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ULC Releases Leadership Brief: Digital Equity in the Age of COVID-19

September 21, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Broadband, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Digital Equity in the Age of COVID-19   spotlights how the pandemic has both intensified the digital divide and created a window for action by raising the visibility of what it means to be unconnected in our hyper-connected world, especially for our most vulnerable residents. Included...

KINBER President and CEO Wendy Huntoon to Step Down Vice President Nathan Flood to Serve as Interim President

October 3, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Broadband, Data, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

HARRISBURG, PA, October 1, 2019 – The Keystone Initiative for Network-Based Education and Research (KINBER) today announced that its President and CEO, Gwendolyn “Wendy” Huntoon, is stepping down as president and CEO effective Oct. 31. Ms. Huntoon will continue to...

Glenn R. Miller

Public Library Broadband Service Survey – Deadline May 17

May 9, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Broadband, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

  Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries Glenn Miller, Deputy Secretary & Commissioner for Libraries Thursday, May 9, 2019 Toward Gigabit Libraries Survey (Deadline Fri. May 17) In late April, I asked every public library location in Pennsylvania...

Glenn R. Miller

Public Library Broadband Service Survey (Deadline Fri. May 17)

April 30, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Broadband, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

  Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries Glenn Miller, Deputy Secretary & Commissioner for Libraries Tuesday, April 30, 2019 In March, I announced that the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) is working with the  Keystone Initiative for...

Rural Broadband

March 19, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Broadband, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Are you concerned about broadband in rural areas?  Check out this Broadband Communities Magazine article, Bandwidth Hawk: Rural Broadband: Dividing The Spoils.  Note the mention of federal funds. . ...

Helping Public Libraries Improve Broadband Services

March 15, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Broadband, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

  Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries Glenn Miller, Deputy Secretary & Commissioner for Libraries   The Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) has awarded a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the Keystone Initiative...

Kinbercon to be held in Philadelphia Early April

March 2, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Broadband, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Kinbercon will be held April 1-3 .  It is Pennsylvania’s only statewide IT conference bringing together leaders in education, libraries, government, healthcare, economic development and technology to share ideas and success stories. Learn more. ...

KINBERCON 2019 Inclusivity Scholarship Deadline

February 13, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Broadband, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

KINBERCON 2019 Date:  April 1-3, 2019 Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City, Philadelphia, PA Inclusivity Scholarship Deadline Reminder   The deadline to submit a 2019 Inclusivity Scholarship (formerly the Diversity Scholarship) application is fast...

Broadband Speed Test Bookmarks for Rural Patrons

July 6, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Broadband, Data, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Nathaniel Rasmussen, Head of IT Services at Schlow Centre Region Library, is sharing bookmarks you can make available to your rural patrons to encourage them to take the Broadband Speed Test! The Broadband Speed Test will help map broadband access in PA! Access the bookmarks! Watch...

Encourage Your Rural Patrons to Take This Broadband test

July 2, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Broadband, Data, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Do your patrons live in a RURAL Area? Please encourage them to visit http://broadbandtest.us and take the broadband speed test. This will help map broadband access in PA This info was received from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania www.rural.palegislature.us www.facebook.com/RuralPennsylvania @CenterRuralPA The...