Welcome to the Openlab Workshop Wiki

We'll be using this wiki to plan and execute the Openlab Workshop. Anyone can view everything on this wiki, but you'll need to become a member if you want to make comments or edits.

Openlab is envisioned as a solutions lab, convener, and consultancydesigned to accelerate the speed and impact of transformational changein the GLAM (gallery, library, archive, and museum) sector

New: The Openlab Concept

...A one-pager to help people imagine what Openlab could become.

Watch this space for news...

Watch this wiki and @CLIRNews and @CLIRDLF on Twitter, as well as your favorite mailing lists and hashtags for news and updates. Email: openlabworkshop [at] gmail [dot] com Contact me user:edsonm

Next Steps

Announcing a date (in a few days)
Open call for unconference participation and Ignite talks
Invitations issued to workshop participants

About Openlab

Openlab is envisioned as a solutions lab, convener, and consultancy designed to accelerate the speed and impact of transformational change in the GLAM (gallery, library, archive, and museum) sector.
The National Endowment for the Humanities has funded, through a collaborative agreement with the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR), a two-day workshop and unconference to explore the Openlab concept. The workshop will be held in the Washington, DC area in the fall of 2015.
Six organizations have come together to convene the Workshop

[Council on Libraries and Information Resources] [National Endowment for the Humanities] [American Alliance of Museums] [American Library Association] [Digital Public Library of America] [Digital Library Federation]

NEH and CLIR announce funding for the Openlab Workshop

[press release] "Following NEH’s mission to provide Americans broad access to the humanities, Openlab is founded on the premise that GLAMs are critical institutions to the humanities and vital stewards of the cultural heritage materials used by researchers, teachers, students, and the broader American public." [press release] "Openlab is based on the premise that GLAMs have profound and important missions in society: to increase and disseminate knowledge, to encourage civic dialog and engagement, and to support individuals in their right to access and participate in culture."

Thanks! user:edsonm