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Fellowships available to attend “Beyond Books” — apply by March 15
GRADUATE-STUDENT IMLS FELLOWSHIPS TO ATTEND “BEYOND BOOKS” APRIL 6-8 AT MIT CENTER FOR FUTURE CIVIC MEDIA; Cambridge event links journalists, librarians; APPLICATIONS CLOSED CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Some 30 partial fellowships, consisting of registration, travel and lodging stipends for graduate students, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Cambridge, civic outreach, engagement, fellowship, graduate students, IMLS, information science, Knight Commission, libraries, media, MIT, open information, stipend
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Beyond Books — Next JTM gathering in Boston brings journalists together with librarians
Libraries and legacy media always shared a common purpose — helping us acquire the information we need to be engaged, informed (and entertained) citizens. But they used different tools — newspapers, broadcast stations and books. Now they all share the … Continue reading
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Tagged citizens, conference, convening, engagement, librarians, library, literacy, technology
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BACKGROUND: ALA’s Center for Public Life initiative Options
BELOW FROM: http://discuss.ala.org/civicengagement/ ALSO SEE: The American Library Association launched the Center for Public Life: http://connect.ala.org/node/64933 . . . in conjunction with the Kettering Foundation in late 2009. The Center trains librarians from different types of libraries to convene … Continue reading
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