What are the competencies required for professionals in museums and libraries to succeed
in the information age?
What are the changing and ongoing career development and training models needed for
professionals in cultural and heritage institutions?
What will be the effects of outsourcing and Internet open sourcing on the staffing
models of museums and libraries? What traditional salaried positions will be retained and
what positions will be invented, added, or augmented to make museums and libraries
productive in a new workplace reality?
What kinds of skills, knowledge, experience, and ideas are emerging leaders, students,
and young professionals bringing to the museum and library field? How will they impact
museums and libraries as their professional careers unfold? How can they be a part of
planning for the future?