Search

The article focuses on students of Brookwood Middle School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama helping to enhance museum exhibition by using technology called the physical web that uses blue tooth signals and smart phones and presents the views of the principal of Brookwood Middle School.

The article offers information on the challenges faced by the museums in U.S. Topics discussed include information on the increased public scrutiny of museum boards in the social arena; discussions on the impacts of the increasing technology and the role of public institutions on museums; and the information on the government policies to overcome the challenges to museums.

The article discusses technological advancements and their impact on the future of museums. Two technological innovations are discussed: machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, which may allow museums to customise experiences for individual visitors, and three-dimensional printing, which will enable the reproduction of fragile materials and objects. Particular emphasis is paid to how these technological innovations will impact the work of museum in Great Britain and the U.S.

The article presents information from a 2007 study by the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, which reports that the U.S. no longer has the best educated workforce in the world. The study indicates the need for highly skilled U.S. graduates is pressing, but the U.S. is ranked low in international studies of achievement. The authors suggest two criteria to ensure that U.S. workers can maintain their standard of living: the U.S. must match the best academic performance in the world, and it must offer the most creative and innovative workers. To meet those criteria the education system needs reform, which the author outlines in seven steps that would change the system radically. The acknowledge that the changes are difficult but maintain that they are necessary.

Covers updates on libraries in the U.S. as of November 2003. Grant issued by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to libraries and museums for research, digitization, collaboration, Native Americans; Distance education service established by the Northeast Document Conservation Center in Andover, Massachusetts; Collaboration between the New Media Consortium and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Native American tribal communities and Alaska native villages to improve local library service.

Reports on the decision of the University of California/Los Angeles Department of Library and Information Science to omit the word 'library' from the title of its masters program. Reasons for the decision and need for a new name; Apprehensions from library employees; Complaints including lack of professional identity; Comments form Department Chair Michele Cloonan.