Public Libraries and the Internet
Roles, Perspectives, and Implications
Published on 11. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-59158-776-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a timely and detailed exploration of the impact and issues of the Internet in public libraries and their implications for society, policy, and professional practice.
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
This book is a very timely and topical discussion of many important issues facing public libraries in their Internet service role. Although the initial studies are from the US, many issues in the library world are universal. Public Libraries and the Internet is well worth reading if you are a librarian in a public or educational library and you wish to keep up with current issues in the area of Internet access for library patrons * Australian Library Journal *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
15 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
576 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59158-776-7 (9781591587767)
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Roles, Perspectives, and Implications
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Persons
John Carlo Bertot, PhD, is professor in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, director of the Center for Library and Information Innovation (www.liicenter.org), and associate director of the Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government (www.cipeg.umd.edu).
Paul T. Jaeger, PhD, JD, is assistant professor in the College of Information Studies, director of the Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government (www.cipeg.umd.edu), and associate director of the Center for Library and Information Innovation (www.liicenter.org) at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Charles R. McClure, PhD, is Frances Eppes professor and director of the Information Use Management and Policy Institute at the College of Communication and Information at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Paul T. Jaeger, PhD, JD, is assistant professor in the College of Information Studies, director of the Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government (www.cipeg.umd.edu), and associate director of the Center for Library and Information Innovation (www.liicenter.org) at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Charles R. McClure, PhD, is Frances Eppes professor and director of the Information Use Management and Policy Institute at the College of Communication and Information at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Content
Acknowledgments
Part I. Overview
Chapter 1 Evolving Relationships between Information Technology and Public Libraries
Paul T. Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot, and Kenneth R. Fleischmann
Chapter 2 Public Libraries and the Internet: A Retrospective, Challenges, and Issues Moving Forward
John Carlo Bertot
Part II. Contexts and Connections
Chapter 3 Public Libraries and E-government
Paul T. Jaeger and John Carlo Bertot
Chapter 4 Public Library 2.0: New Technologies, Roles, and Challenges for Public Libraries
Lorri Mon
Chapter 5 Public Library Roles in Hurricane Preparedness and Response
Charles R. McClure, Lauren H. Mandel, John Brobst, Charles C. Hinnant, John T. Snead, and Joe Ryan
Chapter 6 The Public Library in the Life of the Internet: How the Core Values of Librarianship Can Shape Human-Centered Computing
Kenneth R. Fleischmann
Chapter 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
Chapter 8 Providing Services for the Underserved in Public Libraries through an Understanding of Information Poverty and Access
Kim M. Thompson
Chapter 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
Chapter 10 Plugging into Youth: Youth Library Services in the Digital Age/Era
Erin V. Helmrich and Erin Downey Howerton
Chapter 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
Chapter 12 Public Library Funding: An Overview and Discussion
Denise M. Davis
Chapter 13 The Role of State Library Agencies in Public Library Internet Development
Robert Bocher
Chapter 14 Public Libraries and the Internet: A View from the Trenches
Larra M. Clark
Part V. Moving Forward
Chapter 15 Shaping the Debate: The Present and Future Impacts of Policy on the Internet and Library Services
Paul T. Jaeger and John Carlo Bertot
Chapter 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
Part I. Overview
Chapter 1 Evolving Relationships between Information Technology and Public Libraries
Paul T. Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot, and Kenneth R. Fleischmann
Chapter 2 Public Libraries and the Internet: A Retrospective, Challenges, and Issues Moving Forward
John Carlo Bertot
Part II. Contexts and Connections
Chapter 3 Public Libraries and E-government
Paul T. Jaeger and John Carlo Bertot
Chapter 4 Public Library 2.0: New Technologies, Roles, and Challenges for Public Libraries
Lorri Mon
Chapter 5 Public Library Roles in Hurricane Preparedness and Response
Charles R. McClure, Lauren H. Mandel, John Brobst, Charles C. Hinnant, John T. Snead, and Joe Ryan
Chapter 6 The Public Library in the Life of the Internet: How the Core Values of Librarianship Can Shape Human-Centered Computing
Kenneth R. Fleischmann
Chapter 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
Chapter 8 Providing Services for the Underserved in Public Libraries through an Understanding of Information Poverty and Access
Kim M. Thompson
Chapter 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
Chapter 10 Plugging into Youth: Youth Library Services in the Digital Age/Era
Erin V. Helmrich and Erin Downey Howerton
Chapter 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
Chapter 12 Public Library Funding: An Overview and Discussion
Denise M. Davis
Chapter 13 The Role of State Library Agencies in Public Library Internet Development
Robert Bocher
Chapter 14 Public Libraries and the Internet: A View from the Trenches
Larra M. Clark
Part V. Moving Forward
Chapter 15 Shaping the Debate: The Present and Future Impacts of Policy on the Internet and Library Services
Paul T. Jaeger and John Carlo Bertot
Chapter 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