Without a net : librarians bridging the digital divide /
by West, Jessamyn.
Material type:
BookPublisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, c2011Description: xl, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781598844535 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1598844539 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781598844542 (ebk.); 1598844547 (ebk.).Subject(s): 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 | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reference
Contents:
Summary: A guide to the complex nature of technology access and adoption and the role libraries can play in bridging the digital divide.
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 things go wrong, or right -- Things that work: examples from the field -- Why this matters and what to do.
| Item type | Location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Lee Yan Fong Library
Library Collection
Lee Yan Fong Library |
Z674.75 I58 W47 2011 (Browse shelf) | Available | 00018436 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-245) 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 things 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.
Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education
Lee Yan Fong Library
325-329 Lai Chi Kok Road, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, HONG KONG
Lee Yan Fong Library
325-329 Lai Chi Kok Road, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, HONG KONG