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Role of Public Libraries in Bridging the Digital Divide

Role of Public Libraries in Bridging the Digital Divide
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Author(s): Owajeme Justice Ofua (Delta State University, Nigeria)and Ogochukwu Thaddaeus Emiri (Delta State University, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 9
Source title: Modern Library Technologies for Data Storage, Retrieval, and Use
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Chia-Hung Wei (Ching Yun University, Taiwan)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2928-8.ch014

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Abstract

This paper reviews the role of public libraries in bridging the digital divide in Delta State. It calls for the adoption of appropriate infrastructure and other innovative measures like introduction of appropriate computer related programmes in schools, encouraging citizenry to pick up carrier in the area of science and technology, embanking on enlightenment and awareness programmes and setting up regional/local information resource centers by government especially through the use of the internet also, the challenges of digital divide was revealed. The work concludes that unless appropriate measures are taken in Delta State and Nigeria generally they will be relegated to the background in this knowledge age.

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