The Intersection of Public Policy and Public Access: Digital Divides, Digital Literacy, Digital Inclusion, and Public Libraries

Public Library Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Jaeger, Paul T ^a   Bertot, John Carlo ^a   Thompson, Kim M ^b   Katz, Sarah M ^a   Decoster, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

digital divide; digital inclusion; digital literacy; information access; policy; public libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859166346     PISSN: 01616846     EISSN: 15411540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2012.654728     Document Type: Article

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