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Getting ready to reduce the digital divide: Scenarios of Lithuanian public libraries
University of Borås, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT. (KIR)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3412-2420
Digital Media Lab, Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University, Saulėtekis Ave. 9, Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6409-1595
2020 (English)In: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, ISSN 2330-1635, E-ISSN 2330-1643, Vol. 71, no 10, p. 1205--1217Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Digital exclusion is high on the international agenda and covers a variety of inequalities in access to and use of digital technologies, and in the skills and motivation needed for their adoption. This research contributes to the discussion on solving digital exclusion issues by addressing the emergent roles and challenges of Lithuanian public libraries in reducing the digital divide. The article combines a multilevel model of the digital divide with the concept of business idea and analyzes the future scenarios of Lithuanian public libraries. The findings highlight the public libraries' importance in conducting training, consultancy, and experiential learning to stimulate digital inclusion. Potentially, libraries can motivate users to adopt digital technologies, but this role is still not sufficiently visible. The findings show that libraries face challenges of redefining their social value and obtaining the sustaining funds, skills, and infrastructure necessary for digital inclusion programs. However, they can use collaboration networks, effective cost management, and external expertise to overcome these obstacles.

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2020. Vol. 71, no 10, p. 1205--1217
Keywords [en]
digital exclusion, public libraries, scenarios
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Library and Information Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-24509DOI: 10.1002/asi.24324ISI: 000567913900005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85076373196OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-24509DiVA, id: diva2:1512599
Available from: 2020-12-26 Created: 2020-12-26 Last updated: 2021-10-21Bibliographically approved

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