Headline Round-Up – Weeks of Jan. 9 &16

This is a features I have been wanting to start for some time…a round-up of interesting and relevant stories I have read. Here’s the first round!

FROM THE MARKET EARLY AMERICA BLOG

Remember To Follow Copyright Laws (Jan. 10)

MUSEUMS/LIBRARIES/DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

January 2012 IMLS Profile: Boston Children’s Museum Finds Community is Great Teacher (Jan.) – Museum finds a creative way to partner with community organizations

Yes We Scan! (Jan. 10)- The National Archives considers digitizing its collections

Petition to the White House to Digitize All Public Government Info (Jan. 12)

Digital Learning Day is February 1 – How can museums get involved?

FROM THE MUSEUM TRENCHES

Series of Posts on the New First Ladies Exhibit at the National Museum of American History

Introducing the Children’s Book Club Blog (Jan 10 – Monticello)

“The Daily Show” Highlights Paul Jennings (Jan. 5 – Montpelier)

From the Staff of Life to the Fluffy White Wonder: A Short History of Bread (Jan. 19 – Tenement Museum)

SOCIAL MEDIA/ONLINE MARKETING

Be Generous: Offer Facebook Timeline Covers (Jan. 11) – a great way for you to encourage your supporters to promote you on Facebook!

QR Codes on Cardboard: That’s One Way to Raise Money for a UK Homeless Charity (Jan. 9) – creative use of QR codes!

Facebook Kills Fake Historical Profiles (Jan. 11) – This is too bad, because I know of a lot of history museums using the same technique to interact with people.

Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits (Jan. 11)

A New Breed? 7 Roles of the Content Marketing “Engineer” (Jan. 9) – A question I get a lot if “how much new content should we post? This article covers that topic, as well as how to track it all.

Facebook Grows a Soul, Not Crops (Jan. 12)

BUSINESS OF MUSEUMS/SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES

At the Colorado Symphony, Half-Steps Toward a “Consumer-First Business Model” (Jan. 6) – Does your strategic plan suffer from some of the same problems as the Colorado Symphony’s? Are you thinking “outside the box” in practice or only on paper?

Online Shoppers Are Rooting for the Little Guy (Jan. 15)

Report Says Think About This: $1 of State Investment in Arts and Culture Creates $51 for Economy (Jan. 18)