Author Archives: Bill Densmore

WEBINAR: Strategic partnerships for librarians and journalists

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Bill Densmore

What’s needed to create new partnerships among librarians and journalists that support community engagement? Journalism That Matters is conducting research and expects during 2012 to develop a resource center — virtual and real — and gatherings to help answer that … Continue reading →

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NEW: Slide deck for ALA-New Orleans

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Bill Densmore

Download and view our  PDF-file slide deck for the American Library Association convention in New Orleans.  (CLICK TO DOWNLOAD)

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CONSENSUS? The opportunity for journalist/librarian collaboration

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Bill Densmore

A draft consensus statement for journalist/librarian collaboration is circulating after garnering support at “Beyond Books: News, Literacy, Democracy and America’s Libraries,” a two-day Journalism That Matters symposium in Cambridge April 6-7. On Thursday, participants in “Beyond Books” moved to the … Continue reading →

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Three notions of community: Engagement, dialog, commons

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Bill Densmore

WATCH VIDEO At the Beyond Books convening organized by Journalism That Matters at the MIT Center for Future Civic Media, April 6, 2011, three short talks by experts on community catalyze roundtable discussions by some 100 participants. Bill Densmore introduces … Continue reading →

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David Weinberger at “Beyond Books” — what’s the opposite of long-form thought?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Bill Densmore

WATCH VIDEO OF WEINBERGER’S TALK What’s the opposite of long-form thought? Is it web-thought. David Weinberger helps catalyze the conversations at “Beyond Books” as he talks about how knowledge is becoming transitional, not fixed in form. “A web of knowledge … Continue reading →

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The conversation starts: Best possible outcomes . . . and table talk

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Bill Densmore

As the conversation starts at “Beyond Books” read what 90 folks are saying the best possible outcomes could be of our day-and-a-half-together. And read what some tables reported they discussed on Wednesday evening.

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QUICKLINKS: Beyond Books — JTM at MIT / April 6, 2011

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Bill Densmore

Video clips at Ustream Fast access to critical resources: MAIN POST ABOUT EVENT EVENT NEWS AND UPDATES — Our Google Groups listserv — check for news FOLLOW TWITTER: biblionews (or search hashtag #biblionews) Video — Live streaming and video archives from … Continue reading →

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A dialogue about fostering dialogue Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell and the “Four Freedoms Forums”

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Bill Densmore

For several years, Laurie Norton Moffatt has been thinking and writing about the role of public institutions in creating and fostering community. Moffatt is director of the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., the living repository of works by the … Continue reading →

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Idaho libraries ready to test effect of rural broadband upgrade; student video encyclopedia access

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Bill Densmore

Opening up public and educational multimedia resources to direct public use is an emerging challenge and opportunity for both librarians and journalists. A unique collaboration between Idaho Public Television and Boston’s WGBH Educational Foundation, will launch in May to do … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Streaming and archived video from “Beyond Books”

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Bill Densmore

Bookmark this page to watch the video stream from “Beyond Books,” and to find archived video post-event.

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