Social Justice & Technology in Libraries
The Path To Digital Equity
Jessamyn West
for Amigos Library Services
https://librarian.net/talks/amigos
Slides
- Keynote version, PDF version, all the slides on one page
- Other talks:
Links
- How to Help Someone Use a Computer by Phil Agre
- Tweets: Tales from Drop-In Time - my tweets about what I do during drop-in time
- Resource: Social Justice and Libraries: What Your Library Can Do from the Massachusetts Library System
- Reference: Mechanics Institutes and Faith cabin libraries
- Report: The Roots of Community: Segregated Carnegie Libraries as Spaces for Learning and Community-Making
- News: Dryades Branch, the first library open to African Americans in New Orleans, has been named to the National Register
- Report: The State of the Digital Divide in the United States
- Report: BroadbandNow Estimates Availability for all 50 States
- News: The Digital Divide 2.0: Navigating Digital Equity and Health Equity in Education
- Report: The meaning of digital readiness
- Definition: The Social Model of Disability
- Resource: Conscious Style Guide
Tech Tools
- How to take a screenshot
- Official support forums: Apple, Windows, Chrome, Android
- Get help with video conferencing: Zoom community, Teams community, Google Meet community, Skype community
- GCF Global Tutorials: Using accessibility features, Troubleshooting, Internet safety
- Stay informed with the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (excellent mailing list)
Image Credits
- Slide template from SlidesGo
- Background icon by Ben Davis from the Noun Project
- Fist image from Amos Kofio Commey on The Noun Project
- Dryades Library image from Preservation Center of New Orleans
- Beehive icon by Arya Icons at The Noun Project