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Library Tech Trends for 2019

Read our predictions about privacy, cyberbullying, graphic design, fake news, media labs and makerspaces and, as always, our favorite bleeding-edge tech.

January 14, 2019

Libraries

The Gates Library Foundation Remembered: How Digital Inclusion Came to Libraries

TechSoup is deeply proud to have worked with the Gates Library Foundation as it invested $1 billion in public libraries, both domestically and globally.

January 11, 2019

Libraries

Technology Resources for Libraries from the Gates Foundation Global Libraries Project

Here are the favorite resources of technology staff involved in the Gates Foundation Global Libraries project for staying current on library tech issues.

January 09, 2019

Libraries

December 2018 Library Tech Newsbytes

Library tech newsbytes is a monthly collection of fun news items from pretty much anywhere we find them. Here's what's new in library tech in December 2018!

December 10, 2018

Libraries

Library Technology, 2018 Year in Review

We didn't do too bad when we predicted the 2018 Library Tech Trends. See our hits and misses.

December 06, 2018

Libraries

PLA's Project Outcome — Results in Action

Discover what PLA's Project Outcome toolkit can do for libraries that want to understand and share the impact of essential library services and programs.

December 04, 2018

Libraries

What Are the Copyright Rules for the Images on Your Website or Social Media?

The infographic here will tell you what you need to know about copyright infringement laws for using safe and free images on your website and social media.

August 01, 2018

Libraries

Microsoft Changes for Public Libraries

See the changes starting May 2018 in the Microsoft products that libraries can request through TechSoup.

May 11, 2018

Libraries

World Poetry Day and Poetry Month Online Resources

World Poetry Day is a United Nations holiday celebrated on March 21 every year. Discover some fun things your library can do besides poetry readings.

March 09, 2018

Libraries

The 3 Most Common Social Media Challenges for Libraries and How to Overcome Them

Discover how libraries can grow their social audience, use time and resources efficiently, and measure their social media efforts.

February 02, 2018

Libraries

Libraries as Co-working Spaces

Discover how innovative and enterprising librarians are redesigning their libraries to create their own versions of co-working spaces.

January 05, 2018

Libraries

Library Tech Trends for 2018

See our library predictions for 2018 about makerspace programming, the survival of printed books, bleeding-edge tech, and trends from Christina Geuther.

January 03, 2018