Abstract
This research investigates the community digital inclusion responsibilities increasingly being shouldered by Public Libraries (PLs) in Australia. The rationale is that expectations of stakeholders and library funding bodies are progressively towards libraries having to provide physical and digital safety net and training for the vulnerable in the community, in addition to its core information functions. While public libraries have willingly assumed this role, lack of recognition and resource support need to be addressed as it is perceived that a range of government agencies are cost and service shifting their workloads to the libraries. Therefore, this study aims to explore the current design and delivery of digital services and other resources in PLs to ensure that they continue to support the community.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Sept 2023 |
| Event | RAILS 2023: Research Applications in Information and Library Studies Conference 2023 - Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Duration: 30 Nov 2023 → 01 Dec 2023 https://railsconference.wordpress.com/ https://easychair.org/cfp/RAILS2023 (Call for papers) https://railsconference.wordpress.com/papers-posters-lightning-talks-2023/ (Submission of full papers) https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ualj21/73/4?nav=tocList (Selected published papers) |
Conference
| Conference | RAILS 2023 |
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| Abbreviated title | It Takes a Village: Transforming Information & Library Studies Research and Practice through Partnerships and Co-Design |
| Country/Territory | New Zealand |
| City | Wellington |
| Period | 30/11/23 → 01/12/23 |
| Other | Where? RAILS 2023 will be a fully in-person conference at the School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington, Rutherford House, Pipitea Campus, 23, Lambton Quay, Wellington 6140 What? RAILS is the Australasian conference on Research Applications in Information and Library Studies, the main gathering in Australasia for academic and practitioner researchers and educators in information studies and related disciplines, including librarianship, archival science, and social and community informatics to encourage a culture of informed and innovative research practice. RAILS has been held annually since 2004. The 16th RAILS conference will be hosted by the School of Information Management of Victoria University of Wellington. The conference will incorporate the Australasian Information Educators’ Symposium (AIES) 2020 and a Doctoral Consortium. Proposals for the RAILS full papers, panels, lightening talks, posters and doctoral consortium are invited. When? The 16th RAILS conference will be on 30th November and 1st December 2023. All proposals are to be submitted by Monday 31st July 2023. |
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