July, 2009

The American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office is providing beneficial information for the library community in regards to stimulus funding. There is a new document, a web page and a webinar coming soon. Look to these resources to help you wade through the alphabet soup of ARRA, BTOP, PCC, etc.!

Barbara Shaughnessy from TechSoup's Project Implementation team penned this post earlier this week and it originally appeared on the TechSoup Blog. 

In case you missed the announcement in mid-May, we have a new, special program for product donations called TechSoup Limited. Think of it as a mix between an outlet mall and an exclusive boutique. Products available for donation in TechSoup Limited typically have limited quantities and fewer restrictions than some of the larger donor programs.

The current TechSoup Limited category includes hardware, software and services from both new and existing donors. Some products unique to TSL include a HIPAA-compliant database (CTK Apricot), Microsoft SharePoint consulting (mindSHIFT), voice over email messages (GoldMail), VoIP handsets (GIPS), and more.

"Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving,
Make every day a holiday
And celebrate just living." --Amanda Bradley

If you've thought it has been a bit quiet around here, let me tell you three good reasons why! 

If your nonprofit or library works with supporters or community members who have difficulty hearing or are deaf, there's a cool new freebie out there to help ensure that people can communicate well by phone with you and everybody else.

I made a quick trip to Chicago for one meeting, but only had time for a taste of the vast ALA offerings. One session I really wish I could have attended is the popular LITA Top Technology Trends session. The next best thing to being there, luckily, is the recorded version available at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1797127.

A couple of years ago I was part of a group that worked on the Kansas Core Competencies for Public Library Directors and Technology Core Competencies.

Trying to understand ARRA, NOFA, BTOP, and all of the other lingo surrounding the broadband stimulus programs?

Yesterday TechSoup, along with our pals at Idealware, put out a new article called Comparing Online vs. Traditional Office Software that delves into all the new choices for creating, editing, sharing, and collaborating documents and spreadsheets these days.