Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

People rely on their neighborhood library to borrow books, magazines, and movies. Providence Community Library (PCL) is leading the way. PCL is a nonprofit network of nine neighborhood libraries that provide free, accessible library services and serve as vibrant neighborhood hubs. But borrowing the Internet?

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Many association execs expressed the belief that declining trust is affecting their industry, including execs from higher education, medicine, public health, foreign affairs, media, real estate, government, technology, science, veterinary medicine, and libraries.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

"We're moving from a 'top down' model where high quality resources were once published through peer review and traditional authority-based publishing modes to a different model," she explained. The Rise of Virtual Libraries. Virtual libraries aren't a new phenomenon. Success in Second Life.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The technical advisers reviewed the treaty specifically to look at how authorized entities and consumers with print disabilities would be able to operate if the treaty passed in its current form (with all bracketed material omitted) or with some of the bracketed additions included.

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Neon CRM

MAY 1, 2023

For example, say a library organization wanted to restore a historic local library. They may decide to hold an informational event at that library to engage individuals who are already connected to it. I used to come to this library all the time when I was a little girl.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

For the content of books, this flexibility is expressed in ideas like public domain, when the copyright owned by the author or publisher ends at some point. We have an array of copyright exceptions that cover the activities of archives and libraries, especially fair use and the copyright exception that benefits people with disabilities.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2012

This post was authored by Dawn Krause, TechSoup webinar producer. Cloud computing is a hot topic for nonprofits and libraries, as evidenced by. Watch the webinar archive to gain a broad understanding of the cloud computing issues facing nonprofits and libraries. transitioning to the cloud. member organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. AI and Libraries: A consortium of 14 public libraries is banding together to look at the potential benefits and risks of AI and public libraries and educate the public.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

The View from an Authorized Entity Many Bookshare users (and potential Bookshare users!) However, as the founder of the Bookshare online library, we have a great deal at stake in how the Treaty gets implemented. Defines Authorized Entity. What’s in it; what does it mean; how does it affect Bookshare members? Article 2(c).

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

This vast library contains more than 34,000 freely available philanthropic resources authored by organizations in our sector—including reports, case studies, surveys, toolkits, and more. At Candid, we believe that sharing and learning from one another helps empower our sector’s collective success. 

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

School principals will often run this type of fundraiser by promising that the school principle will shave his head, or wear a chicken costume for a day, or run twenty laps around the school singing show tunes, but only if the kids raise $10,000 for new school computers or library books or a new school van. How about you?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. But, some companies want to empty the library shelves and insist that only books that can’t be purchased are allowed to be stocked in such libraries. Bookshare was created under the Section 121 U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Bookshare has successfully piloted an international library for the blind, but we’ve barely begun to remedy the global book famine. Bookshare now has hundreds of titles in Hindi, Tamil, and Spanish, and we recently announced a partnership with the government of Qatar to develop an Arabic language service.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2010

Bookshare is adding so much content that favourite authors of mine are creeping into the collection without my noticing. Footnote: NLS stands for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, part of the U.S. Library of Congress and the nation's number one provider of books for blind people.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

When Bookshare was first created, we conceived of the concept of a digital library built by the people who use the library, instead of solely by librarians deciding what people with print disabilities should read. Tags: volunteer blind library Lyons Bookshare. Using a provision of U.S. Bookshare Volunteers are the best!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Wouldn''t that create more demand for our Bookshare online library? You might ask: why would an organization that in many ways provides a competitive alternative to e-readers object to e-readers being exempted from accessibility requirements?

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 20, 2020

For example, the Free Library of Philadelphia operates a Regional Foundation Center at its main branch in Center City, Philadelphia – See if a Regional Foundation Center exists in your area. The post 6 Places to Find Grants for Your Non-Profit first appeared on The Fundraising Authority.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 9, 2020

Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” At a speed of change unlike every before.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

On the bright side here in the United States, it’s now fully accepted that making accessible versions of books for people with print disabilities is lawful based on fair use, as has been recently affirmed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

A copyright exception allows specialist organizations (generally a government agency or disability NGO or library) to make an accessible version of a published book without having to get permission from the author or publisher. I was honored to be part of a WBU-convened expert team that authored the original draft of the treaty.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. Leadership and decision-making come from adoption not from executive authority.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

—– The Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference takes place Febrary 28-March 2 in Austin, TX, and I’m SO honored to be a keynote speaker! The keynote will focus on “Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation”. Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community.

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2021

Do they have a library of on demand trainings on how to use their tool? Author information Rachel Muir Founder at Girlstart Rachel Muir, CFRE transforms individuals into confident, successful fundraisers. Customer support . Do they have live chat and how quickly do you get a response?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

Bookshare As followers of this blog know, Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people with print disabilities. Our commitment is to provide access to books for those who are unable to read a traditional print format and to do so without harming the economic interests of authors and publishers.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2013

This post was authored by Brenda Hough and was originally published on TechSoup for Libraries. One of the things I like best about working with TechSoup for Libraries is our connection to TechSoup , which provides opportunities for me to think beyond libraries and to consider technology in the broader non-profit environment.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S., Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust. when we bring them to developing world countries. What’s next?

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NCE Social Media

APRIL 16, 2013

News from individuals, media, and authorities was pushed out quickly. What happens on Twitter stays in the Library of Congress. Many took to social media to share news quickly to say that they were okay, instructions on how to find help and how to give help. Some posted prayers and comforting quotes. Pictures and videos were shared.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Cynthia Adams, CEO of TechSoup donor partner GrantStation , recently did an important online training webinar on how rural charities and libraries can get grants. If your charity or library happens to be located in rural America, it's not your imagination that it is harder to get grant funding in rural locations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 21, 2009

Volunteer work Hello Bookshare Team, "The Adventures Of Eddy And Teddy Too Teff" by Lorraine Wooding was given to Robin Seaman by the author was very eager to have it in our collection. Here's a link to this new book in our library : [link] Rick Bookshare Lab. Tags: volunteer Laurie Pavi Author Costa Robin Bookshare Rick.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 27, 2015

Moreover, the UK, which is generally pro-Treaty, has political reasons to not bow to EU authority at this time. We also hope to lend our Bookshare online library infrastructure to developing world countries not currently able to build their own online library at this time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” At a speed of change unlike every before.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

But this is more than a simple report on a highly successful leadership program that takes a systems approach to serving an underserved community, it is the authors playbook of how to design and implement a program, including facilitation recipes for designing meetings.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people who are blind or otherwise disabled when it comes to reading print. The deal was: help people with disabilities that can't access books and don't hurt the economic interests of the publishers (and authors). Work directly with publishers and authors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help the organization get authorized for receiving donations on Facebook. Use the Foundation Directory at the library or a university to find foundations out of state. About the Author. Help maintain membership hygiene by ensuring donor records are accurate, spelled correctly, and that bouncing emails are cleaned, etc.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2018

Alan Adamson , co-author of the new book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” At a speed of change unlike every before.

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