Digital library infrastructures must not simply work. They must also manifest the core principles... more Digital library infrastructures must not simply work. They must also manifest the core principles of libraries and archives. Since 2014, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has engaged with stakeholders from diverse library communities to consider collaborative approaches to building digital library tools and services. The “national digital platform” for libraries, archives, and museums is the framework that resulted from these dialogs.1 One key feature of the national digital platform (NDP) is the anchoring of core library principles within the development of digital tools and services. This essay explores how NDP-funded projects enact library principles as part of the national framework. The NDP represents the combination of software applications, social and technical infrastructures, and staff expertise that provide digital content, collections, and services to users. As libraries, archives, and museums increasingly
Connected Learning is a research-based education approach that makes learning relevant to young p... more Connected Learning is a research-based education approach that makes learning relevant to young people, to real life and real work, and to the realities of the digital age, where rapid change is constant. Connected Learning links young people to their interests, to inspiring peers and mentors, and to online tools so that they can build on the learning that they do in school and at home. Learning Labs are programs and spaces in museums and libraries where Connected Learning comes to life. Equipped with engaging digital media tools and trained mentors, Learning Labs empower and motivate learners to identify and pursue their true passions—and turn those passions into pathways to new skills and knowledge. Learning Labs help teens pursue their interests, build a supportive network of mentors and peers, and link their passions to academic achievement, a meaningful career, or civic engagement. This paper discusses the Connected Learning model, and how to engage youth through effective Lear...
Digital library infrastructures must not simply work. They must also manifest the core principles... more Digital library infrastructures must not simply work. They must also manifest the core principles of libraries and archives. Since 2014, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has engaged with stakeholders from diverse library communities to consider collaborative approaches to building digital library tools and services. The “national digital platform” for libraries, archives, and museums is the framework that resulted from these dialogs.1 One key feature of the national digital platform (NDP) is the anchoring of core library principles within the development of digital tools and services. This essay explores how NDP-funded projects enact library principles as part of the national framework. The NDP represents the combination of software applications, social and technical infrastructures, and staff expertise that provide digital content, collections, and services to users. As libraries, archives, and museums increasingly
Connected Learning is a research-based education approach that makes learning relevant to young p... more Connected Learning is a research-based education approach that makes learning relevant to young people, to real life and real work, and to the realities of the digital age, where rapid change is constant. Connected Learning links young people to their interests, to inspiring peers and mentors, and to online tools so that they can build on the learning that they do in school and at home. Learning Labs are programs and spaces in museums and libraries where Connected Learning comes to life. Equipped with engaging digital media tools and trained mentors, Learning Labs empower and motivate learners to identify and pursue their true passions—and turn those passions into pathways to new skills and knowledge. Learning Labs help teens pursue their interests, build a supportive network of mentors and peers, and link their passions to academic achievement, a meaningful career, or civic engagement. This paper discusses the Connected Learning model, and how to engage youth through effective Lear...
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