In the current era there is little dispute amongst governments and at the highest levels of the United Nations in respect of the right of all citizens, regardless of their station in life, to have unfettered access to the Internet. However, despite substantive investments in telecommunications infrastructure development, a plethora of policy interventions and three world summits on the Information Society, more than half of the world's population remain unconnected.

This qualitative study explores the lived experiences of select library users in California, particularly people of color who experience digital exclusion, and how they use their public libraries prior to and during the pandemic.

While all students enter college with varying levels of digital skills, those from rural areas may face extra challenges because their own skills and those of their pre-college networks may be underdeveloped. Without some type of intervention, digital deficits can perpetuate further educational disadvantages.

Utilizing public value theory as a framework, this paper discusses mobile capacity as it relates to the digital divide. This study examines the mobile readiness of the 200 most populous U.S. cities, and particularly the extent to which these cities have adopted mobile technologies that uphold the tenets of e-democracy and public value theory.

In this practice article, we introduce a sociotechnical system called "World Librarians." This system, facilitated by a knowledge commons, provides educators, librarians, students, and medical professionals in remote Internet-poor areas of Malawi with access to digital content that they request.

As US Internet penetration rates have climbed, digital divide researchers have largely shifted attention to differences in Internet skills. Interviews with 72 low-income US residents from both a large metropolitan city and a medium-sized Midwestern town, however, reveal that many people still struggle to maintain physical access, supporting technology maintenance theory.

During this pandemic, the most vulnerable populations are at highest risk of falling through the cracks of engagement in clinical care and research. Nonetheless, we argue that we should reframe the discussion to consider how this transition may create opportunities to engage extensively to reach populations.

Using the latest U.S. Census Bureau/Bureau of Labor Statistics data on computer and Internet access, I find that the "digital divide" has not been bridged and remains as large as it was two decades ago. African-Americans and Latino-Americans are less likely to use the Internet on smart phones, computer, tablets or other devices than are whites.

This issue of Library Technology Reports (vol. 57, no. 2), "Mobile Technology in Libraries," presents tools and practices for giving your customers a great experience while connecting with your library.

he article focuses on how Yakima Valley Libraries Took On COVID-19 and the DIGITAL DIVIDE

The article discusses how some rural libraries in the U.S. have helped provide telemedicine access to help address the widening digital health divide at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic

The article discusses the role of libraries in the U.S. in training adults learn digital skills in preparation for a job or an aid in career advancement.