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1 online resource (54 pages) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Cultivating Partnerships, Volunteer Relationships, and Material SharingAdvocating and Communicating the Value of Free Public Library Training Programs; Conclusion |
| Summary |
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 |
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Print version record |
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Public libraries -- Technological innovations
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Libraries -- United States.
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Libraries.
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Public libraries -- Technological innovations.
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United States.
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Electronic book
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Statistics, Ala Office for Research and
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| ISBN |
9780838992401 |
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0838992404 |
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