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 Getting Started
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A Framework for Action (PDF, 630KB)
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There are still 100 million Americans who do not have a broadband connection to the Internet. This statistic is sobering and has profound implications for economic success, educational achievement and civic life.
Libraries are among the essential community anchors that have a significant role to play in providing access, encouraging adoption and impacting the health and vitality of their communities.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, together with the University of Washington and the International City/County Management Association, has consulted with hundreds of community members and experts over the past 18 months to identify action steps and a framework for digital communities.
Building Digital Communities content on the IMLS Web site:
September 14, 2012 08:48 AM
Lack of digital skills impacts the lives millions of Americans. This new resource will provide free high quality tools and training.
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September 13, 2012 12:58 PM
The project will take the first steps to bring together existing U.S. digital library infrastructure into a sustainable national digital library system.
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September 12, 2012 11:08 AM
Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will explore how libraries can adopt and use next-generation internet.
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June 14, 2012 10:54 AM
Grant to WebJunction will help national digital literacy efforts effectively leverage and support libraries.
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