1. Public Libraries in Action in the Digital Age Joyce Ray University College London Johns Hopkins University European Congress on E-inclusion 2011
2. Institute of Museum & Library Services Primary source of federal support for the 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums in the US, through research, convening and grant-making http://www.imls.gov/
3. IMLS Library Grant Programs Grants to States (formula funding) National Competitive Grant Programs http://www.imls.gov/
4. New York Public Library Staff blogs engage audiences http://www.nypl.org/voices
5. Learning Labs in libraries and museums supportstudents as creators Partnership of IMLS and The MacArthur Foundation Chicago Public Library YOU media Lab
6. Project Compass: Lifeline for the Unemployed Librarians learn online how to partner with community service organizations to provide comprehensive support services to the unemployed http://www.webjunction.org/workforce-resources
7. The Learner Web: Web-based Adult Learning http://www.learnerweb.org/infosite/index.html
8. Framework for Digital Inclusion National Broadband Plan issued by the Federal Communications Commission in March 2010, called on IMLS to provide leadership to libraries and community-based organizations IMLS Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities establishes principles of digital inclusion to help communities assess their needs (partnership with University of Washington and International City/County Management Association) http://www.broadband.gov/
20. Next Steps in Digital Inclusion Roll-out events with community & leadership forums (Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, & Bangor, Maine) in September and October Online survey Final plan released January 2012 Possible certification program for digitally inclusive communities
21. Connecting Content Thru a New National Resource Digital Public Library of America http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
22. Large-Scale Aggregation IMLS Digital Collections and Content Registry University of Illinois Urbana Champaign http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/