Conference, one of the biggest meetings on technology for museums and libraries and sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Wolfsonian-Florida International University (WFIU). It’s “sold-out” (even though it’s free) with an expected 300 people in attendance. Scanning the list of [...]
WebWise Conference announced for February (and its free!)
Posted in Education, Historical research, Internet, Interpretation, Marketing, Training, tagged Institute of Museum and Library Services, WebWise on January 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last year I was able to participate in the WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World and gained a great education on the successes and opportunities available to historic sites in just a few days (see my postings). The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and The Wolfsonian-Florida International University [...]
