The information revolution in Illinois:A community informatics perspective

• 作者: Kate Williams
• 来源期刊: 中国图书馆学报年刊(英文版)
• 学科: 社会科学
• 关键词: COMMUNITY informatics COMMUNITY INFORMATION REVOLUTION Illinois USA
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（1）
• 页码范围: 130-146
• 页数: 17页
• 分类号: G201

摘要

Based on community informatics theory,this paper focuses on the big question of community informatics and the specific research question here is to find the social origins and development of the information revolution in the local community.Through investigating the uses of IT in local institutions in Illinois,this study portrays the basic social footprint of the information revolution.There are four main areas to report on:firstly,the internet speed tests reveal continuing digital divides;secondly,despite that,IT use is generally well developed,but differences persist between the IT leaders and the organization leaders;thirdly,surprising local IT origin stories can be drawn from the participants in any given town;and finally,particular networks appear to be resources for these local leaders.Our findings point to the main components of how a community has been able to cross the digital divide:Cyberorganizers,local organizations that are a base for early adoption of digital technology and the Internet,and computer literacy based on how local leaders use digital technology.