Tackling inequalities around the globe: the challenge for libraries

Harle, Jonathan; Tarrant, John

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“…It is a challenge to solve a problem you cannot define, and the inconsistency of definitions has affected policy-making processes that attempt to address these issues. One caveat-this article focuses on definitions and policies in the United States, but it is important to note that different nations have taken differing definitions of and approaches to digital divides, digital literacy, and inclusion (Barzilai-Nahon 2006;Craven 2011;Dolan and Kahn 2011;Harle and Tarrant 2011;Meneses and Momino 2010;Salvador, Rojas, and Susinos 2010;Stevenson 2009). A review of this literature suggests two conclusions.…”

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“…First, in the United States, policy has given priority to provision for technical means of access rather than social factors related to access and literacy (Warschauer 2003). Second, one curious constant across policy approaches to digital divides in many, though not all, nations has been the failure to involve librarians in the formulation of definitions, policies, or other aspects of the policy-making process (Harle and Tarrant 2011).…”

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The Intersection of Public Policy and Public Access: Digital Divides, Digital Literacy, Digital Inclusion, and Public Libraries

Jaeger

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Thompson

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Public Library Quarterly

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Section: Definitions Of Termsmentioning

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The Intersection of Public Policy and Public Access: Digital Divides, Digital Literacy, Digital Inclusion, and Public Libraries

Jaeger

Bertot

Thompson

et al. 2012

Public Library Quarterly

171

123

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“…Librarians need to learn how to create and manage applications that can enhance information dissemination and access to mobile digital technologies and ICTs, as well as properly assist users in utilizing these services. Harle and Tarrant (2011) also point out that the lack of sufficient ICT facilities in libraries limits use, awareness, skills, teaching, and learning styles that account for staff ICT skills in libraries.…”

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“…disseminate, access, as well as interact with information. There is no doubt that digital and mobile technologies offer much greater potentials for libraries to reach out to the rural or urban poor communities in which access to books and information previously had many obstacles (Harle and Tarrant 2011).…”

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Transition from Camel Libraries to Digital Technologies in Kenya Public Libraries

Pingo

2015

Public Library Quarterly

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Public libraries in Kenya were established with the aim of providing information services to the general public. The Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) is responsible for providing services through its library network across the country. In the past, to combat illiteracy, the library launched various initiatives, including mobile services and community libraries. The public libraries are in a transition period of moving from paper library services to incorporate modern digital technologies for information access. This article addresses the progress from predigital to the present, examining difficulties and challenges faced in adopting new technologies in the modern information age.Public libraries in Kenya provide a wide range of information services through their national and public library networks. The aim is to build a wide range of educational responses to combat poverty and deprivation, including launching various national campaigns to fight against illiteracy. As pointed out by Mchombu and Cadbury (2006), rural and urban poor communities could better tackle their social and economic problems if the general public in Africa is able to access information that could meet their

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Knowledge in the Shrinking Commons

Bassuener

2016

Handbook of Research on Applied Learning Theory and Design in Modern Education

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Libraries and Open Access function in a variety of ways to make information freely available to the public, but the current era of market-driven globalization has reshaped the economic environment, and threatens to undermine their principle mission. The defining characteristic of this threat is the treatment of knowledge as a commodity. The idea of open access and the institution of the library exist as sources of self-directed learning and as representatives of the shrinking commons in the face of encroaching market forces. Libraries face challenges of relevance in regard to technology, budgets, privatization, and physical space. Open Access must find ways to define itself coherently—as publishers, researchers, libraries and businesses all try to manipulate the concept to fit their needs. This chapter looks at the shared obstacles and objectives of libraries and the open access movement, and analyzes some of the efforts being made to address current challenges and work toward a future of collaboration and continued relevance.

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Tackling inequalities around the globe: the challenge for libraries

Cited by 3 publications

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The Intersection of Public Policy and Public Access: Digital Divides, Digital Literacy, Digital Inclusion, and Public Libraries

The Intersection of Public Policy and Public Access: Digital Divides, Digital Literacy, Digital Inclusion, and Public Libraries

Transition from Camel Libraries to Digital Technologies in Kenya Public Libraries

Knowledge in the Shrinking Commons

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