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WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World

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Since 2000, the WebWise conference has brought together representatives of museums, libraries, archives, systems science, education, and other fields interested in the future of high-quality online content for inquiry and learning. This annual conference highlights recent research and innovations in digital technology, explores their potential impacts on library and museum services,  and promotes effective museum and library practices in the digital environment. It also provides recipients of technology-based grants from the Institute with an opportunity to showcase their exemplary projects.

WebWise 2012: Tradition and Innovation
Registration is now open for the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) WebWise Conference, which will take place February 29th-March 2nd at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace in Baltimore, MD.  Visit Web site.

Previous WebWise Conferences

WebWise 2011: Libraries, Museums, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in Research, Education, and Practice
March 9-11, 2011

WebWise 2010: Imagining the Digital Future

March 3-5, 2010

WebWise 2009: Digital Debates
February 25-27, 2009

WebWise 2008: WebWise 2.0: The Power of Community
March 5-8, 2008

WebWise 2007: Stewardship in the Digital Age: Managing Museum and Library Collections for Preservation and Use
March 1-2, 2007

WebWise 2006: Inspiring Discovery, Unlocking Collections
February 15-17, 2006

WebWise 2005: Libraries and Museums in the Digital World
February 17-18, 2005

WebWise 2004: Sharing Digital Resources
March 2004

Additional WebWise content on the IMLS Web site:
Registration Opens for WebWise 2012; Le Var Burton Announced as a Keynote Speaker

January 6, 2012 12:38 PM
Registration is now open for the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) WebWise Conference, which will take place February 29th-March 2nd at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace in Baltimore, MD. Today conference organizers announced that actor and literacy champion LeVar Burton has been chosen as one of the keynote speakers. Burton will speak on the morning of March 1. Read More

 
IMLS Partners with George Mason University's Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media for 2012 WebWise Conference

November 4, 2011 02:34 PM
IMLS announced today that George Mason University’s Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM), partnering with the Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC), has been chosen to help organize the 2012 WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital Age. Read More

 
IMLS Extends Deadline for RFP for Cooperator to Host the 2012 and 2013 WebWise Conferences

June 29, 2011 02:10 PM
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invites proposals to develop and host the 2012 and prospectively 2013, WebWise Conferences on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World in cooperation with IMLS. Read More

 
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Blog Post: “Roots” and “Star Trek” Actor Comes to WebWise

January 12, 2012 10:34 AM
Actor, director, and champion of libraries and museums LeVar Burton will make a keynote address at the 2012 WebWise Conference. Read More

 
cover of WebWise 2010 Conference Agenda
WebWise 2010 Conference Agenda


The 2011 WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World was held in Baltimore, March 9-11, with preconferences on the 9th and the main conference on the 10th and 11th. The theme for the 2011 conference was “Libraries, Museums, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in Research, Education, and Practice.” Read More

 
cover of WebWise 2010 Conference Agenda
WebWise 2010 Conference Agenda


The 2010 WebWise Conference was held March 4-5, at the Hyatt Regency, Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado with a day of pre-conference workshops on March 3. The theme was "Imagining the Digital Future." Conference programs addressed the successes and innovations of the past as well as the opportunities and challenges that can help drive museum and library sciences into the future. Read More

 
cover of WebWise 2009 Conference Proceedings
WebWise 2009 Conference Proceedings


The 10th annual WebWise Conference was held in Washington, D.C., February 26-27, 2009. The conference focused on some of the problematic “Big Issues” faced by museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions as they deal with emerging technologies, changing social behaviors and expectations, and new economic realities.The Proceedings Book provides summaries of each session, full text of conference keynotes, and more. Read More

 
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WebWise 2011 Web cast

April 15, 2011 12:00 AM
The 2011 WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World was held in Baltimore, MD, March 9-11. The theme was Libraries, Museums, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in Education, Learning, and Research. Read More

 
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WebWise 2010 Web cast

April 1, 2010 12:00 AM
The 2010 WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World was held March 3-5 at the Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. This year's conference was co-hosted by the University of Denver and the Denver Art Museum, and the theme was "Imagining the Digital Future." Read More

 
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WebWise 2009 Web cast

April 1, 2009 12:00 AM
The theme of the 2009 WebWise was Digital Debates, and engaged 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. Read More