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@PamelaSW Pamela Wright Chief Innovation Officer Innovation at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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The National Archives 12 billion textual records Flagship in Washington D.C. on the Mall and research facility in College Park, MD 12 Regional Facilities 13 Presidential Libraries 3500 staff

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The Past is Prologue Administrations Open Government Directive Transparency Participation Collaboration Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) David Ferriero Transformation Reorganization Innovation

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4 blogs.archives.gov/aotus @DFerriero

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Wikipedia Google, Wikipedia Wikipedia v. archives.gov 2010: Wikipedian In Residence 2014: FTE Wikipedian Over 100,000 images from NARAs catalog in WikiCommons Building community

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Todays Document Primary Goals: Build Awareness and Appreciation of National Archives Mission and Holdings Public Engagement Education Platform Advantages: Highly visual less is more Viral Nature of Reblogs Followers bring more followers, more than any other platform

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Changing the Way We Do our Work

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President Barack Obama January 21, 2009 Remarks by the President in Welcoming Senior Staff and Cabinet Secretaries to the White House Our commitment to openness means more than simply informing the American people about how decisions are made. It means recognizing that Government does not have all the answers, and that public officials need to draw on what citizens know. 13

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The Next Gen AudienceTechnologyContent

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Platform for the Obsessives

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Think Small Then Big

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Are we there yet? ExpectationReality

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24 hours of Happy