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E-rate Funding and Libraries: Preliminary Analysis of Trends Post-Modernization
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2021)Libraries in the United States have access to discounts on internet and telecommunications services through the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Schools and Libraries Program, also known as E-rate. While the ... -
Centering Relationality: A Conceptual Model to Advance Indigenous Knowledge Organization Practices
(2020-11)Scholars and practitioners have exposed the limitations of traditional Euro-American approaches to knowledge organization (KO) when it comes to Indigenous topics. To develop more effective KO practices, there is a need for ... -
‘Of course, data can never fully represent reality’: Assessing the relationship between Indigenous data and IK, TEK, and TK
(2020-11)Multiple terms describe Indigenous peoples' creative expressions, including “Indigenous knowledge” (IK), “traditional ecological knowledge” (TEK), “traditional knowledge” (TK), and increasingly, “Indigenous data” (ID). ... -
Benefits of crowdsourcing for libraries: A case study from Africa
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2020-09)Many libraries in the Global South do not collect comprehensive data about themselves, which creates challenges in terms of local and international visibility. Crowdsourcing is an effective tool that engages the public to ... -
Connecting African libraries and development organizations: Perceptions and possibilities
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2020)While perceptions of African libraries as development partners remain low and limited by development organizations, it is possible to change these perceptions. Quantitative data are necessary but insufficient in demonstrating ... -
Namibia’s Regional Libraries: Evaluation Brief
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2020-08)The Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington’s Information School was commissioned by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to conduct a performance evaluation of Namibia’s regional ... -
Namibia’s Regional Libraries: Final Report of the Regional Study and Resource Center (RSRC) Activity Evaluation
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2020-03)The Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington’s Information School was commissioned by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to conduct a performance evaluation of Namibia’s regional ... -
Namibia’s Regional Libraries: Interim Report of the Regional Study and Resource Center (RSRC) Evaluation
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2019-03)The Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington’s Information School was commissioned by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to conduct a performance evaluation of Namibia’s regional ... -
Technology access & education for refugee women in Seattle & King County
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2020-08)This report is based on research we conducted in 2019 to understand the role of technology access and education for women who have arrived in Washington State as refugees. Our focus on women and technology stems from an ... -
Development and Access to Information (DA2i) Dashboards FAQs
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2020-07-07)The Technology & Social Change Group at the University of Washington Information School has released the Development and Access to Information (DA2i) Dashboards, a data visualization platform that tracks the progress of ... -
Technology Access & Education for Refugee Women Research Notes
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2020-05-22)The main objective of the research is to understand the role of technology access and education for women who have arrived in Washington State as refugees. As part of this research, we conducted interviews with twenty-one ... -
Volunteer geographic information in the Global South: barriers to local implementation of mapping projects across Africa
(GeoJournal, 2020-04-08)The world is awash in data—by 2020 it is expected that there will be approximately 40 trillion gigabytes of data in existence, with that number doubling every 2 to 3 years. However, data production is not equal in all ... -
DCC Curation Lifecycle Model 2.0: Literature Review and Comparative Analysis
(2020-03)The literature covered in this report was gathered and reviewed as background for the DCC Curation Lifecycle Model 2.0 project. Led by Sayeed Choudhury at Johns Hopkins University and funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, ... -
Data challenges for public libraries: African perspectives and the social context of knowledge
(Sage Journals, 2020-04-06)This article sheds light on the collection and use of data by libraries in sixteen countries across Africa. It highlights the challenges that librarians and library organizations face in gathering, analyzing, and presenting ... -
Development and Access to Information 2019 Toolkit
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2019)Access to information is essential for the empowerment of individuals, the effectiveness of policies, and the accountability of governments. When everyone can enjoy it, it is a driver of sustainable development across all ... -
Development and Access to Information 2019
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2019-05-23)Access to information is essential for the empowerment of individuals, the effectiveness of policies, and the accountability of governments. When everyone can enjoy it, it is a driver of sustainable development across all ... -
Preliminary Activities of the Advancing Library Visibility in Africa Project
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2019-03)Library services play a critical role in supporting communities across the African continent as they pursue sustainable economic growth and social progress. In spite of this, libraries are often overlooked as potential ... -
Digital Skill Sets for Diverse Users: A Comparison Framework for Curriculum and Competencies
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2019-03)The City of Seattle’s Digital Equity Initiative provides a roadmap to reach the City of Seattle’s vision to become a more digitally equitable city, where technology’s opportunities equitably empower all residents and ...
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