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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969034603321

Autore

Durrance Joan C

Titolo

Online community information : creating a nexus at your library / / Joann C. Durrance, Karen E. Pettigrew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2002

ISBN

0-8389-3736-5

0-8389-9355-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

FisherKaren E. <1966->

Disciplina

361.0285

Soggetti

Libraries and community - United States

Libraries and the Internet

Community information services - United States

Public libraries - Reference services

Electronic villages (Computer networks)

Referral centers (Information services)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Presents the highlights of a 1998-2000 IMLS National Leadership Grant, 'Help-seeking in an electronic world: the role of the public library in helping citizens obtain community information over the Internet'"--P. ii.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-183) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 How the Public Uses Networked Community Information -- 2 From Vertical Files to the Web The Impact of Digital CI on Public Library Information Services -- 3 Public Library Participation in Community Networking -- 4 Benefits of Access to Community Information and Community Networks -- 5 Best Practices Public Libraries, Community Information, and Community Networking -- 6 The Evaluation Challenge -- 7 Learning from Best Practice Summary, Conclusions, Recommendations -- APPENDIX A Literature Review -- APPENDIX B Methods -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Librarians are key players in bringing communities together. With the help of the Internet, they are in a position to revolutionize the way users access information and come together as a result. Indeed, libraries can function as both hubs to circulate local, national, and



global information and as networks of local agencies, nonprofits, community activities, resources, events, and contacts. Building from detailed research, this forward-looking new book addresses the ways that libraries can harness the power of the Internet to provide digitized community information to local audiences. Using its proven methods, hands-on tools, and best practices developed in libraries across the country, any library can design and build a dynamic and unifying community information site. Featuring three of the nation's leading community network sites (Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Free-Net, Suburban Chicago's NorthStarNet, and Portland, Oregon's CascadeLink), expert author team Durrance and Pettigrew outline innovative ways to present information for and about your community. Featured are 23 examples of best practices from libraries around the country that help you approach: * Access issues and the digi