Setting A Course For Smithsonian 2.0

The Smithsonian has posted a preliminary version of its Web and new media strategy that details ways in which the institution wants to overhaul its digital experience and promote a new learning model that helps people along their "lifelong learning journeys." 1) Update the Smithsonian Digital Experience: Build on excellence and the potential for excellence throughout the Institution by focusing on Web-publishing fundamentals and improving access to collections, community, and content across all platforms. 2) Update the Smithsonian Learning Model: Support new kinds of learning, innovation, and knowledge creation inside and outside the Institution. 3) Balance Autonomy and Control within the Smithsonian: Balance the benefits and risks of central control and creative autonomy while binding oversight and operations to a shared vision for the future.