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Public Libraries in Actionin the Digital Age
Joyce Ray University College London Johns Hopkins University
European Congress on E-inclusion 2011
Institute of Museum & Library Services
Primary source of federal support for the 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums in the US, through research, convening and grant-making
http://www.imls.gov/
IMLS Library Grant Programs• Grants to States (formula funding)
• National Competitive Grant Programs
http://www.imls.gov/
New York Public Library
Staff blogs engage
audiences
http://www.nypl.org/voices
Chicago Public Library YOU media Lab
Learning Labs in libraries and museums supportstudents as creators
Partnership of IMLS and The MacArthur Foundation
Project Compass: Lifeline for the Unemployed
http://www.webjunction.org/workforce-resources
Librarians learn online how to partner with community service organizations to provide comprehensive support services to the unemployed
The Learner Web: Web-based Adult Learning
http://www.learnerweb.org/infosite/index.html
Framework for Digital Inclusion
• National Broadband Plan issued by the Federal Communications Commission in March 2010, called on IMLS to provide leadership to libraries and community-based organizations
• IMLS Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities establishes principles of digital inclusion to help communities assess their needs (partnership with University of Washington and International City/County Management Association)
http://www.broadband.gov/
Principles of Digital Inclusion
Foundational Principles:• Availability and affordability• Public access• Accessibility• Adoption and digital literacy• Consumer education and protection
http://www.imls.gov/pdf/DIC-FrameworkGuide.pdf
Principles of Digital InclusionTargeted Principles:• Education• Economic and workforce development• Civic engagement• Public safety and emergency services• Health care• Quality of life
http://www.imls.gov/pdf/DIC-FrameworkGuide.pdf
Next Steps in Digital Inclusion
• Roll-out events with community & leadership forums (Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, & Bangor, Maine) in September and October
• Online survey• Final plan released January 2012• Possible certification program for digitally
inclusive communities
Digital Public Library of America
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
Connecting Content Thru a New National Resource
Large-Scale Aggregation
IMLS Digital Collections and Content Registry
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/
Libraries and Museums in the Digital Age
http://www.imls.gov/
Convening Communities