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The Transforming Public Library Technology Infrastructure : a Library Technology Report.
This issue of Library Technology Reports brings together longitudinal data, key issues, trends, and best practices that will provide library staff with tools for planning, advocacy, and service enhancements.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago, IL :
ALA Editions,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Transforming Public Library Technology Infrastructure; Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; Judy Hoffman; Notes; Public Libraries and the Internet; John Carlo Bertot, Paul T. Jaeger, Emily E. Wahl, and Kathryn I. Sigler; Background; Methodology in Brief; Selected Longitudinal and Key Findings; Challenges in Public Access Services and Technologies; Future Issues and Considerations; Resources; Notes; Appendix A: Public Libraries and the Internet and Public Library Funding and Technology Access Surveys; The Rural Public Library as Leader in Community Broadband Services.
- Nicole D. Alemanne, Lauren H. Mandel, and Charles R. McClureIntroduction; Background: Building a Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure in Rural Florida; Rural Anchor Institutions and Broadband Internet; Rural Public Libraries as Leaders in Broadband Community Services; New Strategies for Community-Based Broadband Services; Acknowledgements; Notes; Successfully Planning a Scalable and Effective Patron Wireless Network; Robert A. Caluori, Jr.; Retrospective; Overview; Planning; Access Points; Wireless Controllers; Proof of Concept Testing; Bandwidth Planning; Authentication.
- E-Government and Employment Support ServicesNancy Fredericks; Major Challenges; Dealing with Staff Shortages; Staff Lacking Expertise; Inadequate Number of Workstations; Calculating the Costs; Notes; Digital Literacy Takes Center Stage; Larra Clark and Marijke Visser; An Emerging Issue; Digital Literacy in US Public Libraries; A Glimpse at the Not-So-Distant Future; Next Steps; Conclusion; Notes; Transforming Public Library Patron Technology Training; Stephanie Gerding; Overview; Creating Purposeful Training and Workshop Plans; Planning Technology Workshops; Empowering Library Training Staff.
- Cultivating Partnerships, Volunteer Relationships, and Material SharingAdvocating and Communicating the Value of Free Public Library Training Programs; Conclusion.