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Taking It to the Streets: Summit on the Value of Libraries, Archives and Museums in a Changing World

Date

December 5, 2016 13:00 - December 6, 2016 16:30

Location

Ottawa

Details

Website: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/events/Pages/2016/Summit-on-libraries-archives-museums.aspx

Library and Archives Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Museums Association (CMA), is pleased to present Taking it to the Streets: Summit on the Value of Libraries, Archives and Museums in a Changing World

We live in digital times, when memory itself might seem unnecessary. But memory institutions are not dead; they are not even gasping for air.

Libraries, archives and museums (LAMs) are some of the most enthusiastic adopters of new information technologies. They have adapted and reinvented themselves by offering everything from help with business start-ups to sleepovers with dinosaurs, and generating unexpected revenues.

When budgets are tight and the market for information is crowded, LAMs are being called on more and more to demonstrate their value. The Summit will help define where memory institutions fit in a world of smartphones, mobile apps, music sequencers, virtual reality, 3D printers and crowdsourcing.

This Summit will explore dimensions of the social and economic value offered by libraries, archives and museums; share research in this field; provide networking opportunities between LAM practitioners and experts; and identify further actions the LAM community might take to build on the discussions.

Please register by emailing: bac.marketing.lac@canada.ca

For those who cannot attend the Summit in person, some sessions will be offered via Facebook Live. You can also follow the event on Twitter using the hashtag #LAM.

Confirmed speakers from across Canada and the world include:

  • Alex Benay, President and CEO, Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation;
  • Simon Brault, Director and CEO, Canada Council for the Arts;
  • Graham Flack, Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage;
  • Donna Livingstone, President and CEO, Glenbow Museum;
  • Mark O’Neill, President and CEO, Canadian Museum of History;
  • John Roberts, Chief Privacy Officer and Archivist of Ontario;
  • Maureen Sawa, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Victoria Public Library;
  • R.H. Thomson, actor and playwright;
  • Liz White, Head of Strategy Development, The British Library; and
  • Pamela Wright, Chief Innovation Officer, National Archives and Records Administration.

Presentations will be in English or French, with simultaneous interpretation.

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Franklin at susan.franklin@canada.ca