Public Libraries and the Internet

John Carlo Bertot, PhD, is professor in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, director of the Center for Library and Information Innovation (www.liicenter.org), and associate director of the Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government (www.cipeg.umd.edu). Paul T. Jaeger, PhD, JD, is assistant professor in the College of Information Studies, director of the Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government (www.cipeg.umd.edu), and associate director of the Center for Library and Information Innovation (www.liicenter.org) at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.Charles R. McClure, PhD, is Frances Eppes professor and director of the Information Use Management and Policy Institute at the College of Communication and Information at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

This book is a very timely and topical discussion of many important issues facing public libraries in their Internet service role. Although the initial studies are from the US, many issues in the library world are universal. Public Libraries and the Internet is well worth reading if you are a librarian in a public or educational library and you wish to keep up with current issues in the area of Internet access for library patrons

• AcknowledgmentsPart I. OverviewChapter 1 Evolving Relationships between Information Technology and Public LibrariesPaul T. Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot, and Kenneth R. FleischmannChapter 2 Public Libraries and the Internet: A Retrospective, Challenges, and Issues Moving ForwardJohn Carlo BertotPart II. Contexts and ConnectionsChapter 3 Public Libraries and E-governmentPaul T. Jaeger and John Carlo BertotChapter 4 Public Library 2.0: New Technologies, Roles, and Challenges for Public LibrariesLorri MonChapter 5 Public Library Roles in Hurricane Preparedness and ResponseCharles R. McClure, Lauren H. Mandel, John Brobst, Charles C. Hinnant, John T. Snead, and Joe RyanChapter 6 The Public Library in the Life of the Internet: How the Core Values of Librarianship Can Shape Human-Centered ComputingKenneth R. FleischmannChapter 7 Assessing Florida Public Library Broadband for E-government and Emergency/Disaster Management ServicesLauren H. Mandel, Charles R. McClure, and Bradley Wade BishopPart III. PopulationsChapter 8 Providing Services for the Underserved in Public Libraries through an Understanding of Information Poverty and AccessKim M. ThompsonChapter 9 Serving Older Adult Health Information Seekers in the Internet Age: The Role of Public LibrariesBo Xie, Amy Cooper White, Chadwick B. Stark, David Piper, and Elizabeth NortonChapter 10 Plugging into Youth: Youth Library Services in the Digital Age/EraErin V. Helmrich and Erin Downey HowertonChapter 11 Persons with Disabilities and Physical and Virtual Public Library SettingsJonathan Lazar, Paul T. Jaeger, and John Carlo BertotPart IV. Institutions and SupportChapter 12 Public Library Funding: An Overview and DiscussionDenise M. DavisChapter 13 The Role of State Library Agencies in Public Library Internet DevelopmentRobert BocherChapter 14 Public Libraries and the Internet: A View from the TrenchesLarra M. ClarkPart V. Moving ForwardChapter 15 Shaping the Debate: The Present and Future Impacts of Policy on the Internet and Library ServicesPaul T. Jaeger and John Carlo BertotChapter 16 The Ever Changing Impacts of Internet Access on Libraries and Their CommunitiesCharles R. McClure, John Carlo Bertot, and Paul T. JaegerIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors