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

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These functions put facts in the hands of CEOs, boards of directors, and any other leader who, in an increasingly competitive environment, must take off their rose-colored glasses and see that their pet pony is actually a nag. AI provides a satellite image of an entire data landscape. These are some enhancements gained with AI.

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5 Oculus Quest Tips for Nonprofits New to the Metaverse

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The ability to build and customize your home environment, according to Meta, is coming soon along with the ability to invite your Oculus friends for a visit. The universal menu includes: Apps : View and launch apps from your library. Profile : Select your profile image to access your profile.

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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

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Valerie Hill is an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Science and is also a librarian herself. She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries.

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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

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Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. We of course got lots of great stories, and our winner is the Pottsboro Area Library. When librarian Dianne Connery came to the library a few years ago, she found a classic small town library situated in a converted post office building with the requisite institutional green paint job.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

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Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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PowerMyLearning: Free Online Education Games and Videos for Nonprofits and Libraries

Tech Soup

Of course libraries are all about education in its various forms. CFY was founded by Elisabeth Stock in 1999 with the mission of helping low-income students do better in school by improving their learning environments at home. It also integrates well with after-school programs and library open-access. Image: PowerMyLearning.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. In the U.S.,

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