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Tech Soup needs your help! Chime in on the Public Access Technology Benchmarks Project

(August 2011) TechSoup is part of an unprecedented national coalition designing and piloting public access technology benchmarks for public libraries, supported with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  These benchmarks support continuous improvement and local advocacy efforts in public access technology at libraries, including positioning libraries for success by:

Creating a common language [...]

Gates Foundation Announces New Support for Public Libraries to Help Provide Broadband Access for More Americans

Foundation will fund state-level efforts to improve Internet connections in libraries, and to apply for federal broadband stimulus funds

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Phone: +1.206.709.3400 Email: media@gatesfoundation.org

SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today committed nearly $3.4 million in grants to bolster Internet connections for libraries in five states. It also announced partnerships with [...]