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Infomediaries and Community Engagement are Key

Infomediaries and Community Engagement are Key
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Author(s): Elizabeth Gould (University of Washington, USA)and Ricardo Gomez (University of Washington, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 8
Source title: Libraries, Telecentres, Cybercafes and Public Access to ICT: International Comparisons
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ricardo Gomez (University of Washington, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-771-5.ch003

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Abstract

Building capacity for collecting content and enabling access to information by community members means training staff as well building their digital capacities. The involvement of local community members in the establishment of public access venues, and the ability of the venues to serve the community’s information needs, suggests that the focus on technology may be less important than a focus on community-gathering spaces (Hearn, 2005), i.e. the effective exchange of information may be more dependent upon the venue than upon the technology. The expansion of information-gathering tools can develop through these trusted centers.

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