Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2009

Back in January of 2008, a network of rural libraries decided to host an online conference to provide an opportunity for library staff and trustees to attend continuing education sessions in an online format, helping to reduce the strain on staffing and budgets. You don't have to work for a library to benefit from their experience.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2010

A green IT travel reduction practice that has been getting more and more adoption lately are virtual conferences. Librarian Tena Hanson recently posted an account of her experience organizing the Iowa Small Library Online Conference on our TechSoup for Libraries site. NTEN , for instance, is starting to do more of them.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2009

Tena is the Director of the Milford Public Library in Iowa and she uses Doodle to schedule her meetings remotely. Tags: Green Office GreenTech GreenTips. Trying to pull a group of people together for a meeting, but they are spread out all over town, or the state or even the world?

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2009

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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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2009

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

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