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Teaching Web Site Highlights Gifts of
Ancient Mesopotamia

Students across the country are digging into the secrets of ancient Mesopotamia through a teaching Web site called Ancient Mesopotamia: This History, Our History. Developed by the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute Museum in partnership with Chicago Public School teachers, the University of Chicago’s Chicago Web Docent and the eCUIP Digital Library Project, this IMLS-funded project allows students to direct virtual archeological expeditions and curate museum exhibits with the excavated artifacts. Read more.

 Lamassu, 721 BC - 705 BC, courtesy of the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago.
Mar. 2008 | Oregon State Library
Screenshots of several Web sites made possible by Plinkit.   Plinkit, which stands for "Public Library Interface Kit," provides small libraries that have little to no web presence with a great Web site and the training necessary to update and maintain it. Read more
Feb. 2008 | Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Students conduct chemistry experiments at OMSI.   One of the winners of the 2007 National Medal for Museum Service, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is part brain-powered playground for kids and adults, part cutting-edge classroom for communities across the state. Read more
Jan. 2008 | Lincoln Trail Libraries System
Detail of a multilingual poster to promote awareness of PolyTalk services to limited English proficient patrons.   In Illinois’ Lincoln Trail Libraries System and beyond, a pioneering new program that is putting patrons in touch with people who know their language best and can connect them to the information they need. Read more
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