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Title: Digital Divide


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Digital Divide Rural Libraries
  • Smart, Tiny, Tech
  • ltlibrarian.net/talks/nla2009gt

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the scene
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my library
population 900
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me
  • run MetaFilter
  • lifeguard
  • teach basic computer classes
  • help me buy a laptop stuff
  • slowly writing a book
  • this sort of thing

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my home
  • rural
  • very little broadband
  • nice people
  • far from everything

nice place
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why is this tough?
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who is not online?
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why no internet?
  • 19 of dial-up users said nothing would convince
    them to get broadband.
  • 14 of dial-up users (24 in rural America) say
    that broadband service would have to become
    available where they live.
  • one-quarter (27) of adult Americans are not
    internet users

born with the chip, indeed!
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who cares?
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play it as it lays
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three steps
  • advocate
  • translate
  • commiserate

1, 2, 3...
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advocate
  • "You can
  • do it"

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translate
  • "email is like your regular mail only you access
    it with robot arms."
  • "blogging is like a newsletter only you deliver
    it online... and it's free."
  • "microblogging is a simple way to get content on
    your website."
  • "facebook is a cheap calendar system."
  • "flickr is an easy way to put photos online for
    free."

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commiserate
  • It's not just you.
  • It's okay to be frustrated.
  • There are reasons some of this stuff is difficult
    even if it's mysterious to us
  • What is the problem we're trying to solve?

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examples
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start small
  • what can you email instead of mail?
  • what can you put online instead of print?
  • what can you get for free online instead of pay
    for?
  • what can you repurpose to fit the needs of your
    community?

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free or cheap...
  • web hosting for domains
  • photos online
  • web sites
  • content management systems
  • videos online

pix!
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stay current.
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bigger ideas
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hey cutie...
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thank you!
questions?
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