Monthly Archives: September 2013

US Ignite Announcements: Google Fiber and more!

Announcements published in the Sept. 23, 2013 US Ignite Newsletter are below. Champaign-Urbana’s Big Broadband Network (UC2B) is a member of US Ignite. To learn more, visit www.us-ignite.org. US Ignite Partners with Google Fiber and Launches the Gigabit Explorer Challenge  

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Dr. Anne Balsamo: Designing Digital Memorials

“Designing Digital Memorials” will highlight interactions among interactive media, crucial societal concerns, and the humanities. Initially created in 1978, The AIDS Memorial Quilt now includes more than 48,000 individual panels. If the Quilt were to be displayed in its entirety,

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Community Informatics Students Working to Bridge Digital Divide in Champaign Schools

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Sept. 16, 2013 — Graduate students and parents of elementary-school children are coming together to learn about technology as part of a new initiative at Kenwood Elementary. Led by Martin Wolske, Senior Research Scientist at the Graduate School

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Broadband Communities Conference Agenda, Speakers, Webinar Details Released

Sept. 18 Webinar to Highlight Midwest Fiber Projects, Agenda for Conference Online SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 12, 2013 — Successful fiber initiatives in the midwest and specifically Illinois will be topics of discussion at two upcoming webinars hosted by Broadband Illinois and

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OCLC WebJunction Newsletter Features Digital Inclusion Stories

  The Sept. 2013 OCLC Webjunction Newsletter features a variety of stories on digital inclusion efforts, resources and upcoming (free!) webinars. The publication’s September theme is “Dealing in Possibilities” and begins with the following message: “Libraries are in the business

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