Tech for all : moving beyond the digital divide /
Tech for all : moving beyond the digital divide /
edited by Lauren Comito.
- xxiv, 191 pages ; 23 cm.
- LITA guides .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part 1: Identifying the problem Introduction - Digital Equity in LibrariesLauren Comito. -- Chapter 1: Fund All the Things: Finding Money to Do Great Work Erica Freuden berger. -- Part 2: Physical Access. -- Chapter 2: Technology on the Border: Bringing STEAM-Based Learning and Digital Technologies to Southern Arizona Emily Scherer. -- Chapter 3: Linux Laptops for Libraries Alex Lent. -- Chapter 4: Shifting Focus Toward Imminent Needs: The Importance of Flexibility in Digital Literacy Training to Teens Within the Maker Movement Ricci Yuhico. -- Part 3: Training. -- Chapter 5: Cracking the Code: The IMLS/Mozilla Web Literacy for Library Staff Project Davis Erin Anderson. -- Chapter 6: You Can Do I.T.: Raising Tech Confidence and Competencies in Rural Texas Carson Block, Cindy Fisher, and Henry Stokes. -- Chapter 7: Experiment, Learn, Respond at the Salt Lake City Public Library: The First Year of the Tech League Initiative Tommy Hamby, Shauna Edson, and Elaine Stehel. -- Part 4: Maker spaces. -- Chapter 8: The Best Things Made in a Maker space, Aren’t the Physical Ones Steve Teeri. -- Chapter 9: Library Maker spaces and Interest-Based Learning as Tools for Digital Equity Lyndsey Runyan Chapter 10: Improving Education with Library STEM Programs and Access to New Technologies Maria Mucino. -- Part 5: Technology for Employment and Business. -- Chapter 11: Evolution of Community Services in Saint Paul Rebecca Ryan and Pang Yang. -- Chapter 12: Creative Opportunity for All: Maker spaces for Youth and Adult Workforce Populations in an Urban Setting Amanda Feist, Katrina Hartz Taylor, and Xenia Hernández. -- Chapter 13: Learning from Our Community – Using an Assessment Tool to Meet Patrons at the Point of Need Amy Honisett, Gloria Jacobs, Judy Anderson, Jill Castek, Cindy Gibbon, and Matthew Timberlake About the Editor and Contributors Index
"This book examines how the unequal distribution of resources between communities can limit access to emerging technologies. It gives real world examples of libraries going the extra mile to bring more than just email access to their communities, regardless of economic status or geographic distribution"--
978-1-5381-2218-1
2018040684
PUBLIC ACCESS COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES.
INTERNET ACCESS FOR LIBRARY USERS.
MAKERSPACE IN LIBRARIES.
DIGITAL DIVIDE.
COMPUTER LITERACY.
INTERNET LITERACY.
Z 678.93 T43 2019
025.50285
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part 1: Identifying the problem Introduction - Digital Equity in LibrariesLauren Comito. -- Chapter 1: Fund All the Things: Finding Money to Do Great Work Erica Freuden berger. -- Part 2: Physical Access. -- Chapter 2: Technology on the Border: Bringing STEAM-Based Learning and Digital Technologies to Southern Arizona Emily Scherer. -- Chapter 3: Linux Laptops for Libraries Alex Lent. -- Chapter 4: Shifting Focus Toward Imminent Needs: The Importance of Flexibility in Digital Literacy Training to Teens Within the Maker Movement Ricci Yuhico. -- Part 3: Training. -- Chapter 5: Cracking the Code: The IMLS/Mozilla Web Literacy for Library Staff Project Davis Erin Anderson. -- Chapter 6: You Can Do I.T.: Raising Tech Confidence and Competencies in Rural Texas Carson Block, Cindy Fisher, and Henry Stokes. -- Chapter 7: Experiment, Learn, Respond at the Salt Lake City Public Library: The First Year of the Tech League Initiative Tommy Hamby, Shauna Edson, and Elaine Stehel. -- Part 4: Maker spaces. -- Chapter 8: The Best Things Made in a Maker space, Aren’t the Physical Ones Steve Teeri. -- Chapter 9: Library Maker spaces and Interest-Based Learning as Tools for Digital Equity Lyndsey Runyan Chapter 10: Improving Education with Library STEM Programs and Access to New Technologies Maria Mucino. -- Part 5: Technology for Employment and Business. -- Chapter 11: Evolution of Community Services in Saint Paul Rebecca Ryan and Pang Yang. -- Chapter 12: Creative Opportunity for All: Maker spaces for Youth and Adult Workforce Populations in an Urban Setting Amanda Feist, Katrina Hartz Taylor, and Xenia Hernández. -- Chapter 13: Learning from Our Community – Using an Assessment Tool to Meet Patrons at the Point of Need Amy Honisett, Gloria Jacobs, Judy Anderson, Jill Castek, Cindy Gibbon, and Matthew Timberlake About the Editor and Contributors Index
"This book examines how the unequal distribution of resources between communities can limit access to emerging technologies. It gives real world examples of libraries going the extra mile to bring more than just email access to their communities, regardless of economic status or geographic distribution"--
978-1-5381-2218-1
2018040684
PUBLIC ACCESS COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES.
INTERNET ACCESS FOR LIBRARY USERS.
MAKERSPACE IN LIBRARIES.
DIGITAL DIVIDE.
COMPUTER LITERACY.
INTERNET LITERACY.
Z 678.93 T43 2019
025.50285
