Encouraging essential skills
Amid rapid technological change and shifting economic activities, the population of many rural British Columbia communities now requires greater development of digital skills. Today’s public libraries offer a range of digital services and, therefore, represent a significant resource for developing...
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University of Colorado at Boulder
2020-12-01
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Amid rapid technological change and shifting economic activities, the population of many rural British Columbia communities now requires greater development of digital skills. Today’s public libraries offer a range of digital services and, therefore, represent a significant resource for developing such skills. This study identifies the extent to which public libraries are promoting the development of technology skills in rural communities. A qualitative content analysis was conducted on technology program promotional messaging from rural public library websites in British Columbia. Results showed that these rural libraries are indeed promoting technology programs in a way that focuses on technology skill development as an emerging role. With that said, additional measures can be taken to further refine current messaging, and this study offers several recommendations towards that end.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a179685dff324b2f919f3ddaad1979ed2023-05-18T14:55:11ZengUniversity of Colorado at BoulderJournal of New Librarianship2471-38802020-12-014210.21173/newlibs/8/2Encouraging essential skillsAndrew Gregg0Virginia McKendry1Province of British ColumbiaRoyal Roads University Amid rapid technological change and shifting economic activities, the population of many rural British Columbia communities now requires greater development of digital skills. Today’s public libraries offer a range of digital services and, therefore, represent a significant resource for developing such skills. This study identifies the extent to which public libraries are promoting the development of technology skills in rural communities. A qualitative content analysis was conducted on technology program promotional messaging from rural public library websites in British Columbia. Results showed that these rural libraries are indeed promoting technology programs in a way that focuses on technology skill development as an emerging role. With that said, additional measures can be taken to further refine current messaging, and this study offers several recommendations towards that end. https://newlibs.org/index.php/jonl/article/view/783public librariesrural librariestechnological literacydigital literacyeducation |
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