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Homework Gap Due to Lack of Broadband; Will Lifeline Fill in the Gap?

May 11, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Broadband, Children's Services, E-Rate

Google Fiber has shown the benefits of broadband in the areas it serves but 5 million households with school-age children still lack broadband in the home, according to this eSchool News article. Last year PEW Research broke down the homework gap by income.  Hear some stories...

Internet Issues in PA

August 4, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Broadband, Children's Services, E-Rate, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

This StandardSpeaker.com article  states that “Philadelphia, along with Pittsburgh, Erie and Allentown, were among the least-connected cities in the nation with 100,000 or more residents.” This article discusses some of the issues, such as a limitation  on municipal...

Pennsylvania’s Digital Divide

July 20, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Broadband, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Read this Delaware County Daily News article on the digital divide in Pennsylvania. ...

Adult Internet Use

July 2, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Data, Resources of Interest

PEW Research has released updated numbers on adult Internet use. ...

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Do You Know About POWER Library’s CyberSmarts?

April 19, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Get To Know Your POWER Resources! CyberSmarts is an e-book collection for grades 3 – 6 which offers users a safe, simulated Internet experience with hands-on instruction on how to deal with important online safety issues. The set contains five titles: Avoiding Predators...

PA Public Library Broadband Connectivity Project Results

February 14, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Broadband, Data, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Thanks for your interest and participation in the yearlong PA Public Library Broadband Connectivity project which ran from Jan 2014-Jan 2015.  The project had 3 main outcomes: Training: Tech Summit, 10 Sessions of Broadband 101, and 5 Webinars Assessments: 256 Self-Assessments...

What Can Be Borrowed from Your Library?

February 7, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest

Mental Floss shows what can be borrowed from a library besides books. What can your patrons borrow? ...

Wi-Fi Access by African Americans and Latinos

January 27, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Broadband, Data, E-Rate, Resources of Interest

A study by John Horrigan and Jason Llorenz for WifiForward  finds that public libraries are the most common public Wi-Fi access points for African Americans and Latinos.  Read more about the impact of Wi-Fi on the District Dispatch site. // // ...

Pew Provides Statistics on Top Social Media Sites of 2014

January 19, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Data, Resources of Interest

Pew Research Internet Project provides a social media update for 2014 showing that Facebook is the most popular social media site for the 81% of Americans who are on the Internet.  Learn more by accessing the full report. ...

Decoding the Net Neutrality Debate

January 11, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Resources of Interest

The Knight Foundation shares Decoding the Net Neutrality Debate:  An Analysis of Media, Public Comment and Advocacy on Open Internet. ...