Without a net
librarians bridging the digital divide
Without a net
librarians bridging the digital divide
Book - 2011
A guide to the complex nature of technology access and adoption and the role libraries can play in bridging the digital divide.
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| 37413313456560 | متاح | Non-fiction | PROF 020.2854 WEST |
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| التنسيق: | كتاب |
| اللغة: | English |
| منشور في: |
Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Libraries Unlimited,
c2011.
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| 100 | 1 | |a West, Jessamyn, |d 1968- | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Without a net : |b librarians bridging the digital divide / |c Jessamyn C. West. |
| 260 | |a Santa Barbara, Calif. : |b Libraries Unlimited, |c c2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xl, 258 p. : |b ill. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 520 | |a A guide to the complex nature of technology access and adoption and the role libraries can play in bridging the digital divide. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-245) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction : Why our work is important: defining the digital divide ; Computers, we have them ; People are offline for a reason ; Moral imperatives and technological definitions ; Who is offline, and why? ; What libraries can do ; About this book -- 1. People in the library : Library staff: you are here ; Library patrons: what they need, what they receive -- 2. The bigger picture: who makes the tools we use : What is a default and who decides? ; The media, the decision makers, and how they interact ; Synthesis: how it all works together -- 3. Planning: strategies, techniques, and tools : Library policies ; Leading versus following: tech assessments -- 4. Planning for pedagogy : Our toolbox ; Setting up the classroom ; Instruction happens ; The technology itself ; Are you accessible? -- 5. Basic instruction and explanations : Tech terms and meanings ; What is a computer? ; What is an operating system? ; What is the desktop? ; What is a window? ; Basic tasks -- 6. What is the Internet? : Internet elevator pitch ; Internet access ; What is our internet? ; A few common myths about the internet ; The web ; Google, the -- 7. Email is everything : Break it down: what is email really? ; So, you need email? ; Email parts ; Email attachments ; Advanced email: tips to improve the experience ; Non-web-based email ; Bad people and email -- 8. Office software, databases, and social software : Do you know Word? ; Bibliographic instruction: teaching our tools ; Social software and syndicated sites -- 9. When things go wrong, or right : Troubleshooting and supporting your systems ; Feedback and assessment -- 10. Things that work: examples from the field : Informal consortia in the Green Mountains and elsewhere ; MyKLOW: consortial blogging ; Technology petting zoo: up close and personal ; 23 things ; Five weeks to a social library: collaborative learning -- 11. Why this matters and what to do -- Appendices : A. Aspects of computer literacy (slightly edited) ; B. Usability.gov's research-based web design and usability guidelines ; C. Trust-inducing features of graphic design ; D. Credits. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Libraries and the Internet. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Libraries |x Information technology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Internet access for library users. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Public access computers in libraries. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Library employees |x Effect of technological innovations on. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Library orientation |x Technological innovations. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Information technology |x Study and teaching. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Libraries and community. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Digital divide. | |
| 998 | |a 2011.08.24 | ||
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