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The role of public libraries in smart, inclusive, and connected communities

Year: 2018

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Smart community is a term that has been recently used to characterize efforts to transform communities and make them more sustainable, efficient, transparent, and where citizen participation is the norm. Information technologies are many times seen as enablers of these potential changes. In smart communities, the role of public libraries is key. This poster analyzes current practices in public libraries and identifies the expertise, knowledge, and background that help them contribute to citizen engagement in smart community initiatives. Practices in infrastructure, technology, programming and services, and stakeholder partnerships were classified in three levels: building blocks, good practices and unique practices.

Source: Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research

DOI: 10.1145/3209281.3209403

Authors: Shannon Mersand, Mila Gascó-Hernández, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, G. Brian Burke, Miguel Figueroa, Megan Sutherland

Institutions: University at Albany, State University of New York, American Library Association

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Administration

Subfield: Library and Information Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services