One way for the community to have access to library electronic resources is to directly connect them with Internet Bookmobiles which carry computers that are able to access the Internet as well as carry books as they have historically. This eliminates the need for patrons to actually own a computer and pay for Internet access themselves. The librarian.net (title) blog contains information/links on libraries that are using bookmobiles with Internet connections to do outreach programs in several communities around the world. GoogleBlog (search term, internet bookmobiles) was used to locate this blog. Two examples of programs that have used this technology are provided by links below. (Comp#2)
Specific areas of interest include the digital divide, rural libraries, CIPA, DOPA and the USA PATRIOT Act, tech support in little libraries, and new technologies and how they can be implemented in libraries. (cited from librarian.net site)
Search Engine Used: Google
Name of Blog: Librarian.net
BLOG : URL: http://www.librarian.net/
More bookmobiles: http://www.tampere.fi/kirjasto/nettinysse/english.htm
Librarians on the Internet Bookmobile:
http://http//www.archive.org/texts/bookmobile.php
Who is served by outreach of electronic library services?
The Branch Without Walls
Outreach Services provides library services to persons throughout Fayette County who need extra help using library services and facilities. Our target audiences include:
Homebound adults and those in nursing or retirement centers
Children and young people in day care centers, Head Start programs, and special at-risk programs
Adult literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) learners.
Lexington Public Library
http://www.lexpublib.org/outreach/
Outreach Services provides library services to persons throughout Fayette County who need extra help using library services and facilities. Our target audiences include:
Homebound adults and those in nursing or retirement centers
Children and young people in day care centers, Head Start programs, and special at-risk programs
Adult literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) learners.
Lexington Public Library
http://www.lexpublib.org/outreach/
Staircase to the Electronic Library
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