Public libraries and the internet : roles, perspectives, and implications / John Carlo Bertot, Paul T. Jaeger, and Charles R. McClure, editors

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Publication details: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, cop. 2011Description: viii, 295 p. ilISBN:

9781591587767

Summary: The impact of the Internet and related technologies extends to library patrons, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers. It affects public library funding, community expectations, and social perceptions about the roles of public libraries. How have libraries adapted so far? What does the future hold? Public Libraries and the Internet Roles, Perspectives, and Implications explores the impact of the Internet and the expansion of the networked environment on U.S. public libraries through more than a dozen essays written by leading scholars and administrators. Notwithstanding the far reaching changes wrought by the internet, this is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive exploration of the subject over time and across areas of practice. This wide ranging volume, edited by the authors of several national studies tracking the use and involvement of public libraries with the Internet since 1994, offers both description and assessment. It discusses the ways in which the roles and services of public libraries have changed as a result of the Internet and offers a perspective on the meaning and impact of these changes. Perhaps most critically, it also suggests possible futures and opportunities as public libraries continue to evolve in this networked environment. (Font: Editor)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC Sala	General	S 00351	1	Available		1900135182

Part I. Overview: 1. Evolving relationships between information technology and public libraries / Paul T. Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot, and Kenneth R. Fleischmann ; 2. Public libraries and the Internet: a retrospective, challenges, and issues moving forward / John Carlo Bertot -- Part II. Context and connections: 3. Public libraries and E-government / Paul T. Jaeger and John Carlo Bertot ; 4. Public library 2.0: new technologies, roles, and challenges for public libraries / Lorri Mon ; 5. Public library roles in hurricane preparedness and response / Charles R. McClure, Laure H. Mandel, John Brobst, Charles C. Hinnant, John T. Snead, and Joe Ryan ; 6. The public library in the life of the Internet: how the core values of librarianship can shape human-centered computing / Kenneth R. Fleischmann ; 7. Assessing Florida public library broadband for E-government and emergency/disaster management services / Lauren H. Mandel, Charles R. McClure, and Bradley Wade Bishop -- Part III. Populations: 8. Providing services for the underserved in public libraries through an understanding of information poverty and access / Kim M. Thompson ; 9. Serving older adult health information seekers in the Internet age: the role of public libraries / Bo Xie, Amy Cooper White, Chadwick B. Stark, David Piper, and Elizabeth Norton ; 10. Plugging into youth: youth library services in the Digital Age/Era / Erin V. Helmrich and Erin Downey Howerton ; 11. Persons with disabilities and physical and virtual public library settings / Jonathan Lazar, Paul T. Jaeger, and John Carlo Bertot -- Part IV. Institutions and support: 12. Public library funding: an overview and discussion / Denise M. Davis ; 13. The role of state library agencies in public library Internet development / Robert Bocher ; 14. Public libraries and the Internet: a view from the trenches / Larra M. Clark -- Part V. Moving forward: 15. Shaping the debate: the present and future impacts of policy on the Internet and library services / Paul T. Jaeger and John Carlo Bertot ; 16. The ever changing impacts of Internet access on libraries and their communities / Charles R. McClure, John Carlo Bertot, and Paul T. Jaeger -- Index -- About the editors and contributors

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