IMLS staff group photo at close of #IMLSFocus day one, start up again today at 1000hr

"Us & Them | Me & You" my presentation for the #IMLSFocus meeting inc. @TranscribeSI @BioDivlibrary @FieldBookProj

Here's my talk for the IMLS Focus meeting:

Us and Them | Me and You | from swerve of shore to bend of bay: Take Down the Fences … Here Comes the Crowd. Martin R. Kalfatovic. IMLS Focus: Inspiration and Innovation in Libraries and museums 2015. New Orleans. 16 November 2015

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Us and Them | Me and You | from swerve of shore to bend of bay: Take Down the Fences … Here Comes the Crowd from Martin Kalfatovic

"Last 25, next 25" @DanCohen keynote at @imlsfocus meeting

Kit Matthews, @Imlsdirector kicking off #IMLSFocus

Maura Marx kicking off #IMLSFocus at @DCPL

Presentation at the #IMLSFocus meeting at New York Public Library, "A National Digital Platform: Tools for Innovation"

I had the privilege of being invited to the IMLS Focus Meeting at the New York Public Library (29 April 2014). The gathering of around forty or so people brought out many great ideas. The format was interesting with short panels on a variety of topics and then open discussion.

The webcast is now online.



I participated in "TOOLS: Encouraging Innovation" that was moderated by Mary Lee Kennedy, Chief Library Officer, New York Public Library -- @NYPL. The other participants were:

• Ben Vershbow, Manager, NYPL Labs -- @subsublibrary / @NYPL_Lab
• Tom Scheinfeldt , Associate Professor of Digital Media / Director of Digital Humanities at University of Connecticut -- @foundhistory / @UConn

At the meeting, we spoke without slides, but I fiddled with the talk a bit and added some slides, I think this represents what I said (but you can look at the webcast to get the live version!).

A National Digital Platform: Tools for Innovation. from Martin Kalfatovic

Nancy McGovern of @MITLlibraries w "Perspective on Skills" chart #IMLSFocus

Bob Horton, @US_IMLS, w wrapup Skills panel at #IMLSFocus (@JacksonDevious & N McGovern)

@IMLSDirector Hildreth and the Use panel at #IMLSFocus

Susan Gibbons from Yale and Bernie Margolis, New York State Librarian

@RLFrick of @CLIRDLF getting Content panel ready at #IMLSFocus

Coffee break and networking at #IMLSFocus

E Shore (@arlnews)at #IMLSFocus " time to focus down and make choices"

Jim Neal pinch hitting for @AOTUS intro-ing Infrastructure panel: @dancohen @brettbobley & E Shore (@ARLNews) #IMLSFocus

Plus a shout out to the Biodiversity Heritage Library

@NYPL Prez & CEO Marx and IMLS @MauraMarx kicking off #IMLSFocus

US Airways 2184: DCA to LGA

Gate 45