Mobile Libraries and Digital Inclusion: A Study from Aotearoa New Zealand

IF 1.4 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-01-27 DOI:10.1080/01616846.2022.2029223

R. Bell, A. Goulding

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Mobile libraries serve communities in a range of ways throughout Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally but their contribution to supporting digital inclusion in non-urban areas has not been explored in depth. This paper presents data from an exploratory research project focused on how mobile libraries in Aotearoa New Zealand extend digital services to those who cannot access public library buildings services conveniently. The findings show that the mobile librarians provide a range of digital inclusion services, predominantly access to technologies and skills development and, by so doing, contribute positively to digital inclusion in non-urban areas of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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移动图书馆与数字包容:来自新西兰奥特罗亚的研究

摘要移动图书馆以多种方式为新西兰和国际上的社区提供服务，但尚未深入探讨其对支持非城市地区数字包容的贡献。本文介绍了一个探索性研究项目的数据，该项目的重点是新西兰奥特亚的移动图书馆如何将数字服务扩展到那些无法方便地使用公共图书馆建筑服务的人。研究结果表明，移动图书馆员提供了一系列数字包容服务，主要是获得技术和技能发展，并通过这样做为新西兰奥特亚非城市地区的数字包容做出了积极贡献。

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Public Library Quarterly INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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3.50

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21.10%

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期刊介绍： Public Libraries Quarterly is addressed to leaders-directors, managers, staff, trustees, and friends-who believe that change is imperative if public libraries are to fulfill their service missions in the twenty-first century. In PLQ, directors and operating officers tell how they accomplished change. The journal examines: •best practices and models to improve service •management case studies-with results and failures •library mythologies that retard individual and institutional development •studies of how to plan results and accomplish desired outcomes •marketing and fund-raising tools that work •budget and financial analysis tools and tips