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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

Tech Soup

" Today, information is published from the 'bottom up' or from user-generated sources. 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.

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Museums that Get Better the More People Use Them

Museum 2.0

Today I got an early present from the San Francisco NPR station, KQED, which aired a piece on Museum 2.0 featuring me (as well as the fabulous Lori Fogarty of the Oakland Museum of California). This concept has spawned a question I like to obsess over: What would a museum look like that got better the more people used it?

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2.0 Culture Wars: Luddites and 2.0topians

Museum 2.0

on the library side of the fence. It's fascinating: the term "Library 2.0" was coined in 2005 and has a Wikipedia page and several bloggers, conferences, and active debates surrounding it. is threatening, overwhelming, and generally unappealing. And even if you understand what a site does, what can it do for your museum?

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A user-generated charity review site that’s ideal for nonprofits that are too small to get officially reviewed by Charity Navigator or the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, your supporters can write reviews for your nonprofit that you can then link to on your “Donate Now” landing page. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme.

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme. A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. It is a must download!

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Bravo enables brands to capture user-generated videos directly from the Web. With a Pinterest-like design, Clipix is the new generation of online content management. If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Bravo :: getbravo.com.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Bravo enables brands to capture user-generated videos directly from the Web. With a Pinterest-like design, Clipix is the new generation of online content management. If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Bravo :: getbravo.com.

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