The Continuing Digital Divide in the United States |
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| Authors: | Madalyn Cohron |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Library &2. Information Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USAmadalync@bham.lib.al.us mbayer1@crimson.ua.edu |
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| Abstract: | Mapping the digital divide in America is a multifaceted issue; however, the influence of underlying socioeconomic causes, the shift in the conversation to new divides including broadband accessibility and digital literacy, and the importance of the library in narrowing the divide are all prominent points of focus in the literature today. As conversations surrounding the digital divide begin to shift from a divide in access to a divide in skills and/or literacy, attention must be drawn to meeting those needs in equal measure to maintaining access as the primary means of closing the digital divide in America. |
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| Keywords: | digital divide Internet access broadband connectivity digital literacy public libraries |
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