Online Newsletter

WEB 2.0 PARTNERSHIP OPENS DOORS FOR PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Library of Congress and Flickr have formed an innovative Web 2.0 partnership that has made more than 3,000 historical photographs publicly accessible. To discuss adding your institution's holdings to The Commons, e-mail flickr-commons@yahoo-inc.com

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IMLS ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF STUDY ON THE INTERNET’S IMPACT ON MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services Director Anne-Imelda Radice released results of InterConnections: A National Study of Users and Potential Users of Online Information March 6 at the 9th annual WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World in Miami.

The InterConnections report provides evidence that public libraries and museums are thriving in the Internet Age as trusted providers of information to people of all ages. To view the report, please go to http://interconnectionsreport.org.

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SENATE CONFIRMS PRESIDENT’S NOMINEES TO NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES BOARD
The U.S. Senate confirmed four presidential nominees--Julia W. Bland, Jan Cellucci, William J. Hagenah, and Mark Y. Herring--to serve as members of the National Museum and Library Services Board.

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IMLS TO SPONSOR SECOND CONSERVATION FORUM FOR COLLECTING INSTITUTIONS
"Collaboration in the Digital Age" Set for June 24-25 in Denver, Colorado. Registration Deadline May 23, 2008. For more information go to: http://www.imls.gov/collections/tour/

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25TH ANNUAL NATIONAL DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Envisioning the Future: Cultural Identity in the Global Age, May 28-June 1, 2008. For more info go to: www.nmci.org

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NEW NSF PROJECT SEEKS INTERACTIVE, HIGH-END SCIENCE GAMES FOR CHILDREN-ORIENTED WEBSITE
There is a call for interactive, high-end science games for kids ages 7-11, to be used on a new web project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Games must be useable on both Mac and PC platforms. For more information about contributing, contact Lisa Jo Rudy at lisa@explorationsunlimited.biz or (580) 540-7293.

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NATIONAL STANDARDS SET IN FORTHCOMING AAM PUBLICATION
For the first time, the U.S. museum profession's current operating standards are available in a single publication, National Standards and Best Practices for U.S. Museums. "National Standards and Best Practices for U.S. Museums synthesizes the experience and best thinking of leading professionals, looking both inward at how museums function and outward toward their role in society at large," writes AAM President Ford W. Bell in the book's preface. National Standards and Best Practices for U.S. Museums will be available for purchase later in April. Visit the AAM Bookstore to order online.

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IRA ROLLOVER DEVELOPMENTS IN CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS
The Senate incorporated into the FY 09 Budget Resolution the Dorgan/Snowe amendment on reinstating expired tax relief—"such as enhanced charitable giving from individual retirement accounts, including life-income gifts"—shortly before leaving on its two-week spring recess. Although the budget resolution is non-binding on future lawmaking, it sets policy priorities for the year.

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AAM SURVEY SHOWS MEMBERSHIP IN TRANSITION
The typical AAM member is a woman in her late forties who works in collections at an art or history museum, according to the recent AAM Membership Survey.

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MANY UNVEILS REPORT ON SUCCESSION PLANNING IN NYS MUSEUMS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
A status report about how museums across the state are addressing issues of leadership transition and development of staff leadership through succession planning was released at the UHA/MANY 2008 Annual Conference. Download the report here: http://www.manyonline.org/pdfs/NYSMuseumsSuccessionPlanningStatus.pdf

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PLAN PROJECTS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY WITH SHAPING OUTCOMES COURSE
Museum and library professionals are encouraged to participate in Shaping Outcomes: Making a Difference in Libraries and Museums, a low-cost online course on outcomes-based planning and evaluation (OBPE). To learn more or to register for the course, please explore the Web site www.shapingoutcomes.org, or contact the project manager by email at outcomes@iupui.edu

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NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE CONFERENCE IN OKLAHOMA 3rd Joint Meeting of the Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) Oklahoma City, OK, May 13-17, 2008. The theme of the meeting is: Collection Stewardship: Challenges in a Changing World, with a focus on subjects and topics relevant to the challenges faced by natural history collections, museums, and the museum community in fulfilling their mission. Information will be posted on the conference website http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/nsca-spnhc as it becomes available.

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NATIONAL PRESERVATION CONFERENCE 2008 – PRESERVATION IN PROGRESS October 21-25, 2008, Tulsa, Oklahoma. For more information, go to http://www.nthpconference.org

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OREGON MUSEUM ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
The OMA’s newly redesigned website www.oregonmuseums.org contains more detailed and timely information on museums in Oregon.

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EXPANDING INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR LATINOS CONFERENCE
September 4-7 , Albuquerque, NM. The meeting will bring together approximately 100 professionals from museums, community/youth organizations, Spanish-language media, schools, and other educational organizations. For additional details and registration information, please contact: Bob Russell, Science Advisor, Self-Reliance Foundation, hanarus@aol.com; (202) 997-5539.

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DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: FUNDAMENTALS OF CREATING AND MANAGING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS - (The NEW School for Scanning), Jacksonville, FL, June 10-12, 2008. A conference presented by The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). For more information go to: http://www.nedcc.org/about/news.ddfl.php

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GETTY MUSEUM LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
July 13 – Aug. 1, 2008. Tuition: $5,500. Getty MLI will consider need-based requests for reduced tuition fees from eligible museum professionals. Info at http://www.getty.edu/leadership/

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MPMA'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE - MEETING IN THE MIDDLE
October 21-24, 2008, at the Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, go to: http://www.mpma.net/

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LEARNING IN MUSEUMS 2008: TECHNOLOGY, INTERPRETATION AND LEARNING IN MUSEUMS
Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, June 20–21, 2008. Registration deadline: Friday, May 23; Hotel deadline: Wednesday, May 28. Fellowships Available Register Today!
For more information go to: http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/lim08.cfm

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