Public Library Internet Services And The Digital Divide

Author : Jessamyn C. West
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1598844539

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Without a Net by Jessamyn C. West Pdf

Teaching novice computer users, including seniors and individuals with disabilities such as low vision or motor skills, how to do what they want and need to do online is a formidable challenge for library staff. Part inspirational, part practical Without a/the Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide is a summary of techniques, approaches, and skills that will help librarians meet this challenge.||Jessamyn C. West's experience as a librarian is deeply immersed in technology culture, yet living in rural America makes her uniquely qualified to write this book. Taking a big-picture approach to the subject, she demystifies and simplifies tech training for the busy librarian, providing an easy-to-use handbook full of techniques that can be used with all of a library's many populations. As an added bonus, she also examines the players in the library technology arena to offer firsthand reports on what works, what doesn't, and what's next.

Author : Joan Coachman Durrance,Karen E. Pettigrew
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002-02-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0838908233

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Online Community Information by Joan Coachman Durrance,Karen E. Pettigrew Pdf

"Presents the highlights of a 1998-2000 IMLS National Leadership Grant, 'Help-seeking in an electronic world: the role of the public library in helping citizens obtain community information over the Internet'" -- p. ii.

Author : Andromeda Yelton
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838992371

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Bridging the Digital Divide with Mobile Services by Andromeda Yelton Pdf

In this issue of Library Technology Reports, Andromeda Yelton shows how libraries can build on the breadth of this population to help bridge the digital divide and provide even greater access to information. Yelton breaks down the demographics of mobile internet users, provides examples of how different libraries are reaching out to these...

Author : Yunfei Du
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781440841576

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Small Libraries, Big Impact by Yunfei Du Pdf

This valuable book shows how to get your community behind your library by making it an essential part of community life and demonstrating its benefit to all members of the community. Evolving technologies and the changing social landscape have put pressure on public libraries to shift their service values and methods in order to maintain funding opportunities. The challenge is substantial: library managers today must adopt a new mindset in order to perform a broad spectrum of activities and attract new users who are not traditional library patrons. Small Libraries, Big Impact: How to Better Serve Your Community in the Digital Age helps readers to meet the challenge of serving diverse users via a community-centered library. Based on an intensive review of literature on serving library users in smaller libraries as well as the author's own research findings gained from interviewing 55 library directors, this book provides conceptual and practical tools for serving 21st-century users, gaining wider community support, programming dynamic events, and planning rewarding technology learning. Beyond supplying actionable advice, the book will also review relevant concepts and theoretical frameworks, such as community outreach and partnership, social justice and social inclusion, technology and social transition, cultural diversity and the digital divide, entrepreneurship, outreach, best practices for marketing libraries, and library space design.

Author : Charles R. McClure,Joe Ryan,John Carlo Bertot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Digital divide
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112485219

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Public Library Internet Services and the Digital Divide by Charles R. McClure,Joe Ryan,John Carlo Bertot Pdf

Author : Charles R. McClure
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1994-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788113917

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Public Libraries and the Internet by Charles R. McClure Pdf

Publicly-supported community libraries are a critical component of the National information infrastructure (NII) initiative. This survey provides data about Internet connectivity for public libraries. 79 tables.

Author : Lauren Comito
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781538122198

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Tech for All by Lauren Comito Pdf

How can libraries ensure that patrons from all socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds have access to advanced technology training and hardware? Everyone knows libraries provide access to computers and the internet for day to day use, but many libraries have gone beyond those basic services. Makerspaces and advanced tech training are often not equitably distributed between differing communities. The digital divide is still very real, and by not providing equal access to maker spaces and other similar services libraries may be unintentionally contributing to that divide. This book examines how the unequal distribution of resources between communities can limit access to emerging technologies. Chapters from librarians across the country give real world examples of libraries going the extra mile to bring more than just email access to their communities, regardless of economic status or geographic distribution. You’ll find practical plans put forward by working professionals who have sought pragmatic solutions to issues of digital literacy. Access is a through line in this work as people look at the larger ideas of access as inclusive of training, diverse technologies, and the time and space to make genuine growth in tech literacy. Chapters include: working with immigrants, low cost laptops for library use, deep dives into the underpinnings of the maker movement, and developing community-focused technology training. After reading this book, librarians should have practical ideas to address the issue of equity in access to emerging technologies in their own communities.

Author : Cassie M. Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Blogs
ISBN : 160741824X

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Internet Issues by Cassie M. Evans Pdf

A blog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. The term digital divide refers to the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with very limited or no access at all. It includes the imbalances in physical access to technology as well as the imbalances in resources and skills needed to effectively participate as a digital citizen. A digital library is a library in which collections are stored in digital formats. This book provides insight into the technologies provided by the internet such as blogging, digital libraries and the digital divide, which both enhance communication between certain individuals and limit others.

Author : John Carlo Bertot Ph.D.,Charles R. McClure,Paul T. Jaeger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781591587774

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Public Libraries and the Internet by John Carlo Bertot Ph.D.,Charles R. McClure,Paul T. Jaeger Pdf

This book is a timely and detailed exploration of the impact and issues of the Internet in public libraries and their implications for society, policy, and professional practice. Public Libraries and the Internet: Roles, Perspectives, and Implications explores the impact of the Internet and the expansion of the networked environment on U.S. public libraries through more than a dozen essays written by leading scholars and administrators. Notwithstanding the far-reaching changes wrought by the Internet, this is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive exploration of the subject over time and across areas of practice. This wide-ranging volume, edited by the authors of several national studies tracking the use and involvement of public libraries with the Internet since 1994, offers both description and assessment. It discusses the ways in which the roles and services of public libraries have changed as a result of the Internet and offers a perspective on the meaning and impact of these changes. Perhaps most critically, it also suggests possible futures and opportunities as public libraries continue to evolve in this networked environment.

Author : Kim M. Thompson,Paul T. Jaeger,Natalie Greene Taylor,Mega Subramaniam,John Carlo Bertot
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780810892729

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Digital Literacy and Digital Inclusion by Kim M. Thompson,Paul T. Jaeger,Natalie Greene Taylor,Mega Subramaniam,John Carlo Bertot Pdf

Digital Literacy and Digital Inclusion: Information Policy and the Public Library examines the interrelationships between digital literacy, digital inclusion, and public policy, emphasizing the impacts of these policy decisions on the ability of individuals and communities to successfully participate in the information society. This book is the first detailed consideration of digital literacy and digital inclusion as policy problems and as core issues in information policy and libraries. The unique features of this book include drawing together the key themes and findings from the discourse on digital literacy and digital inclusion widely spread among many fields; analyzing digital literacy and digital inclusion as policy issues, both being driven and regulated by policy; building on a wealth of original research conducted by the authors using different quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches on four different continents when analyzing these issues, providing unique examples, case studies, and perspectives; using information behavior theory to provide important insights about these issues at individual, community, and political levels; providing recommendations to inform practice in libraries and help libraries to frame their advocacy for public policies that support literacy and inclusion; and providing policy recommendations to improve the creation and implementation of policy instruments that promote digital literacy and digital inclusion. The authors of this book have been involved in this research for many years, and their experience provides a broad view across the literature, inherent problems, and national perspectives. This breadth allows this book to offer comprehensive policy recommendations, solutions, and best practices for an area that is fragmented in discourse, practice, and policy.

Author : Katharine Reedy,Jo Parker
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 178330197X

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Digital Literacy Unpacked by Katharine Reedy,Jo Parker Pdf

Digital Literacy Unpacked not only offers a snapshot of innovative approaches to digital literacy, but also intends to provoke discussion, encourage collaboration and inspire – whatever the role or context.

Author : Charles R. McClure,Paul T. Jaeger
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780838935767

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Public Libraries and Internet Service Roles by Charles R. McClure,Paul T. Jaeger Pdf

Charles McClure and Paul T. Jaeger speak to the ways in which the Internet has had more impact on public libraries than any other technology since the creation of the book. The issues presented are vital to library service, planning, evaluation, research and educationand most significantly how effectively libraries service the general public.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : National Telecommunications & Information Administration
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PURD:32754071532034

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Falling Through the Net by Anonim Pdf

Provides data on the level of access by Americans to telephones, computers, and the Internet.

Author : Lesley S. J. Farmer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313058899

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Digital Inclusion, Teens, and Your Library by Lesley S. J. Farmer Pdf

The digital divide is a disturbing reality, and teens in our society increasingly fall into distinct categories of technology haves and have-nots, whether or not computers are available to them in the schools. This trend undermines the futures of our youth and jeopardizes the vitality of our society. Today's librarians are in a unique position to help bridge the gap. This guide helps librarians to identify tech-nots—technologically disadvantaged teens—in a community or school and to reach out and build information literacy in underserved teen populations. Farmer goes beyond recommending computers for every teen, and demonstrates how to overcome teen misperceptions and disinterest in computers. After examining the problem and the populations most affected, the author discusses how to build awareness and motivation, train staff, create space and time, build the collection, develop partnerships with other agencies and organizations, offer services, and overcome barriers with specific populations. Citing benchmark programs and services from around the country, Farmer offers a wealth of exciting new ways for libraries to connect with at-risk teens today. Grades 6-12.

Author : Lisa J. Servon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470775288

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Bridging the Digital Divide by Lisa J. Servon Pdf

Bridging the Digital Divide investigates problems of unequal access to information technology. The author redefines this problem, examines its severity, and lays out what the future implications might be if the digital divide continues to exist. Examines unequal access to information technology in the United States. Analyses the success or failure of policies designed to address the digital divide. Draws on extensive fieldwork in several US cities. Makes recommendations for future public policy. Series editor: Manuel Castells.