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Servon, Lisa J.

Bridging the digital divide : technology, community, and public policy / Lisa J. Servon. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2002. - xix, 273 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - The Information Age series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-260) and index.

Redefining the digital divide -- The dimensions of the digital divide -- The role of CTCs within the community technology movement / with Marla K. Nelson -- Support for bridging the gap -- Community technology and youth -- Training disadvantaged workers for IT jobs -- The organizational divide / with Josh Kirschenbaum and Radhika Kunamneni -- Building the bridge: learning from Seattle -- Toward a new agenda.

This work investigates problems of unequal access to information technology in the United States. The author examines how the problem arose, how serious it is, and what the future implications might be if the gap in access continues to grow.

ISBN: 0631232419 (hbk : acidfree paper) 0631232427 (pbk : acidfree paper)

LCCN: 2002001498

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Digital divide--United States.
Digital divide--Government policy--United States.
Information technology--Social aspects--United States.
Information technology.
Information society--United States.

LC Class. No.: HN90.I56 / S47 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 303.48/33/0973