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The transforming public library technology infrastructure /
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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| Autores Corporativos: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
American Library Association,
2011.
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| Colección: | Library technology reports ;
Sept. 2011, v. 47, no. 6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Transforming Public Library Technology Infrastructure; 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