| Introduction
| News
| International Visitors
and Travel | Speeches,
Papers, and Resources
Introduction
 In
June 2008, I announced the establishment of the IMLS
International Strategic Partnership Initiative, a
project that will strengthen cross-cultural connections
between U.S. museums and libraries and their global counterparts.
IMLS is uniquely positioned to take a leadership role
in fostering collegial information sharing all over the
world because of its wide-ranging support of America’s
123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.
The goals of the IMLS International Strategic
Partnership Initiative are:
- To act as a catalyst for information and idea sharing
between U.S. and international museums and libraries.
- To share knowledge and best practices among museum
and library professionals in this country and around
the world.
The IMLS International Strategic Partnership
Initiative will be guided by IMLS’s strategic goals
of sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhancing
learning and innovation; and supporting professional development.
Reaching out to our international colleagues is important
and achievable because, as I said in
remarks at a UNESCO meeting, cultural diplomacy should
simply be the sharing of cultural experiences, artistic
work, and goodwill that flows both ways across borders.
- Dr. Anne-Imelda M. Radice,
Director, IMLS
News
Guardians
of World Treasures Sign Salzburg Declaration on the Conservation
and Preservation of Cultural Heritage - November 20,
2009
International
Collaboration to Close the Digital Curation Gap
- November 20, 2009
Guardians
of World Treasures Meet to Discuss Conservation Issues,
Possible Solutions
- October 16, 2009
IMLS
Convenes Meeting to Define Global Understanding Initiative
- May 21, 2009
IMLS
and China Strengthen Cross-cultural Connections -
November 18, 2008
International
Visitors and Travel
IMLS staff frequently meets with
delegations from foreign museums and libraries, through
contacts from the U.S. State Department, foreign embassies,
and other cultural organizations. These meetings are opportunities
for our staff to provide information on IMLS and its activities
in U.S. museums and libraries, and to learn about our
colleagues around the world. IMLS has recently met with
visitors from Australia, Korea, Morocco, the United Kingdom,
Romania, and Russia.
IMLS staff has traveled abroad to professional
meetings and events in Canada, China, Italy, France, Senegal,
and the United Kingdom.
Speeches,
Papers, and Resources Salzburg
Global Seminar information on the IMLS Web site
Keynote
Address by Marsha L. Semmel, Deputy Director for Museum
Services and Director for Strategic Partnerships
Korean Museum Association Annual Meeting
May 23, 2009, in Seoul, Korea
Remarks
by Marsha L. Semmel, Deputy Director for Museum Services
and Director for Strategic Partnerships
Organization of American States’ Fourth Inter-American
Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate
Authorities
November 21, 2008, in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Remarks
of Anne-Imelda M. Radice Director, Institute of Museum
and Library Services
Picturing America symposium at UNESCO
September 30, 2008
Managing
the Digital World: the Role of Digital Curation
By Joyce Ray, Associate Deputy Director for Library Services
Delivered at the United Kingdom’s Digital Curation
Centre Annual Meeting
December 1-4, 2008, Edinburgh, Scotland
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