[PL-Directors] Public libraries have until November 22 to complete the Digital Inclusion Survey

[Ann Reed]

The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Research & Statistics and the University of Maryland Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) continue to capture information about the vital roles public libraries play in supporting digital inclusion. Now in its second year, the Digital Inclusion Survey is a survey of all public libraries in the country. It assesses digital infrastructure and services that support workforce development, health and e-government. Please help and take the survey at http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/.

The three-year study, titled Public Libraries as Providers of Digitally Inclusive Services and Resources: Transforming Communities, is funded by a National Leadership Grant award from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The ALA and iPAC are developing resources to enable easy use by public library leaders at the local, state and national levels - including new interactive mapping tools, issues briefs, state reports, info-graphics and more. Links to these tools and to the 2013 Digital Inclusion Survey results can be found at http:www.ala.org/research/digitalinclusion and http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu.

Thank you for your help.

Yours,

Ann

Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator
Oregon State Library
Library Support and Development Services
250 Winter St.
Salem, OR 97301
ann.reed at state.or.us<mailto:ann.reed at state.or.us>
phone 503-378-5027
fax 503-378-6439
http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/


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