Kim M. Thompson, Paul T. Jaeger, Natalie Greene Taylor

Digital Literacy and Digital Inclusion

Information Policy and the Public Library

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Digital Literacy and Digital Inclusion: Information Policy and the Public Library examines the interrelationships between digital literacy, digital inclusion, and public policy. This book emphasizes the impacts of these policy decisions on the ability of individuals and communities to successfully participate in the information society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9780810892712
• ISBN-10: 0810892715
• Artikelnr.: 40626469

Autorenporträt

Kim M. Thompson, PhD, is lecturer in the School of Information Studies of the Charles Sturt University and an affiliate faculty member of Information Policy and Access Center (iPAC) in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. Her research and teaching focus on information poverty and the physical, intellectual, and socio-cultural supports for and barriers to information access. Her articles are found in the Journal of Documentation, Public Library Quarterly, Library Quarterly, and Library and Information Science Research, among others.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2: The Evolution of the Digital Society
Chapter 3: Defining Digital Literacy and Digital Inclusion
Chapter 4: Public Policy, Literacy, and Inclusion
Chapter 5: Libraries as Institutions of Digital Literacy and Inclusion
Chapter 6: Models of Digital Inclusion: South Korea, the Netherlands, and
Australia
Chapter 7: Moving Toward Digital Inclusion: Colombia, Honduras, and Ghana
Chapter 8: Recommendations for Policy, Practice, Advocacy, and Research
References
About the Authors