Georgia Libraries Tech Center

U.S. Public Libraries: A Snapshot of Priorities & Perspectives

Latest news about national initiatives and federal USF reforms that could impact state library efforts in support of digital literacy and public access to technology.

Internet Access & the New Divide – op-ed in New York Times

Exploring the Digital Nation – new report out from the Economics & Statistics Administration (Department of Commerce)

A mini clearing-house of resources to help libraries communicate about the most urgent issue facing libraries today: the lack of access to and provision of REAL broadband access.

Ben Dudley from ECGRL graciously shared his rather ingenious setup for use by all. Take a look! Wireless captive portal system – integrates with Evergreen seamlessly so patrons can use their barcodes.

Generic Policy for use at PACs, on library sites, or wherever you deem fit.

Really interesting U.S. Impact Study put out in June 2011 on the impact of free access to computers and the Internet in public libraries.

Nice Infographic breaking down all kinds of stats to show the worth of libraries including this tidbit: Each day, U.S. libraries circulate nearly 4 Times More Items than Amazon handles.

Elaine Hardy from GPLS reports:
I saw this in use at Dragon-Con. It was very cool —  I immediately wondered about library uses for it. Any way it could be used to read library cards to remotely checkout books? At the very least, could it serve as a viable alternative and cheaper for libraries than other credit card readers?