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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:
March 21, 2013 10:51 AM
A public awareness campaign launches today that will help empower people who aren’t Internet users, to get the training they need to get online.
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February 15, 2013 03:44 PM
Launch of digital literacy training initiative will reach residents of public housing.
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July 18, 2012 10:36 AM
Together America’s Public Libraries and America’s Job Centers are teaching digital skills that are essential for job searches and more.
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June 20, 2012 08:47 AM
President Obama Announces an initiative to make cities and towns test-beds for next-generation applications.
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June 18, 2012 02:25 PM
Library education grants, a grant for a new effort to increase broadband adoption, and a new "Talking Points" series are just some of the things keeping IMLS busy as we we prepare for ALA's annual meeting.
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