[1st-mile-nm] Civic Switchboard

[Richard Lowenberg]

We all know that Libraries (in all their dimensions) are key
nodes amid the internetworking of societies.  They can serve
as anchor institutions for community fiber initiatives.
They can also be community content and applications providers.

Here's a small initiative of possible interest.
https://civic-switchboard.github.io

Civic Switchboard is an Institute of Museum and Library Services
supported effort that aims to develop the capacity of academic
and public libraries in civic data ecosystems.

This project encourages partnerships between libraries and local
data intermediaries; these partnerships will better serve data
users, further democratize data, and support equitable access to
information. The project will create a toolkit for libraries
interested in expanding (or beginning) their role around civic
information.

RL


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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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