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. (To request a membership click the little doohickey in the top right corner of the window.)

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

Workshop Organizers and Co-Conveners

The Openlab Workshop is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities [of Digital Humanities] and [of Public Programs] in a cooperative agreement with The Council on Library and Information Resources. Workshop partners/co-conveners are the American Alliance of Museums [for the Future of Museums], [American Library Association] [for the Future of Libraries], The [Public Library of America], the [Library Federation] and [New!] the Metropolitan New York Library Council.

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Call for proposals coming soon...

Would you like to give an Ignite talk to kick off the Openlab unconference and workshop? Watch this space for news.

New: Openlab Workshop Dates Announced

The Openlab Workshop will be held on December 1 and 2, 2015, in the Washington, DC area. A public unconference and Ignite talks will be held on the afternoon of December 1. An invitation-only planning and discovery workshop will be held on December 2. Watch this space for a call-for-proposals for the Ignite talks ;) user:edsonm

The Openlab Concept

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

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 on December 1-2 in the Washington, DC area.

[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."

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

Open call for unconference participation and Ignite talks
Invitations issued to workshop participants

Thanks!

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