by TIPI Staff | Feb 25, 2020 | IMLS Libraries and Disasters, Talks & Events, Tocker Texas Hotspots
TIPI has been working on two projects in Texas communities. The first grows out of several studies examining how libraries use mobile hotspots in both urban and rural areas. Most recently we worked with the Tocker Foundation to supply hotspots and tech support to six...
by TIPI Staff | Sep 26, 2019 | Reports, Tocker Texas Hotspots
Based on our work with libraries in in other parts of the country (see: NYPL Hotspot Assessment and IMLS Rural Hotspots), we wanted to partner with Texas libraries in to pilot hotspot programs. We believe libraries, as anchor institutions, have an outsize role to play...
by Richelle Crotty | Jul 6, 2018 | Tocker Texas Hotspots
Atlanta Public Library 101 W Hiram St, Atlanta, TX 75551 Bandera County Public Library 515 Main St, Bandera, TX 78003 Camp Wood Public Library 106 S Nueces St, Camp Wood, TX 78833 Danbury Community Public Library 1720 Main St, Danbury, TX...
by TIPI Staff | Jun 29, 2018 | Tocker Texas Hotspots
Take the Internet Home Austin, TX June 29, 2018 │ The Technology and Information Policy Institute (TIPI) at the University of Texas at Austin has received a grant from the Tocker Foundation to implement hotspot lending programs at rural libraries throughout the state...
by TIPI Staff | Oct 11, 2017 | Tocker Texas Hotspots
Read the original proposal.
by TIPI Staff | Sep 12, 2016 | IMLS Rural Hotspots, NYPL Hotspot Assessment, Primers and Guides, Publications & Reports, Tocker Texas Hotspots
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...
