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Paul T Jaeger - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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digital inclusion and the affordable care act Public Libraries politics policy and enrollment in obamacare
Public Library Quarterly, 2015Co-Authors: Brian Real, John Carlo Bertot, Abigail J Mcdermott, Paul T JaegerAbstract:The period of enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” positioned Public Libraries as a primary place for enrollment for individuals lacking sufficient levels of access or literacy to enroll on their own. Inclusion also thrust Public Libraries into the middle of a significant political and policy fray about the appropriateness and content of the law that encompassed national, state, and local politics. Building on the data from a national survey of the digital inclusion roles of Public Libraries, this article examines the health literacy and inclusion roles and initiatives of Public Libraries within the highly politicized context of health care following the passage of the ACA.
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delivering e government services and transforming communities through innovative partnerships Public Libraries government agencies and community organizations
Information polity, 2013Co-Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger, Ursula Gorham, Natalie Greene Taylor, Ruth LincolnAbstract:Due to an increasing reliance on Public Libraries to deliver government services online, coupled with decreasing funding for Public services, many Public Libraries have begun to collaborate with local government agencies and community organizations to provide vital services to their communities. Drawing upon findings made through an extensive literature review, site visits at a number of Public Libraries across the country, and interviews with state library staff, government officials, and community organization leaders, this paper highlights the e-government service roles of Public Libraries, the innovative partnerships between community groups, government agencies, and Public Libraries in the realm of e-government, and the impacts of these services and partnerships on communities.
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the co evolution of e government and Public Libraries technologies access education and partnerships
Library & Information Science Research, 2012Co-Authors: Paul T Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot, Natalie N Greene, Natalie Perkins, Emily E. WahlAbstract:Abstract While many studies have discussed the impacts of electronic government (e-government) on Public Libraries, little research has considered the extent to which the current federal government's implementation of e-government relies on the Public technology access, training, and support provided by Public Libraries. A range of data and policy materials are drawn upon in order to illuminate the co-evolution of Public Libraries and e-government. Beginning with a discussion of the development of e-government and its impacts in Public Libraries, the access, goals, and challenges of e-government are detailed as they relate to Libraries, and the areas in which current implementations of e-government would not be possible without Public Libraries. Based on the explorations of the co-evolution of e-government and Public Libraries, key policy issues are offered that require reconceptualization in order to better support the interrelationship between e-government and Public Libraries.
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delivering e government services through innovative partnerships Public Libraries government agencies and community organizations
Digital Government Research, 2012Co-Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger, Natalie N Greene, Ursula Gorham, Ruth LincolnAbstract:Due to an increasing reliance on Public Libraries to deliver government services online, coupled with decreasing funding for Public services, many Public Libraries have begun to collaborate with local government agencies and community organizations to provide vital services to their communities. Drawing upon findings made through an extensive literature review, site visits at a number of Public Libraries across the country, and interviews with state library staff, government officials, and community organization leaders, this paper highlights the e-government service roles of Public Libraries, the innovative partnerships between community groups, government agencies, and Public Libraries in the realm of e-government, and the impacts of these services and partnerships on communities.
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Chapter 2: Public Libraries and the Internet
Library technology reports, 2011Co-Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger, Emily E. Wahl, Kathryn I. SiglerAbstract:Since 1994, the Public Libraries and the Internet and Public Library Funding and Technology Access national surveys have charted the involvement with and use of the Internet by US Public Libraries. During that time, thirteen national studies have provided longitudinal data that track trends in the Public-access computing and Internet access provided by Public Libraries to the communities that they serve. This chapter of The Transforming Public Library Technology Infrastructure provides an overview and review of selected data from these national studies; identifies key trends and changes in Internet-enabled services and resources provided by Public Libraries to their communities over the course of the seventeen years of conducting the national surveys; examines key issues that emerge from the data regarding Public library Internet use and involvement; and considers selected future issues regarding Public library Internet-enabled services, particularly as the Public access that Libraries provide their communities takes on increasing importance in supporting a range of services such as e-government, jobs and employment, health information, and education.
John Carlo Bertot - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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digital inclusion and the affordable care act Public Libraries politics policy and enrollment in obamacare
Public Library Quarterly, 2015Co-Authors: Brian Real, John Carlo Bertot, Abigail J Mcdermott, Paul T JaegerAbstract:The period of enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” positioned Public Libraries as a primary place for enrollment for individuals lacking sufficient levels of access or literacy to enroll on their own. Inclusion also thrust Public Libraries into the middle of a significant political and policy fray about the appropriateness and content of the law that encompassed national, state, and local politics. Building on the data from a national survey of the digital inclusion roles of Public Libraries, this article examines the health literacy and inclusion roles and initiatives of Public Libraries within the highly politicized context of health care following the passage of the ACA.
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delivering e government services and transforming communities through innovative partnerships Public Libraries government agencies and community organizations
Information polity, 2013Co-Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger, Ursula Gorham, Natalie Greene Taylor, Ruth LincolnAbstract:Due to an increasing reliance on Public Libraries to deliver government services online, coupled with decreasing funding for Public services, many Public Libraries have begun to collaborate with local government agencies and community organizations to provide vital services to their communities. Drawing upon findings made through an extensive literature review, site visits at a number of Public Libraries across the country, and interviews with state library staff, government officials, and community organization leaders, this paper highlights the e-government service roles of Public Libraries, the innovative partnerships between community groups, government agencies, and Public Libraries in the realm of e-government, and the impacts of these services and partnerships on communities.
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the co evolution of e government and Public Libraries technologies access education and partnerships
Library & Information Science Research, 2012Co-Authors: Paul T Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot, Natalie N Greene, Natalie Perkins, Emily E. WahlAbstract:Abstract While many studies have discussed the impacts of electronic government (e-government) on Public Libraries, little research has considered the extent to which the current federal government's implementation of e-government relies on the Public technology access, training, and support provided by Public Libraries. A range of data and policy materials are drawn upon in order to illuminate the co-evolution of Public Libraries and e-government. Beginning with a discussion of the development of e-government and its impacts in Public Libraries, the access, goals, and challenges of e-government are detailed as they relate to Libraries, and the areas in which current implementations of e-government would not be possible without Public Libraries. Based on the explorations of the co-evolution of e-government and Public Libraries, key policy issues are offered that require reconceptualization in order to better support the interrelationship between e-government and Public Libraries.
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delivering e government services through innovative partnerships Public Libraries government agencies and community organizations
Digital Government Research, 2012Co-Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger, Natalie N Greene, Ursula Gorham, Ruth LincolnAbstract:Due to an increasing reliance on Public Libraries to deliver government services online, coupled with decreasing funding for Public services, many Public Libraries have begun to collaborate with local government agencies and community organizations to provide vital services to their communities. Drawing upon findings made through an extensive literature review, site visits at a number of Public Libraries across the country, and interviews with state library staff, government officials, and community organization leaders, this paper highlights the e-government service roles of Public Libraries, the innovative partnerships between community groups, government agencies, and Public Libraries in the realm of e-government, and the impacts of these services and partnerships on communities.
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Chapter 2: Public Libraries and the Internet
Library technology reports, 2011Co-Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger, Emily E. Wahl, Kathryn I. SiglerAbstract:Since 1994, the Public Libraries and the Internet and Public Library Funding and Technology Access national surveys have charted the involvement with and use of the Internet by US Public Libraries. During that time, thirteen national studies have provided longitudinal data that track trends in the Public-access computing and Internet access provided by Public Libraries to the communities that they serve. This chapter of The Transforming Public Library Technology Infrastructure provides an overview and review of selected data from these national studies; identifies key trends and changes in Internet-enabled services and resources provided by Public Libraries to their communities over the course of the seventeen years of conducting the national surveys; examines key issues that emerge from the data regarding Public library Internet use and involvement; and considers selected future issues regarding Public library Internet-enabled services, particularly as the Public access that Libraries provide their communities takes on increasing importance in supporting a range of services such as e-government, jobs and employment, health information, and education.
Charles R Mcclure - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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broadband for Public Libraries importance issues and research needs
Government Information Quarterly, 2010Co-Authors: Lauren H Mandel, John Carlo Bertot, Bradley Wade Bishop, Charles R Mcclure, Paul T JaegerAbstract:Abstract U.S. Public Libraries provide free Public internet services to the communities that they serve, but require robust, high-speed broadband internet connections to continue meeting Public demands. The 2008–2009 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study (PLFTAS) illustrates challenges that Public Libraries encounter in achieving broadband connectivity and equipment upgrades, and maintaining acceptable levels of services as they meet continually increasing internet-enabled service demands. This article: 1) analyzes the ability of Public Libraries to serve as a community-based Public internet access point in the context of limited funding and access to telecommunications services and equipment; 2) discusses key policy issues that affect the provision of Public library internet-enabled services through broadband; 3) provides recommendations for policy makers to include Libraries as part of a larger national-level telecommunications policy; and 4) identifies a number of topics and issues that need further investigation and research in this shifting policy environment.
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Public Libraries and internet service roles measuring and maximizing internet services
2008Co-Authors: Charles R Mcclure, Paul T JaegerAbstract:The Internet is not a one-way street in terms of library service as it challenges any traditional notion of its use for collecting or managing information. The information is constantly changing. It is not a static and reliable source like a book, nor is the content necessarily correct all of the time. In this resource, authors Charles McClure and Paul T. Jaeger speak to the ways in which the Internet has had more impact on Public Libraries than any other technology since the creation of the book. The issues presented are vital to library service, planning, evaluation, research and education - and most significantly how effectively Libraries service the general Public.This title helps you: learn the importance of measuring and maximizing library service through internet services; analyze new and unique Internet-enabled service roles of Public Libraries - expanding on the Web 2.0 environment; and, gain insight in selecting and creating Internet-enabled service roles. "Public Libraries and Internet Service Roles" will help ensure that Public Libraries remain a vibrant marketplace of ideas freely accessible to all members of the library community.
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Public Libraries and the internet 2007 issues implications and expectations
Library & Information Science Research, 2008Co-Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Charles R Mcclure, Paul T JaegerAbstract:article i nfo This article presents an overview of the methods, findings, and the general implications of the 2007 Public Libraries and the Internet study. This annual study has chronicled Public Libraries' provision of Internet access to patrons and a range of related issues since the early 1990s. The 2007 study focused on the provision and maintenance of Internet access and services, infrastructure issues, community impacts of the technology, training, library technology funding, and e-government roles of Public Libraries. This article details these findings, exploring how the 2007 data compare to previous studies. It also considers the implications of these comparisons in terms of the levels of service that Libraries are able to provide, the challenges that Libraries face in providing these services, and the ways in which communities and governments rely on Public Libraries to guarantee Public Internet access.
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assessing sufficiency and quality of bandwidth for Public Libraries
Information Technology and Libraries, 2007Co-Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Charles R McclureAbstract:Based on data collected as part of the 2006 Public Libraries and the Internet study, the authors assess the degree to which Public Libraries provide sufficient and quality bandwidth to support the library’s networked services and resources. The topic is complex due to the arbitrary assignment of a number of kilobytes per second (kbps) used to define bandwidth. Such arbitrary definitions to describe bandwidth sufficiency and quality are not useful. Public Libraries are indeed connected to the Internet and do provide Public-access services and resources. It is, however, time to move beyond connectivity type and speed questions and consider issues of bandwidth sufficiency, quality, and the range of networked services that should be available to the Public from Public Libraries. A secondary, but important issue is the extent to which Libraries, particularly in rural areas, have access to broadband telecommunications services.
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Public access computing and internet access in Public Libraries the role of Public Libraries in e government and emergency situations
First Monday, 2006Co-Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger, Lesley A Langa, Charles R McclureAbstract:This article presents findings from the 2006 Public Libraries and the Internet study and other research that demonstrate the impact of Public Internet access in Public Libraries on the communities and individuals that the Libraries serve. This article focuses on the importance of Public library Internet access in times of emergencies and for a range of electronic government (e–government) services at the individual and community–wide levels. Public access computing and Internet access in Public Libraries function as a first choice, first refuge, and last resort in a range of emergency and e–government circumstances, allowing individuals to engage successfully in essential e–government services such as registering for Medicare or other benefits and filing tax information. With this key centrality as agents of government services, Public Libraries increasingly play significant roles in times of emergencies, like the aftermath of a hurricane, in which communities rely on the Public library Internet access to request aid, try to find missing family and friends, file Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and insurance claims, and begin rebuilding their lives. This article also discusses the need to revise government policy related to the role of Public Libraries in their support of e–government as Public Libraries increasingly serve as agents of e–government.
Anna U Morgan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Public Libraries as partners for health
Preventing Chronic Disease, 2018Co-Authors: Eliza D Whiteman, Roxanne Dupuis, Anna U Morgan, Bernadette A Dalonzo, Caleb Epstein, Heather Klusaritz, Carolyn C CannuscioAbstract:INTRODUCTION Public Libraries are free and accessible to all and are centers of community engagement and education, making them logical choices as partners for improving population health. Library staff members routinely assist patrons with unmet health and social needs. METHODS We used a 100-question, self-administered web survey sent to all library directors listed in the Pennsylvania Library Association database (N = 621), to investigate staff interactions with library patrons to address social determinants of health. We conducted statistical comparisons of quantitative responses and a content analysis of open-ended responses. RESULTS Respondents (N = 262) reported frequently interacting with patrons around health and social concerns - well beyond those related to literacy and education - including help with employment (94%), nutrition (70%), exercise (66%), and social welfare benefits (51%). Acute emergencies were not uncommon in Pennsylvania's Public Libraries, with nearly 12% of respondents having witnessed a drug overdose at the library in the past year. Most respondents felt that their professional training left them inadequately prepared to assist patrons with health and social issues. Although at least 40% of respondents offered some health programming at their library branch, their offerings did not meet the high level of need reflected in common patron inquiries. CONCLUSION The challenges library staff members experience in meeting their patrons' information needs suggest opportunities for Public Libraries to advance population health. Library staff members need additional training and resources and collaboration with Public health and health care institutions to respond to community needs through effective, evidence-based Public health programming.
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beyond books Public Libraries as partners for population health
Health Affairs, 2016Co-Authors: Anna U Morgan, Roxanne Dupuis, Bernadette A Dalonzo, Heather Klusaritz, Andria Johnson, Amy Graves, Kiahana L Brooks, Autumn Mcclintock, Hillary R Bogner, Judith A LongAbstract:Public Libraries are not usually included in discussions about improving population health. They are, however, well positioned to be partners in building a culture of health through programming tha...
Lesley A Langa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Public access computing and internet access in Public Libraries the role of Public Libraries in e government and emergency situations
First Monday, 2006Co-Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger, Lesley A Langa, Charles R McclureAbstract:This article presents findings from the 2006 Public Libraries and the Internet study and other research that demonstrate the impact of Public Internet access in Public Libraries on the communities and individuals that the Libraries serve. This article focuses on the importance of Public library Internet access in times of emergencies and for a range of electronic government (e–government) services at the individual and community–wide levels. Public access computing and Internet access in Public Libraries function as a first choice, first refuge, and last resort in a range of emergency and e–government circumstances, allowing individuals to engage successfully in essential e–government services such as registering for Medicare or other benefits and filing tax information. With this key centrality as agents of government services, Public Libraries increasingly play significant roles in times of emergencies, like the aftermath of a hurricane, in which communities rely on the Public library Internet access to request aid, try to find missing family and friends, file Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and insurance claims, and begin rebuilding their lives. This article also discusses the need to revise government policy related to the role of Public Libraries in their support of e–government as Public Libraries increasingly serve as agents of e–government.
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the policy implications of internet connectivity in Public Libraries
Government Information Quarterly, 2006Co-Authors: Paul T Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot, Charles R Mcclure, Lesley A LangaAbstract:Abstract The provision of Public Internet access and related networked services by Public Libraries is affected by a number of information policy issues. This article analyzes the policy dimensions of Internet connectivity in Public Libraries in light of the data and findings from a national survey of Public Libraries conducted by the authors of this article. After providing a summary of the study methodology and findings, this article examines key policy issues that include the nature of sufficient bandwidth and broadband, the perpetuation of the digital divide of Internet access in Libraries, the role of Libraries as e-government access points, the complexities of funding Internet access, the impacts and contradictions of filtering, and the chilling effect of homeland security legislation in Public Libraries. This article concludes with a discussion of how examining these policy issues can lead to a better understanding of Public Libraries and the Internet access they offer within the context of Public policy.