Web Junction

Web Junction

"In 2002, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded OCLC Online Computer Library Center a three-year grant to build a portal for public libraries and other organizations that provide public access to information. Building on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's five-year Library Program, which has provided over 40,000 computers with Internet access to more than 10,000 libraries across the United States and Canada, WebJunction was initially the work of five organizations, led by OCLC.

"Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, OCLC is a nonprofit organization that provides computer-based cataloging, reference, resource sharing, and preservation services to more than 56,000 libraries in 91 countries and territories across the world. For the initial grant, OCLC partners for the WebJunction project were:


 * The Colorado State Library: initial needs assessment and evaluation
 * The Benton Foundation: online community development
 * Isoph: online learning management
 * TechSoup: technology related content and community building

Advisory Committees
Accessed April 2008:

WebJunction


 * Laura Breeden, Education Development Center, Inc.
 * Martin Gomez, Urban Libraries Council
 * Andy C. Gordon, University of Washington
 * John D. Hales, Jr., Suwannee River Regional Library
 * Marilyn Gell Mason, Committee Chair, WebJunction
 * George Needham, OCLC Online Computer Library Center
 * Kate Nevins, SOLINET (Southeastern Library Network)
 * Jill Nishi, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 * Loriene Roy, University of Texas at Austin
 * Daniel Walters, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
 * Kendall Wiggin, Connecticut State Library
 * Alane Wilson

E-Learning


 * Mike Crandall, University of Washington
 * Jim Federico, Microsoft
 * Sari Feldman, Cuyahoga County Public Library
 * Jaime Greene, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
 * Dottie Hiebing, Metropolitan New York Library Council
 * Holly Hinman, InfoPeople
 * Bonnie Juergens, Amigos Library Services
 * Marilyn Gell Mason, Committee Chair, WebJunction
 * Karen Strege, Western Council of State Libraries
 * Phil Turner, University of North Texas
 * Mary Wegner, State Library of Iowa

Contact

 * Web: http://www.webjunction.org