Video: Recipients of Knight News Challenge for Libraries Provide Updates at ALA Midwinter Meeting 2016
Several recipients of the Knight News Challenge for Libraries (2015) provided updates about their projects during a panel at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston.
Highlights from the session can be found in the 3.5 minute video embedded below.
Speakers:
- Jason Griffey – Evenly Distributed
- Philipp Schmidt – Peer 2 Peer University
- Alison Macrina – Library Freedom Project
- Erin Berman – San Jose Public Library
See Also: Winners of Knight News Challenge on Libraries Announced, More than $3 Million Going to 22 Innovative Projects (January 30, 2015)
See Also: First Knight News Challenge of 2016 to Focus On Libraries (via Knight Foundation)
The 2016 challenge will launch next month.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.