The transforming public library technology infrastructure / ALA Office for Research and Statistics.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

American Library Association. Office for Research and Statistics.

Contributor:

ALA TechSource.

Series:

Library technology reports : expert guides to library systems and services ; Aug./Sept. 2011, v. 47, no. 6.

Library technology reports : expert guides to library systems and services, 0024-2586 ; Aug./Sept. 2011, v. 47, no. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public libraries--Technological innovations.

Public libraries.

Libraries--United States.

Libraries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (54 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This issue of Library Technology Reports brings together longitudinal data, key issues, trends, and best practices that will provide library staff with tools for planning, advocacy, and service enhancements.

Contents:

Cover; The Transforming Public Library Technology Infrastructure; Table of Contents; Introduction; Judy Hoffman; Notes; Public Libraries and the Internet; John Carlo Bertot, Paul T. Jaeger, Emily E. Wahl, and Kathryn I. Sigler; Background; Methodology in Brief; Selected Longitudinal and Key Findings; Challenges in Public Access Services and Technologies; Future Issues and Considerations; Resources; Notes; Appendix A: Public Libraries and the Internet and Public Library Funding and Technology Access Surveys; The Rural Public Library as Leader in Community Broadband Services

Nicole D. Alemanne, Lauren H. Mandel, and Charles R. McClureIntroduction; Background: Building a Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure in Rural Florida; Rural Anchor Institutions and Broadband Internet; Rural Public Libraries as Leaders in Broadband Community Services; New Strategies for Community-Based Broadband Services; Acknowledgements; Notes; Successfully Planning a Scalable and Effective Patron Wireless Network; Robert A. Caluori, Jr.; Retrospective; Overview; Planning; Access Points; Wireless Controllers; Proof of Concept Testing; Bandwidth Planning; Authentication

E-Government and Employment Support ServicesNancy Fredericks; Major Challenges; Dealing with Staff Shortages; Staff Lacking Expertise; Inadequate Number of Workstations; Calculating the Costs; Notes; Digital Literacy Takes Center Stage; Larra Clark and Marijke Visser; An Emerging Issue; Digital Literacy in US Public Libraries; A Glimpse at the Not-So-Distant Future; Next Steps; Conclusion; Notes; Transforming Public Library Patron Technology Training; Stephanie Gerding; Overview; Creating Purposeful Training and Workshop Plans; Planning Technology Workshops; Empowering Library Training Staff

Cultivating Partnerships, Volunteer Relationships, and Material SharingAdvocating and Communicating the Value of Free Public Library Training Programs; Conclusion

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-37028-X

9786613370280

0-8389-9240-4

OCLC:

768732168