http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/08/28/macarthurs_digi.html making connections where none previously existed Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/08/28/macarthurs_digi.html/comment-page-1#comment-18309 heidi Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:30:01 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2008/08/28/macarthurs_digi.html#comment-18309 this looks like an awesome opportunity, i'm always looking for grants for my library. it's hard for me not to get bogged down by issues of access and connectivity, tho, given the community we serve. not many people have computers at home, so the library is their sole access point for the internet, and we don't have nearly enough computers to meet demand. the part that drives me batty, tho, is that even with library computers, there's still a link missing from the chain...more and more people have digital cameras, mp3 players, and smaller devices, but our library computers aren't set up with the middleware people need so that their devices can talk to the internet...uploading photos, downloading music. on the other hand, all this new media offers so many chances for totally new ways to connect, maybe i just need to let go of my assumptions. i feel like there's a huge opportunity here, but i'm just not sure what it looks like... this looks like an awesome opportunity, i’m always looking for grants for my library. it’s hard for me not to get bogged down by issues of access and connectivity, tho, given the community we serve. not many people have computers at home, so the library is their sole access point for the internet, and we don’t have nearly enough computers to meet demand. the part that drives me batty, tho, is that even with library computers, there’s still a link missing from the chain…more and more people have digital cameras, mp3 players, and smaller devices, but our library computers aren’t set up with the middleware people need so that their devices can talk to the internet…uploading photos, downloading music. on the other hand, all this new media offers so many chances for totally new ways to connect, maybe i just need to let go of my assumptions. i feel like there’s a huge opportunity here, but i’m just not sure what it looks like…

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