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.
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.