[Nhcoll-l] Fwd: Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture

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Catharine  Hawks
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 From: IMLSNews at IMLS.GOV
To: IMLSNews at IMLS.GOV
Sent: 6/1/2012 3:24:58  P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Libraries and Museums in an Era of  Participatory Culture



Dear Colleague, 
Recently, the Salzburg Global Seminar and the Institute of  Museum and 
Library Services convened a conference entitled “Libraries and  Museums in an 
Era of Participatory Culture.” The session plunged fifty-eight  library, 
museum, and cultural heritage leaders from thirty-one countries  around the world 
into discussion, debate, and the development of a series of  practical 
recommendations for ensuring maximum access to and engagement in  museums and 
libraries, as they examined the meaning of “participatory culture”  writ 
large. 
Given your interest in these issues, we want to take this  opportunity to 
share with you some of the thinking that took place in  Salzburg. The 
conference report is available for download at 
_www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/SGS_Report_2012.pdf_ 
(http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/SGS_Report_2012.pdf) .  As you will read in the report, accepting the notion of 
democratic access,  placing a major emphasis on public value and impact, and 
embracing lifelong  learning were “imperatives for the future” that emerged from 
the deliberations  (please see page 30 of the report for a list of key 
messages from the  seminar). Additional session resources can also be found at: 
_www.salzburgglobal.org/go/482wrapup_ 
(http://www.salzburgglobal.org/go/482wrapup) .  Please feel free to share these materials with colleagues.  
We welcome your comments and reactions to this report and  its 
recommendations. As a result of this session, we are also exploring ways  to continue 
and deepen our work in this area and would welcome your thoughts  in this 
regard. The directors of this session, Susanna Seidl-Fox, Salzburg  Global 
Seminar, and Nancy Rogers, Institute of Museum and Library Services,  would be 
delighted to hear from you and to answer any questions you might  have. Please 
contact them at: _sfox at salzburgglobal.org_ (mailto:sfox at salzburgglobal.org) 
 and _nrogers at imls.gov_ (mailto:nrogers at imls.gov) .  
Thank you in advance for your interest and for taking the  time to review 
these materials.  
Sincerely, 
Susan Hildreth 
Director 
Institute of Museum and Library Services 
Stephen L. Salyer 
President & CEO 
Salzburg Global  Seminar


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