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“US Ignite” Highlights Library and Museum Potential for High-Speed Broadband Applications

Posted on June 20, 2012 by admin

Last week, the White House announced the new US Ignite Partnership (www.us-ignite.org) which will create a national network of communities and campuses with ultra-fast, programmable broadband services, operating at speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second. This network will … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadband, Economic/Community Development, Information Infrastructure/Systems/Workflows, Workforce Development/Job Assistance | 1 Comment

See you in Anaheim

Posted on June 18, 2012 by admin

By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS Librarians from across the country will be gathering this week in Anaheim, California, for the annual meeting of the American Library Association (ALA). The library community faces big questions about how to keep their services … Continue reading →

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Mark Your Calendars for WebWise Reprise! Live Webinars Coming in June

Posted on May 25, 2012 by admin

IMLS, along with Heritage Preservation, is presenting two live webinar events based on the WebWise 2012 conference: Sharing Public History Work: Crowdsourcing Data Ben Brumfield and Sharon Leon Thursday, June 14, 2012, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT Oral History in the … Continue reading →

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Let’s Move! Museums & Gardens Success Story: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Since the May 2011 launch of Let’s Move! Museums & Gardens, we’ve been receiving success stories and examples of exhibits and activities taking place in museums and gardens across the country. One recently launched exhibit is a fine representation of … Continue reading →

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