by TIPI Staff | Jul 5, 2019
Abstract: A great deal of scholarship on broadband deployment and federal policies has positioned rural America through a deficit framework: rural parts of the country have older populations (and therefore not tech savvy), are poor (and therefore justifiably ignored...
by TIPI Staff | Jun 18, 2019
In support of closing the rural connectivity gap in Texas, Glasshouse Policy partnered with AARP, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), and the University of Texas Technology and Information Policy Institute to host a series of town halls and...
by TIPI Staff | Sep 18, 2018
The term ‘broadband’ refers to an advanced telecommunication service that developed from a need for greater amounts of information to be transmitted across the Internet. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) defines broadband in terms of speed. The...
by TIPI Staff | Jul 30, 2018
Policy Briefs Children and the Internet: Parental Concerns and Internet Site DataDr. Sharon Strover, Ellen Wartella, Pat Stout, & Jef RichardsDownload Libraries in a Networked TexasDr. Philip DotyDownload Rural Implications of H.R. 1542: The Internet Freedom and...
by TIPI Staff | Jan 11, 2018
Past Presentations: National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals(NACDEP) Annual Conference; Big Sky, Montana; June 11-14, 2017. http://www.nacdep.net/2017-cds-nacdep-conference “Rural Library Hotspot Lending...
by TIPI Staff | Jan 13, 2017
Research in the Press: Rural Hotspots “How to Hot Spot” by Christina Vercelleto hosted on the Tech Knowledge blog on the Website, Library Journal: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2017/09/lj-in-print/hot-spot-techknowledge/#_ D-Lib Magazine: The Magazine of...
by TIPI Staff | Sep 12, 2016
Implementing a Mobile Hotspot Lending Program at your library offers up a world of possibilities for your patrons. Enabling patrons to take the Internet home offers a number of unique benefits, such as bridging the digital divide and lessening the homework gap for...
by TIPI Staff | Aug 12, 2013
2013 Rural Broadband Availability and Adoption: Evidence, Policy Challenges, and Options Dr. Sharon Strover, Brian Whitacre, Robert Gallardo Download 2012 The bumpy path of technological transformation: digital inclusion Dr. Sharon Strover Download Digital Divide:...
by TIPI Staff | Aug 12, 2001
2001 Technologies of Liberation and Consumption: Shifting Discourses Surroundingthe Internet Karen GustafsonDownload 1997 Comprehensive Bibliography on Information Society LiteratureDr. Sharon Strover & Dr. Stana...
