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5 Ways Libraries Support Disaster Relief and Recovery

Tech Soup

A "disaster" doesn't necessarily have to mean a fire, earthquake, hurricane, or other natural occurrence. After the shooting of Michael Brown by the local police, the city of Ferguson, Missouri erupted in chaos, violence, and unrest. A Safe Space During Times of Social Unrest. Helping Communities Rebuild Through Outreach.

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10 Things to Know When Moving To A More ?Capable Software Platform

VisionLink

Most importantly, you are looking for a system architecture that allows some partners to work completely privately, some collaboratively, and some fully integrated--and these options need to be concurrently deployable. In other words, what percentage of the time will the system be online and ready for use? The devil is in the detail.

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"Leveling the Playing Field" Through Broadband and Public Computers

NTEN

Some rural areas, like the Missouri county mentioned by Kelvin Simmons, Commissioner of the Office of Administration, have "absolutely no broadband access," which keeps students from doing homework assignments that are placed on school websites. Simmons claimed it was "almost impossible to build a community" today without broadband access.