Applications benefiting from gigabit networks

[Wolske, Martin B]

Hello CTC'ers. We're looking for help to identify ideas from around the globe of how community technology centers, libraries, community centers, learning commons, schools, etc. are tapping into new high speed networks and applications to enhance the way these organizations accomplish their missions and promote human development and digital inclusion in their communities. How do service models change with the availability of high-speed networks? Are applications being developed from within, or are tech companies and service providers changing their services for the organizations? How are initiatives using high speed networks gaining buy-in from the community? How are they being funded? Any leads you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Our goal is to create a list of case examples to be included in a series of continuing education forums and an eventual white paper exploring how libraries can adopt and use next-generation Internet networks to address social inclusion. While the primary audience for the outputs is libraries, we believe there is much to learn from how all types of organizations with a community service mission are tapping into high speed networks and applications.  

More information on the project, the growing list of case studies, forum dates, and other news and resources is available online at: http://publish.illinois.edu/inclusivegiglibraries/

Thanks for any help you can provide!

Martin Wolske, Senior Research Scientist and Adjunct Faculty

Graduate School of Library & Information Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

337 LIS Building, 501 East Daniel Street

Champaign, IL  61820

217-244-8094 (office) 217-244-3302 (fax) 217-840-7434 (cell)

http://cdi.lis.illinois.edu/