Broadband for Public Libraries: Importance, Issues, and Research Needs

Autor/inn/en	Mandel, Lauren H.; Bishop, Bradley Wade; McClure, Charles R.; Bertot, John Carlo; Jaeger, Paul T.
Titel	Broadband for Public Libraries: Importance, Issues, and Research Needs
Quelle	In: Government Information Quarterly, 27 (2010) 3, S.280-291 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0740-624X
DOI	10.1016/j.giq.2010.02.004
Schlagwörter	Research Needs; Public Libraries; Telecommunications; Internet; Access to Information; Library Services; Community Information Services; Information Policy; Library Policy; Library Automation; Library Administration; Library Development; Community Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschungsbedarf; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Telekommunikationstechnik; Bibliotheksarbeit; Informationspolitik; Bibliotheksplanung
Abstract	U.S. public libraries provide free public internet services to the communities that they serve, but require robust, high-speed broadband internet connections to continue meeting public demands. The 2008-2009 "Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study" ("PLFTAS") illustrates challenges that public libraries encounter in achieving broadband connectivity and equipment upgrades, and maintaining acceptable levels of services as they meet continually increasing internet-enabled service demands. This article: 1) analyzes the ability of public libraries to serve as a community-based public internet access point in the context of limited funding and access to telecommunications services and equipment; 2) discusses key policy issues that affect the provision of public library internet-enabled services through broadband; 3) provides recommendations for policy makers to include libraries as part of a larger national-level telecommunications policy; and 4) identifies a number of topics and issues that need further investigation and research in this shifting policy environment. (Contains 5 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10