Bridging Digital Divides during COVID-19: Findings from the 2020-2021 Connecticut State Library Digital Inclusion Survey

IF 1.4 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-06-23 DOI:10.1080/01616846.2021.1938918

Brian Real

引用次数: 9

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article presents findings from the 2020–2021 Connecticut State Library Digital Inclusion Survey. The primary purpose of this study was to determine what actions public libraries in Connecticut are already taking to meet the digital inclusion needs of their communities and what information and assistance they need to better meet these goals. However, since this study was launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, the author customized numerous questions to focus on how public libraries have adjusted their operations when patrons have had limited access to library buildings. Responses from public library representatives throughout the state show that libraries have used tactics such as delivering previously in-person public programs through video conferencing formats and shifting portions of their physical materials budget to support digital items.

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新冠肺炎期间弥合数字鸿沟：2020-2021康涅狄格州图书馆数字包容调查结果

摘要本文介绍了2020–2021康涅狄格州立图书馆数字包容性调查的结果。这项研究的主要目的是确定康涅狄格州的公共图书馆已经采取了哪些行动来满足其社区的数字包容需求，以及他们需要哪些信息和援助来更好地实现这些目标。然而，由于这项研究是在新冠肺炎大流行期间启动的，作者定制了许多问题，重点关注在读者进入图书馆大楼有限的情况下，公共图书馆如何调整其运营。全州公共图书馆代表的回应显示，图书馆使用了一些策略，例如通过视频会议形式提供以前的面对面公共节目，并将部分实物材料预算转移到支持数字项目上。

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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