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050 00 $aHN90.I56
245 00 $aToward equality of access$h[electronic resource]. :$bthe role of public libraries in addressing the digital divide.
260 $a[Seattle, WA :$bBill & Melinda Gates Foundation,$c2004?]
538 $aMode of access: World Wide Web.
500 $aTitle from Web page (viewed on Mar. 23, 2005).
500 $aSponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and developed in partnership with AARP, American Library Association, Beaumont Foundation of America, Benton Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, National League of Cities, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Pew Internet & American Life Project.
520 $aEvaluates the importance of libraries in addressing the digital divide. Drawing from government statistics and independent research, the report finds widespread acceptance of library-based computer and Internet access from patrons and librarians. The report finds that public access computing is benefiting those socioeconomic groups with the greatest need. However, the report also notes urgent but manageable challenges facing libraries as they seek to maintain and further develop their role in providing access to digital information.
650 0 $aDigital divide$zUnited States.
650 0 $aInternet access for library users$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPublic access computers in libraries$zUnited States.
710 2 $aBill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
710 2 $aAARP (Organization)
856 40 $uhttp://www.gatesfoundation.org/nr/Downloads/libraries/uslibraries/reports/TowardEqualityofAccess.pdf