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Conferencing Virtually with Libraries in Iowa

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It was such a success that in January of 2009, they hosted the second Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference (ISLOC): a conference that librarians and trustees from even the smallest libraries could attend without ever leaving their home or office.

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Staying in Touch with Staff and Colleagues, Virtually

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In a post yesterday on our MaintainIT blog , Tena Hanson, the Director of the Milford Public Library in Milford, Iowa discussed how she and her peers used these tools in the face of decreased travel budgets and increased need for collaboration with libraries across the state. Tools Web 2.0

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, April 17-23

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Article: Go Green with Virtual Meetings and Web Conferencing. Conferencing Virtually : The Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference. Tags: Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 From the TechSoup Community: TeleGreen Your Work Campaign (Week One). EcoCommons launched this week in Second Life. Ten Tips to TeleGreen Your Work.

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Funding Rural America: Bridging the Resource Gap

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INFOMINE is a comprehensive virtual library and reference tool for Internet resources, including websites and databases. She uses information from the University of Iowa College of Public Health's Rural Policy Research Institute. These collections are free for the public to access.

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Charities in the Cloud: Why the Hype Might Not Be Quite Hypey Enough

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The cloud refers to a number of different technical components -- from applications to databases to server virtualization to web services. Every cloud solution has the following basic components: The magic happens over the Internet. The cloud is the technology direction where everyone is heading and virtually everyone will end up.

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Charities in the Cloud: Why the Hype Might Not Be Quite Hypey Enough

NTEN

The cloud refers to a number of different technical components -- from applications to databases to server virtualization to web services. Every cloud solution has the following basic components: The magic happens over the Internet. The cloud is the technology direction where everyone is heading and virtually everyone will end up.

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