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Benefits of a Digital Library for Associations and Non-Profit Organizations

Kitaboo

The development and construction of a digital library are heavily dependent upon its technological environment provided by the internet and the world wide web. Network: The internet, WAN, LAN, MAN, etc. Electronic journals ( Why Should Societies & Associations Publish & Distribute Journals on Digital Platforms? ).

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How Can Societies Digitize Publishing and Delivery Process

Kitaboo

Internet, and thus, by extension, digitization, has changed the way things have been working before their advent. Almost all nonprofit organizations practice the tradition of printing journals and reports. Digitizing the process of report publishing takes them to more readers than print journals would.

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Sports Illustrated publisher Maven will keep $5.7M PPP loan despite outcry against public companies

GeekWire

Maven disclosed the loan Monday in an SEC filing , saying it will use the funds primarily for payroll costs, as required by SBA guidelines. Some decided to return their checks after a directive from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, but at least 30 companies will keep the money, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

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Reviewing the debate on balancing privacy and health in a pandemic

Trends in the Living Networks

The Wall Street Journal writes To Track Virus, Governments Weigh Surveillance Tools That Push Privacy Limits , in among other insights revealing that Clearview AI, which has built a massive database for facial recognition of mainly US residents, is discussing allowing the government to identify individuals for coronavirus tracking.

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How Pacific Science Center ran safe, successful summer camps — in-person — despite COVID-19

GeekWire

The in-person camps followed state safety guidelines, which meant creating pods of nine kids maximum and one counselor, staying 6 feet apart and wearing masks. The boys, age 8, 12 and 14, were offered spots in the virtual sessions, but the family doesn’t have internet access at their home in Burien, south of Seattle.

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People online are drinking laundry detergent again

Vox

The latest dangerous internet challenge Some people are calling the borax challenge “the Tide Pod challenge for boomers,” referencing the 2018 moral panic about teens filming themselves eating Tide Pods for social media clout. TikTok’s community guidelines ban videos that promote dangerous practices, including viral challenges.

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5 Ways Automated Workflow Makes Journal Publishing Smarter & Faster

Kitaboo

Added to this is the constant need for academic publishers to ensure a smooth workflow between authors, editors, reviewers, and production so that the journal gets published on time. Each journal has unique editorial guidelines, page format, cover design and content methodology.

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