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Public libraries as platforms for civic engagement
(2018-05)
What role should the world’s public libraries have in civic engagement? In recent years, traditional media have weakened, the civic space has become increasingly divisive, and society has become ever more divided socially, economically and politically, yet public libraries have stood strong. They have long fulfilled a vital ...
How can you map the world's libraries? (Africa Data Project)
(University of Washington Information School, 2018-02-22)
The Africa Data Project investigates how to create sustainable systems for data collection, use, and analysis across multiple African library systems. This poster will provide an overview of one of the first questions that we are investigating: How can library locations be collected and verified? Locational data are key to ...
Data for Decision Making Curriculum in Myanmar
(2018-02-22)
Since its momentous democratic elections in 2010, Myanmar has continued to transition from a society of heavy censorship to one inundated with information and data from across the globe. The changes in the information ecosystem have forced a shift in how the country’s government and civil society organizations approach data ...