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Smithsonian Institution Libraries Strategic Planning•Began 2/2008•Hired a Consultant•Involved other SI partners; SIL Board•Included Web 2.0 initiatives

Dr. G. Wayne Clough, 12th Secretary of the SmithsonianTechnology and new modes of communication based on the World Wide Web are dramatically altering the way people access, interact with and communicate knowledge.

Smithsonian Strategic Planning•Began Fall 2008 FEDLINK Membership Meeting

6/2/09

Smithsonian 2.0 (http://smithsonian20.si.edu/)• A Gathering to Re-Imagine the Smithsonian in the Digital Age

•How does SI effectively serve its growing virtual visitors?• How does SI deliver to those visitors 137 million artifacts, works of art and scientific specimens in its collections?•How does SI do so in an engaging, educational manner?

• Smithsonian 2.0 Forum – Opening a dialog• All Access vs. Controlled Access • Strategize vs. Explore • Free vs. Charge a Fee


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