Without a net
Subtitle: librarians bridging the digital divide
By: Jessamyn C. West
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781598844535; 9781598844542
Subjects: Internet access for library users; Public access computers in libraries; Effect of technological innovations on; Library orientation; Library employees; Libraries; Study and teaching; Libraries and the Internet; Information technology; Technological innovations; Digital divide; Libraries and community
Description: A guide to the complex nature of technology access and adoption and the role libraries can play in bridging the digital divide.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-245) and index.
Table of contents: title: People in the library; title: The bigger picture: who makes the tools we use; title: Planning: strategies, techniques, and tools; title: Planning for pedagogy; title: Basic instruction and explanations; title: What is the Internet?; title: Email is everything; title: Office software, databases, and social software; title: When thns go wrong, or right; title: Things that work: examples from the field; title: why this matters and what to do.