Without a net :
West, Jessamyn, 1968-
Without a net : librarians bridging the digital divide / Jessamyn C. West. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, c2011. - xxxix, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-258) and index.
People in the library -- The bigger picture: who makes the tools we use -- Planning: strategies, techniques, and tools -- Planning for pedagogy -- Basic instruction and explanations -- What is the Internet? -- Email is everything -- Office software, databases, and social software -- When thns go wrong, or right -- Things that work: examples from the field -- why this matters and what to do.
A guide to the complex nature of technology access and adoption and the role libraries can play in bridging the digital divide.
9781598844535 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1598844539 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781598844542 (ebk.) 1598844547 (ebk.)
2011000993
Libraries and the Internet--United States.
Libraries--Information technology--United States.
Internet access for library users--United States.
Public access computers in libraries--United States.
Library employees--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.
Library orientation--Technological innovations--United States.
Information technology--Study and teaching--United States.
Libraries and community--United States.
Digital divide--United States.
Z674.75.I58 / W47 2011
020.2854678
Without a net : librarians bridging the digital divide / Jessamyn C. West. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, c2011. - xxxix, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-258) and index.
People in the library -- The bigger picture: who makes the tools we use -- Planning: strategies, techniques, and tools -- Planning for pedagogy -- Basic instruction and explanations -- What is the Internet? -- Email is everything -- Office software, databases, and social software -- When thns go wrong, or right -- Things that work: examples from the field -- why this matters and what to do.
A guide to the complex nature of technology access and adoption and the role libraries can play in bridging the digital divide.
9781598844535 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1598844539 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781598844542 (ebk.) 1598844547 (ebk.)
2011000993
Libraries and the Internet--United States.
Libraries--Information technology--United States.
Internet access for library users--United States.
Public access computers in libraries--United States.
Library employees--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.
Library orientation--Technological innovations--United States.
Information technology--Study and teaching--United States.
Libraries and community--United States.
Digital divide--United States.
Z674.75.I58 / W47 2011
020.2854678