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Public Libraries and Local E-Government
Paul T. Jaeger (University of Maryland, USA)
Copyright: © 2009
|Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-282-4.ch034
Abstract
Many residents and local communities rely on public libraries for access to and training to use e-government. Many local governments direct citizens to the public library for help in using e-government, while citizens seek help from the public library in using local e-government when they have no other means of connecting or when they want help using e-government. As a result, public libraries now serve not only as instrumentalities of local government, but as a primary location for access to local e-government and a very successful link between citizens to e-government. As residents, communities, and governments rely on public libraries as a main access point to e-government, it essential to better understand the connection and education roles of public libraries to improve the delivery of local e-government.