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Information access in rural areas of the United States: The public library's role in the digital divide and the implications of differing state funding models.

机译：美国农村地区的信息访问：公共图书馆在数字鸿沟中的作用以及不同州资助模式的影响。

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In the United States, individual states have different means of determining and distributing funding. This influences library service and access to information particularly as it pertains to critical Internet access. Funding and service trends have changed, especially as it relates to public libraries, with some modifications working to their advantage and some to their detriment. Public libraries struggle to meet the needs of their users as more information becomes available online. This is especially true in rural areas that have unique challenges such as a very small tax base and limited budgets, space constraints and dated buildings, limited opportunities for staff education and training, and poor telecommunications infrastructure. Despite these challenges, public libraries need to provide access to e-government and other key information so that their communities can be a part of a democratic society. This has become especially critical in rural areas where the public library may be the only place to access the Internet and communicate with professionals who can assist in the navigation of digital literacy tasks. It is becoming increasingly important to examine funding models and their impact on information access in rural libraries. What is the impact of targeted federal broadband programs in rural public libraries? Is there a funding model that is most effective for rural public libraries? Are librarians opting out of government systems to pursue private assistance with connectivity when available? What is the role of the librarian in digital literacy in rural libraries? These questions were answered by examining five states representing varied funding structures including federal grant support, E-rate, state funding, local funding and library system funding. Surveys and interviews with public library directors and library system staff indicated that federal programs such as E-rate and National Broadband Grant infrastructure funding were making a small impact, but this was not enough to assist librarians with their increasing technology needs. Even more concerning was the diminishing state funding and support to rural public libraries and for library systems that once provided technology support. The objective of this research is to determine best practice for Internet and community anchor institution policy in the U.S., and to advocate for increased public funding that is so critical to public libraries in rural areas.
机译：在美国，各州采用不同的方式来确定和分配资金。这会影响图书馆服务和信息的访问，特别是与关键Internet访问有关的信息。资金和服务趋势已经改变，尤其是与公共图书馆有关的趋势，进行了一些修改以发挥其优势，而有些则对其不利。随着更多信息在网上可用，公共图书馆努力满足其用户的需求。在具有独特挑战的农村地区尤其如此，例如税基很小，预算有限，空间限制和陈旧的建筑物，员工教育和培训的机会有限以及电信基础设施差。尽管存在这些挑战，公共图书馆仍需要提供访问电子政务和其他关键信息的途径，以便其社区可以成为民主社会的一部分。这在农村地区尤为重要，在农村地区，公共图书馆可能是唯一访问Internet并与可以协助数字扫盲任务导航的专业人员进行交流的地方。检查筹资模式及其对农村图书馆信息访问的影响变得越来越重要。有针对性的联邦宽带计划对农村公共图书馆有什么影响？有没有对农村公共图书馆最有效的筹资模式？图书馆员是否会选择退出政府系统，以寻求具有连通性的私人援助？图书馆员在农村图书馆数字素养中的作用是什么？通过审查代表不同资助结构的五个州，包括联邦拨款支持，电子费率，州资助，地方资助和图书馆系统资助，回答了这些问题。对公共图书馆馆长和图书馆系统工作人员的调查和采访表明，联邦计划（例如E-rate和National Broadband Grant基础设施资金）影响不大，但这不足以帮助图书馆员满足不断增长的技术需求。更令人担忧的是国家对农村公共图书馆以及曾经提供技术支持的图书馆系统的资金和支持的减少。这项研究的目的是确定美国互联网和社区锚定机构政策的最佳做法，并倡导增加对农村地区公共图书馆至关重要的公共资金。

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    Thiele, Jennifer.;

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    The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.;

  • 授予单位 The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.;
  • 学科 Information science.;American studies.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 2016
  • 页码 251 p.
  • 总页数 251
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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