Rosemary Halas Parker, MLIS, MAR
Research Paper and Website
Title: Tech-less in Silicon Valley: bridging the digital divide at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.
Created: March, 2017
Course number: LIS 60003 Information Technology for Library and Information Professionals.
Subjects: San Jose State University—Library.
Academic libraries—Effect of technological innovations on.
Computer literacy.
Academic libraries—Services to minorities.
Libraries and the poor.
Educational technology.
Program learning outcome: 3. Analyze and engage in the changing cultural, educational, and social roles and responsibilities of librarians/information professionals and the environments they work in within the global society.
This dual-component term project incorporates both a written paper and an informational website. The overall project illustrates both my creativity and my facility for detail-oriented tasks. The paper shows careful attention to detailed technical information; while the website exposes a creative approach to my work and a familiarity with web design tools.
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The project meets PLO 3 by analyzing the changing technological role that librarians play in an increasingly digital information environment. The website further engages in that digital environment by sharing the project’s findings online. The combined project further meets PLO 5 by identifying the needs of students with limited technological experience and examining the information resources and initiatives that strive to empower them. In its discussion of efforts to render the digital environment accessible to impoverished students, the project illustrates several core values of librarianship. These include equability of access, lifelong learning, diversity, and social responsibility.