Open AccessThe Middle Mile: The Role of the Public Library in Ensuring Access to Broadband
Author(s) -
Maartje De Visser,
Mary Alice Ball
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
information technology and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5226
pISSN - 0730-9295
DOI - 10.6017/ital.v29i4.3129
Subject(s) - broadband , telecommunications , mile , last mile (transportation) , access to information , information policy , information access , public access , computer science , world wide web , public relations , business , political science , geography , geodesy
This paper discusses the role of the public library in ensuring access to the broadband communication that is so critical in today’s knowledge-based society. It examines the culture of information in 2010, and then asks what it means if individuals are online or not. The paper also explores current issues surrounding telecommunications and policy, and finally seeks to understand the role of the library in this highly technological, perpetually connected world