Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

And how can nonprofits and public libraries actually make use of it? IP3 is a nonprofit social venture founded by Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES), a center at the University of Missouri that makes public data more accessible by turning it into visualizations. How big does the data have to be?

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2014

According to the brains of Wikipedia , digital footprints* are simply put “the trail of data that is left behind by users on digital services.” This page from Cleveland’s Public Library (Woot!) Casting Digital Shadows: What Is It, Really, and Remind Me Why I Care? …How'd it go?!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

to see if your nonprofit, charity, foundation, or public library is eligible for the new Office. Wikipane (PowerPoint 2013, Word 2013) helps you look up answers quickly by bringing Wikipedia content available directly in a Microsoft Office task pane. Apps for Office. Read more about them in Microsoft's Bing Blog.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2008

ers, Next week, I'll be going to DC for a meeting convened by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Museum and Library Services on "Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century." Over the last 50 years, public-facing museums and libraries in the U.S. Dear Museum 2.0-ers, Why are our current models failing?

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Closer to home, Andrew Sears built some publicity with his piece, " How Google and Social Entrepreneurs Perpetuate the Digital Divide Among Nonprofits. And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles? Money, it's a drag. Setting aside the problems with his numbers -- he notes that "While only 3.6%

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). SQLite – a small footprint C library that implements an ACID compliant DB engine. Unlike the others, that are released under varied open source licenses, the code for SQLite is public domain.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). SQLite – a small footprint C library that implements an ACID compliant DB engine. Unlike the others, that are released under varied open source licenses, the code for SQLite is public domain.

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Open Source Database Open Language 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

The subject application is against the public interest. The Wikipedia entry on this topic is extensive, and the most common usage in the marketplace is for the socially beneficial flavor of “social enterprise,” not the Salesforce one-year-old marketing campaign. The application is against the public interest.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2008

Institutions like the Library of Congress and the Powerhouse Museum are getting thousands of quality tags and comments on previously hidden away images. Efforts like Freebase , which hopes to be the wikipedia for data, are giving communities the ability to collaboratively share data. Who's sharing authority and how?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

Museums (and libraries) are trusted sources of information. They were both commissioned by organizations whose purpose is to support museums and libraries. In short, it limits museums from being places that are trusted as institutions of public engagement and interaction--the places many museums claim they want to be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Say you want to track mentions of a particular public issue or news item. Unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines, tagging is completely unstructured and freeform, allowing users to create connections between data anyway they want. Enable public feedback on assignments.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Originally published at TechSoup for Libraries. Moreover, many libraries, housing developments, community centers, and other organizations will soon receive new computers as a result of Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grants approved in the public computing category.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. If you are interested in having your nonprofit listed on the Giving Library, you can apply here. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

What is most exciting about the Sharing Economy is its embrace of a revitalized public square and a rejuvenated commitment to social good. Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

What’s in the crystal ball for museums and libraries? The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) has commissioned a preliminary proposal for an NAS (National Academy of Sciences) report on museums and libraries in the 21st century. What are the essential differences and similarities between libraries and museums?

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