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Integrating the Web into Everyday Library Services: A Practical Guide for Librarians assumes only a basic understanding of computer use and Internet research and provides detailed explanations of: the mechanics of the Internet and World Wide Web; how users can discover online information; how a librarian can enhance the library's online presence; how the Internet is used to communicate; how to help patrons research and evaluate information; how to protect patrons and librarians from online dangers. The final chapter is devoted to helping librarians solve basic computer problems that their patrons may encounter, including troubleshooting Internet connections.

China's recent economic growth has expanded industrialization and urbanization, upgraded consumption, increased social mobility, and initiated a shift from an agricultural-based economy to one based on services and industry. However, more than half of China's population still lives in rural areas, where the average per capital income is less than a third of the urban average. The government of China has increased its commitment to rural development and poverty-reduction programs, with attention to narrowing the rural-urban divide. Informatization—defined as the transformation of an economy and society driven by information and communications technology (ICT)—is increasingly being explored as a way of helping poor people. Rural Informatization in China presents an overview and in-depth analysis of rural ICT initiatives in China. This study reviews the present-day status of China's rural informatization infrastructure, examines and summarizes by organizational model the key initiatives in the past decade, and provides policy recommendations to address current challenges. Case studies of different financing models of rural ICT initiatives from China and other countries are included.

Library Technology Reports vol.46 no.8 This issue of Library Technology Reports, conceived and coordinated by the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom, focuses on current topics and concerns around the intersections of technology, security, and intellectual freedom in libraries. As libaries incresingly move beyond the provision of print material and into their expanding roles as providers of digital resources and services, intellectual freedom concerns have been magnified as they apply to a range of complex new issues. A number of prominent library professionals contributed their expertise for this issue. Authors and topics include Barbara M. Jones on Libraries, Technology and the Culture of Privacy; Eli Neiburger on User-Generated Content; Sarah Houghton-Jan on Internet Filtering; Jason Griffey on Social Networking and the Library; and Deborah Caldwell-Stone on RFID in Libraries.

Los telecentros españoles constituyen un instrumento de dinamización e inclusión en la sociedad de la información. Sin embargo, no hay análisis que describan las iniciativas que llevan a cabo estas entidades en sus áreas de influencia. Teniendo en cuenta este hecho, se ha realizado una investigación que analiza la situación actual de los telecentros, el fortalecimiento de sus redes y las actividades que realizan. Con este trabajo se propone un “modelo de recursos y servicios” que sirva de soporte para la toma de decisiones por parte de los responsables políticos, o bien, como instrumento de reflexión y análisis para los agentes sociales.

How does the organization of space interfere in the numerical development of territories? Our hypothesis is that information and communication technologies (ICT) are organized by taking into account the existing spatial structures, compared to constraints of distance, spatial position and urban hierarchy. In the context of the liberalization of the sector of telecommunications, ICT spread according to an economic logic of profitability. The concern of network operators collides with the principle of territorial equity in planning policies. To understand the diffusion of ICT in France, a cartographic analysis of their distribution is proposed. It derives from the notion of networks at three levels: infrastructures, services and uses. The research takes into account the difference between regional configurations to identify the spatial factors of the digital divide. For each level, the diffusion of ICT follows a different logic, and characterizes territories with different orientations. Areas with a high density of population and activities are quickly equipped. The democratization of the use of the Internet, notably with the diffusion of public access to the Internet, is present to a greater degree in low-density areas.

The First Amendment is inextricably tied up with all kinds of library service, from providing meeting rooms for patrons, to lending materials to children, to giving patrons access to the Internet. Written by the director of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Libraries, the First Amendment, and Cyberspace examines how and in what areas the First Amendment affects library decision making and service delivery. With attention to today’s electronic environment, Peck’s timely and comprehensive book answers the questions librarians most often have about censorship, access, the role of the library, and their rights and responsibilities.

Libraries are in the thick of legal issues as new technologies add layers of complexity to everyday work in the library. How do you know what's legal? What can you do to identify and address issues before they turn into bona fide legal matters? Where do you turn for help?

During World War II when the future of democracy was uncertain, Franklin D. Roosevelt described libraries as \"the great symbols of the freedom of the mind,\" \"essential to the functioning of a democratic society.\" Kranich begins this new collection of essays with Roosevelt's sentiment in mind. From Librarian of Congress, James Billington, to founding director of the Center for the Book, John Cole, the leading-edge information specialists of the day share their insights on the role libraries play in advancing democracy.

\"Public Internet Access in Libraries and Information Services\" by Paul Sturges is reviewed.