Press Advisory from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services

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> 21st Century Learners:  How will they use Museums and Libraries?
>
> Washington, DC --  On November 7 - 9, 2001, over 400 experts from the
> library, museum, public broadcasting and education arenas have answered
> the call to meet at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill to discuss how
> they will serve the changing needs of the 21st century learner.  For five
> years IMLS has been supporting partnerships between museums and libraries.
> Many of these partnerships explore new dynamics of collaboration and
> establish fresh strategies to build community learning.  New emphasis on
> partnerships and use of telecommunications, including the Internet and
> broadband television, has the capacity to profoundly expand the vision of
> traditional institutions.
>
> Museums and libraries are highly trusted, accessible, community based
> resources for self-directed learners.  They are the cornerstones of
> lifelong learning and during this conference they will explore a new
> vision.  In FY 2002 IMLS will offer $2 million in grants to support
> projects that create new multi-institutional, community-wide approaches to
> lifelong learning.
>
> The conference will combine both practical case studies and create a body
> of discourse that will help stimulate and support community partnerships
> for lifelong learning.   Participants will consider: What is the new
> promise of cultural institutions?  How will communities be involved in
> shaping library and museum service in the future?  What are the elements
> of learning communities?
>
> For full agenda see http://www.imls.gov/conference/agenda.htm   Guest
> speakers include:
>
> Dr. David Carr, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information
> Science, University of North Carolina, Keynote Speaker
>
> Robert T. Coonrod, President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
> Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Chair, National Museum Services Board
> John Falk, Director, The Institute for Learning Innovation
> Dennie Palmer Wolf, Director, Project PACE, Harvard University
> Ted Krichels, General Manager, Penn State Public Broadcasting
> Mike Blockstein, Director, A Chinatown Banquet
> Gigi Antoni, Executive Director, ArtsPartners
> Joey Rodger, Executive Director, Urban Libraries Council
> Ray Ewick, Director, Indiana State Library
> Liz Bishoff, Project Director, The Colorado Digitization Project
> Byron Knight, Director, Broadcasting and Media Innovations, University of
> Wisconsin
> George Vogt, Director and CEO, State Historical Museum of Wisconsin
>
> About the Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) - IMLS is an
> independent Federal agency that fosters leadership, innovation, and a
> lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's 15,000 museums and 122,000
> libraries.  Created by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996, P.L.
> 104-208, IMLS has an annual budget of $230 million.  The Institute
> receives policy advice from two Presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed
> entities:  the National Commission for Libraries and Information Science
> and the National Museum Services Board.  For more information, including
> grant applications, contact IMLS at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
> Washington, D.C. 202-606-8536, www.imls.gov.
>
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>
> Eileen Maxwell
> Public Affairs Specialist
> Institute of Museum and Library Services
> 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
> Suite 510
> Washington, DC  20506
> 202-606-8339
> 202-606-8591 (fax)
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