Jessamyn West
Mississippi Library Conference
<librarian.net/talks/mla14>
October 14, 2014

Presentation

The Digital Divide and You: PDF with notes, Keynote format, PowerPoint format

Outline

1. Lay of the Land - outline and overview of digital divide (20-25 min)
   • numbers
   • culture
   • why it matters
2. Who we are. Quick intros and map. (15 min)
3. What gets in the way, what can we... (60 min)
   • count?
   • cheer?
   • collect?
4. Maintaining Momentum - make a plan, follow that plan (15 min)

Resources

• Who's Not Online and Why
  http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/09/25/whos-not-online-and-why/
• Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, 2011-2012
  http://www.ala.org/research/plftas/2011_2012
• Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
  http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30719.pdf (pdf)
• FCC Unserved locations map (and why is the MS map so wrong?)
  http://www.fcc.gov/maps/unserved-fixed-broadband
• Am I Rural?
  http://www.raconline.org/amirural
• Rural Library Clearinghouse
  http://www.resourceroundup.net
• NYPL Tech Guide Handouts
  https://sites.google.com/a/nypl.org/techconnect/all
• From Distant Admirers to Library Lovers and beyond
  http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/13/library-engagement-typology/
• IMLS - Public Libraries in the US
  http://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_us_fy_2010_report.aspx
• 2012 Vermont Telecommunications Survey
  Long ugly PDF URL under here
• Healthcare.gov and the Gulf Between Planning and Reality
  http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2013/11/healthcare-gov-and-the-gulf-between-planning-and-reality/
• The Myth of the Digtal Native
  http://chronicle.com/article/Confronting-the-Myth-of-the/145949/
• Digital Divide: The 3 Stages
  http://www.nngroup.com/articles/digital-divide-the-three-stages/
• Free User Experience Reports
  http://www.nngroup.com/reports/free/
• Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide
  http://www.librarian.net/digitaldivide/

Image Credits

• background image from NYPL Stereoscopic Images of Vicksburg MS
• Rideshare image from C++ Now
• Tech class photo by me on Flickr
• Chelsea Public Library photo by me on Flickr
• Cable/horse image from Randolph Herald
• People icons from Wikimedia Commons
• "Look Around You" slide from s2e5 Computers
• Gandhi statue via Wikimedia Commons