The theme of this year’s World Social Justice Day is ‘A Call for Social Justice in the Digital World’. The focus is timely – the last decades have seen digital technologies play a more and more central role in the economy, shaping the way we work, and the type of […]
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Library Stat of the Week #43: Not everyone counted as having internet access has the speed or device needed to use it
This week and next, the Internet Governance Forum is taking place, fittingly enough, online. This is an opportunity to return to data about connectivity in order to provide more background on the role of libraries in helping people get the most of the internet. The Forum itself has a strong […]
Read full post…Library Stat of the Week #40: School children without a room of their own or an internet connection rely more on libraries than their peers
Last week’s Library Stat of the Week started to explore the data available from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Programme for International Student Assessment (OECD PISA) regarding libraries and inequalities. Based on a series of questions about the type of use that students (15 year olds taking part […]
Read full post…Library Stat of the Week #35: Where there are more libraries offering internet access, being out of work is less likely to mean that people are also offline
Over the past weeks, we have looked at data around digital divides, and to what extent these cross over with other potential divides in society – rich and poor, women and men, old and young, and those with higher or lower formal qualifications. It is valuable to look at this […]
Read full post…Library Stat of the Week #34: Where there are more public libraries offering internet access, people with fewer formal qualifications face a smaller digital divide
In the last couple of posts, we have looked at the relationship between the availability of public libraries offering internet access and digital divides. Using data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), we have looked at gaps in levels of internet use among richer and poorer households, […]
Read full post…Library Stat of the Week #33: Where there are more public libraries offering internet access, gender and age-related digital divides are smaller
Last week was the first in a mini-series looking at internet access in libraries, and overall figures about who is – and isn’t – using the internet. As highlighted, the digital divide all too easily risks becoming a development divide. Those who cannot get online risk missing out on the […]
Read full post…Library Stat of the Week #32: More can be done to close the digital access gap through public libraries
Libraries were often early adopters of digital technology, both for their own internal operations, and in support of their users. By installing computer terminals and allowing for public access, they have given millions their first taste of the internet, in an environment where they could feel comfortable and supported in […]
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