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Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release with
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
May 30, 2007

Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask] 

Senate Confirms President's Nominees to National Museum and Library
Services Board 

Washington, DC--The U.S. Senate confirmed three presidential nominees to
serve as members of the National Museum and Library Services Board May
25, 2007. The board advises the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS), an independent federal agency that is the primary source of
federal support for the nation's museums and libraries. 

"I expect these outstanding new board members, with their wide array of
experience, to make significant contributions to the National Museum and
Library Services Board," said the Institute's Director Anne-Imelda M.
Radice. "Our board does much to enhance IMLS' ability to support the
nation's museums and libraries." 

Douglas G. Myers, Chief Executive Officer, Zoological Society of San
Diego
Since 1985, Douglas Myers has been the chief executive officer of the
Zoological Society of San Diego. Previously, he was the deputy director
of operations for both the San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park in
1983, responsible for short- and long-range planning for both
facilities, as well as management of the society's education,
merchandising, public relations, and marketing efforts. Myers is the
President of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, board member of the
American Association of Museums, a member of the California Association
of Zoos and Aquariums, and the Conservation Breeding Specialists Group
Steering Committee. He is also a fellow of the American Zoo and Aquarium
Association and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Myers has
served as chairman of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, the San
Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Advisory Council of the
Museum Trustee Association.

Jeffrey H. Patchen, D.M.E., President and CEO, The Children's Museum of
Indianapolis
Since 1999, Jeffrey Patchen has directed the Children's Museum of
Indianapolis, the world's largest children's museum. It is one of the
few museums in the United States with a free, full-service public
library fully-integrated into the visitor experience. From 1996 to 1999,
Patchen served as senior program officer for national programs for the
Getty Education Institute for the Arts in Los Angeles. Previously, he
served as the Lyndhurst Endowed Chair of Excellence in Arts Education at
the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he directed the
Southeast Center for Education in the Arts, one of the nation's largest
professional development programs for K-12 teachers and administrators.
He also served as a consultant and founding trustee for the Creative
Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, TN. A champion of the role of the arts
and humanities in general education, Patchen has held leadership
positions in the Association of Children's Museums, the National Network
for Educational Renewal, the National Council for State Music
Consultants, and the Music Educators National Conference. 

Lotsee Patterson, Ph.D., Professor in the School of Library and
Information Studies at the University of Oklahoma
Lotsee Patterson, Ph.D., professor in the School of Library and
Information Studies at the University of Oklahoma, was born and raised
in rural southwestern Oklahoma. A member of the Comanche Nation, she
credits her experience growing up in Indian country with developing her
passion for libraries and library services for Native Americans. She is
a recipient of the Oklahoma Library Association's highest honor
receiving their Distinguished Service Award and being designated by this
association as a Library Legend. Patterson has also been honored for her
work with tribal libraries and for recruiting and mentoring American
Indian librarians by the American Library Association. Patterson's
research interests focus on library and information services to
indigenous populations. In this context she has been an invited
presenter at symposia and conferences throughout the United States and
in Sweden, New Zealand, Ukraine and Canada. She has been a visiting
scholar at the University of British Columbia and a visiting lecturer at
the University of Maryland. She has served as consultant to the National
Commission on Libraries and Information Studies, as well as many
universities, publishers and organizations. Most recently she was a
senior advisor to the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American
Indian.

The National Museum and Library Services Board (NMLSB) is a twenty-four
member advisory body that includes the IMLS director and deputy
directors for libraries and museums, the chair of the National
Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and twenty
presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed members of the general
public who have demonstrated expertise in, or commitment to, library or
museum services. Informed by its collective experience and knowledge,
the NMLSB advises the IMLS director on general policy and practices, and
on selections for the National Awards for Museum and Library Services.
For more information about the National Museum and Library Services
Board visit the Institute's Web site at www.imls.gov/about/board.shtm.

About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.
The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that
connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the
national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to
sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and
innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about
the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov.

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