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Film Preservation Group Gives “Sponsored Films” an Online Home

Associations Now

The National Film Preservation Foundation, with the help of the Library of Congress, Internet Archive, and other film resources, has made more than 100 “sponsored films” freely available to the public through its website. Some of the vintage films were sponsored by associations.

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Executive Connections: FORO 2007: The Transborder Library Forum

Executive Connections

FORO 2007: The Transborder Library Forum. The result, 16 years later, is a volunteer organization that cultivates a venue for the cooperative exchange of ideas, and the discussion of experiences and efforts concerning the provision of library services in the border regions between the U.S., Executive Connections. Mexico, and Canada.

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The (Questionable) Value of Being the Authority

Jamie Notter

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Brain Training: How to Harness the Power of Neuroplasticity

Association Success

A 2006 study compared the brains of London black cab drivers, who navigate through the famously complex city streets from memory, to those of London bus drivers, who travel predetermined routes each day. Brain cell connections, as it turns out, function not unlike human muscles – as they work, they get stronger.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Download a copy of the full report as a PDF file from Imagine Canadas online reference library: Effective knowledge transfer & exchange for nonprofit organizations : a framework (PDF) Fataneh Zarinpoush, Shirley Von Sychowski, Julie Sperling. December 2006 (5). November 2006 (7). October 2006 (3). September 2006 (3).

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Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity

Idea Architects

For a great example of gaming in action, watch this 8-minute video on how the New York Public Library engaged 500 people overnight in writing a book about its collections. Dec 2006 (3). Oct 2006 (1). Sep 2006 (4). Aug 2006 (3). Jul 2006 (2). Jun 2006 (6). Apr 2006 (1). Mar 2006 (2).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative.

Idea Architects

Its mission, "to provide a free world-class education to anyone anywhere," has received noteworthy grant funding, and the academy is rapidly amassing a video learning library for teachers and students on a variety of subjects, math and science still dominating. Dec 2006 (3). Oct 2006 (1). Sep 2006 (4). Aug 2006 (3).