[WEB4LIB] Re: Virtual Communities and their management

[Matt]

The Net at Two Rivers site was incorrect on the last posting.
see http://www.n2r.net

-Matt

Matt wrote:

> Chistopher, All,
>
> You might be interested in the Indiana Digital County Network.
> http://www.indico.net I finished development on it in March of this year.  It is
> a comprehensive subject classification system for all institutions and
> organizations on a county by county level. (92 in all)  It was highlighted in
> Government Technology magazine in August 1998  in their monthly 50 state review.
>
> There are over 30 self sustaining community nets in Indiana. Some counties have
> more than one.  This initiative was created to encourage the participation from
> the remaining counties toward ownership by or within the county.   Most of the
> remaining counties are rural, however several rural counties already have very
> strong web presences. The Government and Education sections in all 92 counties
> more populated with URL's than other sections.  Other more locally specific data
> is best integrated localy than by the State.
>
> Be sure to check to vision statement more on strategy.  It was written in
> conjunction and resources were shared with the http://www.n2.net Net at Two
> Rivers. (an 18 county region in Nortern California and Nevada)
>
> Note the 92 courthouse photos.  They were taken by a IU Journalism Prof Emeritas
> who happened to have a coffetable book out of print.  We scanned the slides to
> Kodak Photo CD.  He was a Pulitzer Proze nominee in 1948 for the Little Rock
> Integration.
>
> All the best,
>
> -Matt
>
> RUMBAUGH Christopher D wrote:
>
> > I'm working on a graduate school paper on Virtual Communities and their
> > management, with implications for libraries.
> >
> > I'm particularly interested in doing a sort of "country study" in this regard
> > related to Finland.  I have located information and done some exploration of
> > "Virtual Helsinki" and their attempt to merge many online aspects (photo
> > archive, ecommerce, etc.) into this city wide virtual community.  Also I've
> > seen a bit on work in the Oulu area as well.
> >
> > Any sources of info/research of this kind would be of interest, particularly
> > from non library science literature.
> >
> > I'd be happy to forward my findings to the list when I'm finished (if anyone
> > cares!)
> >
> > TIA
> > ____________________________________
> > Christopher D. Rumbaugh
> > Oregon State Library
> > LSTA / State Data Coordinator
> > (503) 378-2112 x254
> > <christopher.d.rumbaugh at state.or.us>
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See http://www.ihets.org
Ring 317.263.8919