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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:12:22 -0500
From: Jamie McClelland
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PUMP UP THE VOLUME: PRESERVE A PUBLIC SPACE IN CYBERSPACE!
For more information, visit: http://www.lff.org/advocacy/public.html or contact Jamie McClelland (800-542-1918, jamiem@lff.org).
This February, on the third anniversary of the E-rate, the law authorizing discounted telecommunications services for libraries and schools, Libraries for the Future is sponsoring two events that bring together a diverse group of public library, community television, museum, community technology, and independent media advocates to pump up support for electronic public spaces.
First, LFF will release PUBLIC SPACE IN CYBERSPACE: LIBRARY ADVOCACY FOR THE INFORMATION AGE. This booklet documents many of the ways public libraries and other organizations are designing public spaces in cyberspace. Combining best practices with down to earth policy information, PUBLIC SPACE IN CYBERSPACE includes profiles of the latest free, innovative library based Internet and computer programs, public libraries experimenting with communication and information services rarely seen on the library agenda, and a digital policy primer written for the beginner. This booklet shows through example the common threads uniting public libraries, public information, public media, public policy and our right to information. Check Libraries for the Future's website in February to access a free online version. Print orders will be available for $9.95. To reserve a copy, contact Jamie McClelland (jamiem@lff.org).
In addition, on February 2, 1999, Libraries for the Future, the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, and the Walker Art Center will present a forum discussion entitled: LENDING CULTURE, MAKING MEDIA: LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS IN THE DIGITAL AGE. In the future will libraries become the lenders of culture? Will museums become the repositories of information? New digital technologies make it possible for artists to make their work accessible over the Internet. At the same time, these technologies allow museums and public libraries to "lend" their collections and archives in ways never before possible. This panel discussion examines the ways artists, particularly independent video and film makers, use the Internet to exhibit and distribute their work, how public libraries and museums work together to create digital media and information collections, and finally how we can preserve public access to the Internet so everyone can participate. The forum will take place at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN and will be free to the public. Free copies of PUBLIC SPACE IN CYBERSPACE will be available for those that attend.
Libraries for the Future (LFF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to information equity, literacy and the preservation and renewal of libraries as essential tools for a democratic society. The Association for Independent Video and Filmmakers (AIVF) is a national service organization for independent media, providing programs and services, as well as a sense of community. The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences that focuses on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time.
For more information, contact: Jamie McClelland, Libraries for the Future, jamiem@lff.org, 800-542-1918.
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Jamie McClelland Access Harlem/Harlem Partnership Center Minisink Townhouse 646 Lenox Ave., 3rd Floor New York, NY 10030 tel: 212-283-7477 fax: 212-283-7149 jamiem@lff.org
Libraries for the Future 121 W. 27th Street, #1102 New York, NY 10001 tel: 212-352-2330 / 800-542-1918 fax: 212-352-2342 http://www.lff.org
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