U.S. Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity: Progress Issues and Strategies |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Information, Florida State University, 142 Collegiate Loop, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2100, United States;2. Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY 11367-1597, United States;3. School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 3-20 Rutherford South, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2J4, Canada;4. University Libraries, Texas A&M University, 5000 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-5000, United States;1. Institute of Space Technology, 1, Islamabad Highway, Islamabad, Pakistan;2. Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore, Pakistan;1. Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, York St John University, Lord Mayor''s Walk, York YO31 7EX, England, UK;2. Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber, Ground Floor, Blenheim House, Duncombe Street, Leeds LS1 4PL, England, UK;3. Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, England, UK |
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| Abstract: | The 1998 Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity study (Bertot & McClure, 1998) sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) collected public library outlet Internet connectivity data by outlet metropolitan status, poverty, and region strata. Based on a national survey, the results show that there are disparities in public library outlet Internet connectivity, public access provision, and speed of public access Internet services. Such disparities have implications for future connectivity policy development such as the e-rate, state library-based connectivity programs, and library-initiated connectivity initiatives that this article identifies and explores. Community Access Points (CAPS), in addition to public libraries, may be necessary to reach national goals related to universal service and equality of access to the Internet. |
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