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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Machine Learning, predictive modeling, and natural language processing are a few of the ways AI makes data more meaningful. Predictive modeling reveals future outcomes and trends with greater accuracy than traditional methods, enabling proactive decision-making and change management. It’s free with limited usage.

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Navigating the Conundrum of Auxiliaries

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Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system. This is where collaboration is especially crucial. A Path to Change.

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What Nonprofits and Libraries Can Learn from Zappos Culture

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Before the American Library Association’s Annual Conference , I had the privilege of taking a tour of the shoe retailer’s main office to see what libraries and nonprofits could learn from the company. The tour was organized by a group of library consultants from Kixal, Anneal, and Clarion Collaborative.

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What Nonprofits and Libraries Can Learn from Zappos Culture

Tech Soup

Before the American Library Association’s Annual Conference , I had the privilege of taking a tour of the shoe retailer’s main office to see what libraries and nonprofits could learn from the company. The tour was organized by a group of library consultants from Kixal, Anneal, and Clarion Collaborative.

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Reduce Travel with Online Collaboration

Tech Soup

This updated blog post from the campaign explores some ways to increase online collaboration and also reduce travel and work efficiency. Online collaboration is one of these generic terms that seems to lose meaning the more people use it. Why Is Online Collaboration Green? Cloud Services for Collaborating.

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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

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"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. This new hierarchy model is the basis for my exploration of virtual media as a delivery mode."

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Upcoming Webinar July 24: Kickstarter, Uber, Airbnb, Oh My! What the Sharing Economy Means for Social Good

Tech Soup

We've written about the new collaborative economy, also called the sharing economy, here on the TechSoup Blog and on TechSoup for Libraries. What does it mean for the nonprofit, library, or social benefit sector, when the economy shifts away from traditional jobs and toward "gig" employment?

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