Digital Inclusion and Exclusion

The Social Challenges of a Networked Society
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-08-100386-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 467 g

Digital Inclusion and Exclusion: The Social Challenges of a Networked Society discusses the ways in which the networked society has created new forms of inequality, including digital exclusion, an element of contemporary social exclusion.

This is reflected in the fact that only 34% of the world's population have Internet access. Even in developed countries such as the UK, access levels are at best 80%. Such figures hide wide varieties in actual use, ability, and engagement, and this book explores the social issues that arise from digital exclusion and the digital inclusion approaches taken by government, third sector, and private enterprise.

The book is based on empirical evidence from three sources: national data sets, actual local community studies and engagements, and the experiences of those at the 'coal face' of digital inclusion. Squaring the circle between delivering digital services, providing the benefits of digital engagement, and including those citizens and communities currently excluded is a major challenge for local and national government, as well as the third sector.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yates, Simeon

Lockley, Eleanor

Kirby, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medienphilosophie, Medienethik, Medienrecht
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technologie: Soziale & Ethische Aspekte
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Soziale und ethische Aspekte der EDV
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Atlantis Wasn't A Magical Place and Library Systems Is Just Library IT 2. Creature of Ancient Myth: The Titans and the Systems Librarian 3. Customers, Patrons, Users, and Unruly Mobs 4. Reading Minds 5. Sleight of Hand: Service, or the Appearance of Service 6. Taking On Apprentices: Educating Your Customer Base 7. Do the Impossible: Slaying Dragons Without Time, People, Or Money 8. Adventure Party Makeup: Building an IT Staff 9. The Ritual: Analyzing Problems, Providing Solutions 10. Arcane Strategy: Following the Magic Rule System 11. Predicting the Future 12. They Flow Through Us and Around Us and Bind Us Together 13. Omniscience: Knowing All Things 14. Superpowers You Could Possess 15. Convening the Council: Meetings 16. The Crystal Ball: Reporting, Data Mining, and Assessment 17. Spellbook: Helpful Tips, Strategies, and Solutions

Über Autor(innen)

Kirby, John
John Kirby is a Senior Lecturer in Computing and a Knowledge Transfer Champion in the Cultural, Communication and Computing Research Institute (C3RI) at Sheffield Hallam University.

Lockley, Eleanor
Eleanor Lockley has worked on a variety of different interdisciplinary projects within the Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute (C3RI), Sheffield Hallam University since 2008.

Yates, Simeon
Simeon Yates is currently the Director of the Institute of Cultural Capital in Liverpool. His research focus is on the social, political and cultural impacts of digital media.