The Policy Implications of Internet Connectivity in Public Libraries

Autor/inn/en	Jaeger, Paul T.; Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R.; Langa, Lesley A.
Titel	The Policy Implications of Internet Connectivity in Public Libraries
Quelle	In: Government Information Quarterly, 23 (2006) 1, S.123-141 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0740-624X
DOI	10.1016/j.giq.2005.10.002
Schlagwörter	Internet; Public Libraries; Access to Information; Information Policy; National Surveys; Library Role; Policy Analysis; Systems Analysis; Confidentiality; Financial Support; Censorship; Computer Networks + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Informationspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; System analysis; Systemanalyse; Finanzielle Förderung; Politische Zensur; Computernetz; Computernetze; Kommunikationsnetz
Abstract	The provision of public Internet access and related networked services by public libraries is affected by a number of information policy issues. This article analyzes the policy dimensions of Internet connectivity in public libraries in light of the data and findings from a national survey of public libraries conducted by the authors of this article. After providing a summary of the study methodology and findings, this article examines key policy issues that include the nature of sufficient bandwidth and broadband, the perpetuation of the digital divide of Internet access in libraries, the role of libraries as e-government access points, the complexities of funding Internet access, the impacts and contradictions of filtering, and the chilling effect of homeland security legislation in public libraries. This article concludes with a discussion of how examining these policy issues can lead to a better understanding of public libraries and the Internet access they offer within the context of public policy. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10