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<H1><FONT size=3>Excerpt from latest CAN Outreach blog:</FONT></H1>
<H1><FONT size=3>By starting an online dialogue, museums can take the lead role
in the community as builder, shaper and connector. The online and on-site
communities need to work together to transform the museum’s traditional spaces
into places where dialogue and education can occur. Here vital links between
cultures and social groups can be formed, placing small cultural institutions at
the centre of a community.</FONT></SPAN></H1></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=963131600-20042009><SPAN class=963131600-20042009>CAN's
Outreach blog is developing momentum. It has a list of posts open
for discussion on how new trends in digital media can promote our
collections online. We encourage an energetic exchange of ideas. Our
aim is to build a supportive community who are not only keen to adopt innovative
strategies but enjoy sharing their ideas. </SPAN><SPAN
class=963131600-20042009>If anyone would like to bring their own topics to CAN
Outreach, please email Sarah Rhodes at <A
href="mailto:enquiries@collectionsaustralia.net">enquiries@collectionsaustralia.net</A>.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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