POST CONFERENCE INFORMATION
- Digital recordings of all sessions from the 2009 WebWise Conference
are now available online.
- The 2009 WebWise Proceedings Book will be available for download in late spring on the IMLS website. Print copies of WebWise publications can be requested by e-mailing imlsinfo@imls.gov
The 2009 WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World will be held February 26-27 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Each year, this symposium brings together some 300 museum and library professionals from across the country to address the development of technological and digital resources and their impact on museums, libraries, and other cultural organizations.
The theme of the 2009 WebWise is Digital Debates, which will engage panelists and attendees in the complicated and sometimes problematic “Big Issues” faced by museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions in terms of emerging technologies. Questions to be explored include: what happens to an institution’s control when audiences become collaborators? What are the rights and responsibilities of cultural institutions when it comes to digital technologies and an online presence? How can cultural institutions collaborate with users, peer institutions, and/or corporate entities without compromising their own identity/integrity? When should museums and libraries invest in technologies, and when are such investments extraneous to an institution’s core mission?
In addition to the main conference sessions held on February 26 and 27, a pre-conference workshop requiring separate registration will be held the afternoon of February 25. The WebWise Welcome Reception, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, will be held later in the evening of February 25, and will feature presentations by MacArthur grantees in the fields of Digital Media and Learning. For more information about the schedule of events at the 2009 WebWise Conference, please visit the WebWise Agenda page.
There are no registration fees for the WebWise Conference, although attendees are responsible for travel and lodging expenses. Registration is held on a first-come, first-serve basis. Since the WebWise Conference reaches capacity each year, early registration is recommended. To register for the Webwise Conference, please visit, the Webwise Registration page.
The 2009 WebWise Conference is co-hosted by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (www.imls.gov), The Wolfsonian–Florida International University (www.wolfsonian.org), the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (www.macfound.org), with assistance from the Florida Center for Library Automation (www.fcla.edu ).
