Presentation to ALA Digital Inclusion Working Group

I was invited to join the American Library Association (ALA)’s Digital Inclusion Working Group this week to present findings from my recently published article, titled “Public Libraries, Digital Equity Coalitions, and The Public Good” in Public Library Quarterly. Several participants in the working group participated in the research. While I was able to share early […]

Investing in the Human Infrastructure of Broadband

I’m excited to announce that our collaborative final report, co-authored with Dr. Revati Prasad (Benton Institute for Broadband & Society) along with significant contributions from Dr. Caroline Stratton (National Digital inclusion Alliance) and Larra Clark (American Library Association) on the Human Infrastructure of Broadband is out today! The report, titled “From the Ground Up: investing […]

Empire State Development Funds Planning and Research For Digital Navigator Services

Southeastern NY Library Resources Council (Southeastern) has received a grant to evaluate its digital navigation services at libraries and community organizations across the Mid-Hudson Region. The project, led by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) in collaboration with Dr. Colin Rhinesmith, Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of […]

Digital Equity Action Research (DEAR) Lab
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