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Opportunity for All: How Library Policies and Practices Impact Public Internet Access
Opportunity for All: How Library Policies and Practices Impact Public Internet Access is a companion volume to the first report in the U.S. IMPACT Study, Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries. This second report from the study looks at the libraries providing public access technology to users across the country. Through nearly 300 interviews with staff, users, funding agencies, community-based organizations, and support organizations in four case study sites (Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland; Fayetteville Public Library in Fayetteville, Arkansas; Oakland Public Library in Oakland, California; and Marshalltown Public Library in Marshalltown, Iowa), along with data derived from the Institute of Museum and Library Services annual Public Library Survey and the U.S. IMPACT Study surveys, this report explores the factors involved in providing and supporting public access technology services through public libraries.
The four libraries used in the case studies reflect the service environments encountered by the vast majority of library patrons and provide a solid foundation for the exploration of policy tradeoffs and their consequences, as well as opportunities for improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of public access technology and the services associated with that technology. The goal of this report is for libraries to recognize themselves in the characteristics of the case studies and to be able to identify policy implications related to their operations from the discussions in the report.
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Download 2011 State of America's Libraries
Download U.S. IMPACT Public Library Study
Download U.S. Public Libraries and the Use of Web Technologies, 2010
Download Generations and Their Gadgets
Download The Idea of Order: Transforming Research Collections for 21st Century Scholarship
Download Digital Nation II
Download Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries
Download Top 30 Library iPhone Apps
Download State Library Agency Service Trends
Download the top 50 eReader and eBook trends for 2010
Download Research Libraries Survey
Download School Libraries Survey
Download Academic Library Trends Report
Download New IMLS Public Libraries Survey
Download Compact Shelving Users Survey
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LibraryWorks Fall Catalog Now Available
Hot off the e-press! Announcing the fall 2011 LibraryWorks® catalog of market intelligence resources for libraries and the companies that serve them. Here you will find an exciting collection of proprietary reports, surveys and benchmarking studies. Topics range from digital repositories and library use of ebooks to database licensing practices and corporate library benchmarks.
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This program allows library cardholders to borrow from a selection of nearly sixty human books, individuals who have been carefully selected because of their unique life experiences. Through positive, personal dialogue, the program is focused on encouraging new ideas and ways of thinking, celebrating differences, and promoting tolerance. Learn more.
East Hampton Public Library realizes a 75% reduction in the number of allocated staff hours to perform ILL tasks. Find out how.
A four-legged library: See how teacher Luis Soriano is bringing reading education to children in rural Colombia on the backs of his donkeys. Watch the video...
The New Canaan Public Library boosted online database enrollments. Find out how.
Discover how Colgate University built a more dynamic and cost effective electronic collection. Find out how.
Johnson County Library saved thousands of dollars and months of hard work. Find out how.
The Blue Island Public Library has been invaded by teens and technology, thanks in part to the creative talents of staff member Darren Thompson, IT/Technology and Young Adult Programming Manager, and his use of library 2.0 technologies to create a space for young adults within the library. The Tech Annex also provides a wide range of services for all library patrons, including a recording studio, enclosed computer classroom, 3D Animation software, and video editing equipment. Learn more.
East Hampton Public Library reduced transaction time by more than 50 percent. Find out how.
Learn how Windsor Public Library saved $8,303 in electricity, 369,827 lbs of CO2, and 45 acres of trees!
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