In this digital age many peices of mail and media can be distributed via the web. My office has given direction to the creation of the Nazarene MediaLibrary (http://nazarenemedialibrary.org). This tool can distribute most anything digital (documents, PDFs, Videos, Images,Graphics, audio, etc). Many offices I work with at the GMC (Global Ministry Center) are looking to diseminate mail packets and videos via this online resource rather than mail hardcopy paper and media. If you think about it, this can save a fairly significant cost in packaging and mailing not to mention the printing costs of the actual item if it is paper or duplication of media (ex. DVDs or CDs) if the content requires this delivery method. We at the GMC are getting excited to start implementing this tool for delivering content. My only question is how it will be received by our constituents. For the most part we have received nothing but high praise for this tool (currently we have a little over 1500 users). Many have found it easy to use and love the 24-7 access to these resources. I still wonder how many people will still require us to mail hardcopy items. I am sure there will be some and I think it is our responsibiity to help those that find the MediaLibrary a poor option for them. Regardless, we should realize some true savings in mailing costs even if we still need to mail a limited number in hardcopy. How do you see this type of tool being accepted? Only time will tell for sure but I would be interested in other thoughts on such a radical switch.
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