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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Lack of access to the knowledge in books perpetuates ignorance, generates poverty and squanders human potential. 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. We can do better!

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Stay Ahead of AI’s Magic

.orgSource

Wikipedia offers this one : Intelligence has been defined as the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Humans are creative, while AI is generative. Artificial intelligence is similar to human intelligence.

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

NTEN

Such a place can also be a source of “user generated content”, relieving your internal staff from the burden of coming up with fresh content, and truly leveraging the ideas of your larger community. The Library Society of the World is one I use frequently. What is a knowledge sharing network? Some are huge.

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Museums that Get Better the More People Use Them

Museum 2.0

The extent to which I can learn from Wikipedia or waste time on Youtube is directly proportional to the volume of other users' participation--creators, critics, and spectators alike. The Haarlem Oost library book drops are one example, but I'm sure you have seen or created others.

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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. Can it generate revenue? I've been doing some reading recently about 2.0 Does my virtual pet really need a social network?

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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. It is a must download! Worldle :: wordle.net.

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