Access to Digital Libraries for Disadvantaged Users

Submitted by mlb78 on Fri, 09/16/2016 - 17:24
TitleAccess to Digital Libraries for Disadvantaged Users
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsHiggins, Silke
JournalLibrary Philosophy and Practice
Pagination1-13
Accession Number18809728
AbstractThis article informs that online tutorials are an important addition to traditional teaching. Time and distance may make them the best option for graduate students. It is important to consider the design carefully, since students will not be able to ask questions. The tutorial must be clearly written and incorporate as many different techniques as possible in order to accommodate differing learning styles. Information Literacy is a skill that college students must acquire, an dit can be argued that it is even more important for graduate students The California State system has worked extensively on an Information Competence curriculum. Among the graduate schools, the doctoral program in education at San Diego and the Educational Psychology Department at Northridge have developed Information Competence standards
NotesThis paper defined disadvantaged people as those traditional minorities, persons with lower levels of income and education, living in rural areas, physically disabled, and developing counties as a whole. It focused the term "digital divide" and evaluated it against a variety of definitions of disadvantaged people.
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