Accessibility, Library and Wikipedia

Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. To bring the power of books to everybody on this planet, we must make books truly accessible. Third, the print book is not universally accessible.

Accessibility

Accessibility eBook People Copyright

National Library Week and Bookshare

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2009

Guest Blog from Amy McNeely, Bookshare Librarian This past week, April 12th through April 18th, was National Library Week. Every year, the American Library Association picks a different theme for the occasion. This year’s theme was “Worlds connect @ your library.” Bookshare is a unique library. Library 2.0

Library

Library National India Wikipedia

Why We're Blacking Out Sites: PIPA and SOPA

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2012

We're not alone: far larger sites like Wikipedia and Google and hundreds of others (if not thousands). We're not alone: far larger sites like Wikipedia and Google and hundreds of others (if not thousands). Like almost all libraries, we're scrupulous in following the law, because we're serving incredibly important communities.

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Site Copyright Wikipedia Law

Webinars

How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

YouTube and Wikipedia are usually first choices for information seekers. " Dr. Valerie Hill is an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Science and is also a librarian herself. The Rise of Virtual Libraries. Virtual libraries aren't a new phenomenon.

Second Life

Second Life Library Virtual Life

…Who Knows What About Me?! Four Tools that Show You How You’re Tracked Online

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? check out Me and My Shadow’s Flipcards.

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Track Tools Online Cleveland

Reduce Travel with Online Collaboration

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The TechSoup admin fee for eligible nonprofits and libraries is $40.00. It is currently available for nonprofits and libraries at an admin fee of $265 plus $9 per user license. The most famous wiki is of course Wikipedia. The TechSoup nonprofit and library admin fee for a Wikispaces subscription is $10 per year.

Collaboration

Collaboration Wikispaces Online Wiki

Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century in 714 Words (or less)

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, From the Web 2.0

Museum

Museum Library Participatory Wikipedia

Big Data, Philanthropy, and Health at SOCAP13

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?

Philanthropy

Philanthropy Data San Francisco Missouri

The Digital Divide Doesn't Exist

NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

It's the definite article that causes problems, implying there's an easy way to think about the issues surrounding the inequitable access to technology -- and perhaps an easy solution. Sure, the average price of a computer has been falling for years, but that doesn't take into account the recurring cost of Internet access.

Digital

Digital Laptop Mali Myspace

Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

I’ve been using varied Unix-based databases since then (as well as others including Access and Filemaker Pro), and most have been open source. You can access a MySQL database via many many different drivers that people have written for just about any programming language. So here is my current survey of the landscape.

Open Source

Open Source Database Open Language

Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

I’ve been using varied Unix-based databases since then (as well as others including Access and Filemaker Pro), and most have been open source. You can access a MySQL database via many many different drivers that people have written for just about any programming language. So here is my current survey of the landscape.

Open Source

Open Source Database Open Language

Opposing Salesforce.com attempt to TM "Social Enterprise"

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

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.

Social

Social Literacy Open Source Application

Guest Post from Museums and the Web: Bryan Kennedy

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. Some of the largest web ventures are opening the doors to their content by giving savvy scripters direct access to the databases that drive these sites using programatic interfaces or APIs.

Museum

Museum Web Teen Flickr

10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

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. Nonprofit organizations, libraries, and educational institutions are experimenting with "user-generated" or community-powered campaigns.

Remix

Remix Professional Technorati Wiki

Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy

Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

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. This is part of the Sharing Economy with the most transformative potential: the ability to address societal inequities and envision new ecological solutions.

Share

Share Portland San Francisco Russia

Notes from the Future: Reflections on the IMLS Meeting on Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century

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?

Library

Library Museum Reflection Alternative

Nonprofit Technology