Dear Yasminers, After several months of intense and exciting work, the nonprofit research project "Museums in Libya 2.0 <http://lamusediffuse.com/muslibeng.htm>" is already available on the Internet. Now we are looking forward your feedback and interaction. The research team *lamusediffuse* <http://lamusediffuse.com/> proposes the use of Social Web tools for the inclusion of non-dominant cultural expressions in the scopes of culture diffusion on the Internet. Accordingly with this objective, the project "Museums in Libya 2.0"<http://lamusediffuse.com/muslibeng.htm>is focused on two starting facts, the first is the lack of information about Libyan museums available in the website of the International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM <http://www.africom.museum/museums/libya2.html>) **<http://www.africom.museum/museums/libya2.html>and the second is the apparent lack of museum websites in this country. As a consequence of this, the objective of our project has been overcoming both realities through the following actions, - Overcoming the gaps of Web 1.0 by using a methodology based on Web 2.0 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2>**<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2>tools as a flexible, interactive and participative alternative option of information exchange, - Proving Social Web academic usefulness and its tools as a valid and effective research tool, - Palliating the lack of contents on Libyan museums on AFRICOM <http://www.africom.museum/museums/libya2.html>website by compiling, contrasting and structuring the information available on the Internet about the subject, - Elaborating a reference map where gathering and locating the museums of Libya, - Raising awareness about the online institutional forgetfulness situation of Libyan Museums at the present time in comparison with others in the rest of the world, - Creating a methodological model for small museums and museums of developing countries or under conflict situations, reasonable in economic and maintenance terms, - Encouraging museum professionals to Web 2.0 tools use as an economic, simple and effective solution to overcome any lack of computer science personnel or tools and digital technology, - Emphasizing the importance and role of the Jamahiriya Museum of Tripoli and improving its online visibility for both international and local audiences, - Finally, creating a reference document on the Libyan museums that will be published under a Creative Commons license of attribution and for noncommercial use, You can find more details about this project on lamusediffuse<http://lamusediffuse.com/muslibeng.htm>'s website. From now on you can enjoy the wonderful Libyan museums strolling through the interactive map<http://www.lamusediffuse.com/libyanmuseums/maps/libyagm.htm>, where you will find information on each museum provided by our collaborators and Social Web users. Do not forget also consulting our wiki <http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/museums_in_libya/museums_in_libya>and updating it with new data. Besides, you can collaborate sharing your photos of Libyan museums including them in our group in Flickr, e-artcasting<http://www.flickr.com/groups/e-artcasting/> . Finally, you can check the presentation <http://www.slideshare.net/lamusediffuse/museos-en-libia>we have made to present the project on next July 11 at the Medialab <http://www.medialabmadrid.es/>of Madrid (Spain,) within the Inclusiva.net encounter: New Art Dynamics in Web 2 mode. <http://www.inclusiva-net.org/>In the meanwhile, you can consult the references of the project in lamusediffuse's del.icio.us <http://del.icio.us/lamusediffuse/libya>account. We hope meeting some of you there! Pilar Gonzalo Executive Director lamusediffuse.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).