Digital Divide: Challenges for Library and Information Services Provision in Developing Countries

Idiegbeyan-Ose, Jerome; Esse, Ugwunwa C.; Fagbohun, Michael; Ilo, Promise Ifeoma; Osinulu, Ifeakachuku; Adebayo, Oyeronke; Olawoyin, Olajumoke R.; Nwokeoma, Nwanne M.

doi:10.21125/iceri.2018.1147

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“…Once people are equipped with correct information, the challenges of the era of the gap in knowledge occasioned by the use of internet will drastically be reduced. Idiegbeyan-ose, Nkiko, Idahosa, and Nwokocha, (2016) argue that librarians at all levels, and most especially public libraries can play an effective role in this era through the provision of access to the internet and computer system. Public libraries, being a social system can organize training from time to time for the members of the society on how to use computer system.…”

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“…Similarly, an informed person is likely to commit fewer mistakes when compared to an uninformed individual. Hence, the library is the last resort and hope where the digital divide can be bridged (Aqili and Moghaddam, 2007;Angell, 2017;Idiegbeyan-Ose., Esse,, Fagbohun, Ilo, Osinulu, Adebayo, Olawoyin and Nwokeoma, 2018). In the light of the above, there is a need to look at what role the librarians and libraries can play in the era of digital divide.…”

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Librarianship in The Era of Digital Divide: Review of Literature

Ogunmodede¹,

Oyetola²,

Adio³

et al. 2023

IJLISS

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Librarianship is an evolving discipline having its feet in partially every profession. It is the foundation upon which all other professions in the world over built their structure of existence. It is no longer news that the application of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) has revolutionized the practice of librarianship. This paper therefore, examined the place of librarians in the digital divide. Furthermore, the assumption that those who have knowledge of ICTs are adequately equipped with functional information than those who do not was also examined. Who librarians are and their responsibilities, effects of digital divide on librarianship practice, factors contributory to the digital divide and the challenges confronting the practice in the digital divide were highlighted. The paper concluded that training and re-training of librarians in the form of capacity building is inevitable if librarians will occupy their space in the digital era.

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Section: Librarians Responsibilitiesmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Librarianship in The Era of Digital Divide: Review of Literature

Ogunmodede¹,

Oyetola²,

Adio³

et al. 2023

IJLISS

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“…Related to the cost of a broadband connection is the affordability of ICT. The cost for ICT equipment such as computers, internet modems, and software is out of reach for many users and subsequently contributes to the digital divide (Idiegbeyan-Ose et al, 2018). Additionally, the design model of the IoT and the wide range of devices that make up the IoT introduces security concerns at the physical, transport, and application layers (Patnaik, Padhy, and Raju, 2021).…”

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Obstacles on the Path to the Internet of Things: The Digital Divide

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2022

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The Internet of Things holds has the potential to provide an array of technological benefits and online resources to individual users and society in general. However, the Digital Divide, the gap between information computing technology (ICT) and those who can effectively take advantage of it, presents challenges to the global implementation of the Internet of Things. Factors contributing to the Digital Divide include lack of broadband access, cost of ICT, user socioeconomic challenges, user security concerns, and political or governmental restrictions.

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Neutralising the digital divide: is blended learning a viable solution?

Makumane,

Mataka,

Sengai

et al. 2023

IJRBS

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The digital divide (DD), which refers to the gap resulting from unequal access to digital technology hardware, software and ideological-ware resources, arises from disparities in accessing, material and physical resources that enable internet access. In the contemporary world, this divide extends beyond internet access to include the ability to manipulate educational technologies in the knowledge building process. Therefore, the installation of the internet infrastructure in communities should not be considered as the sole facility to access. In attempting to curb the DD, blended learning is seen to be a possible viable option. It is against this backdrop that this article sought to explore the role of blended learning in neutralising DD. This qualitative case study employed the resources and appropriation theory as a lens to analyse DD as a result of societal inequalities and unequal distribution of resources. The community of Inquiry (COI) framework was also used as a theoretical lens to guide the implementation of social and cognitive knowledge-building in a blended learning context. The reported study employed purposive sampling involving 26 participants who were the recipients of blended learning in one institution of higher learning (HEI) in Lesotho. Data were generated through reflective journals and one-on-one semi-structured interviews, and guided analysis was used to interpret the generated data. The findings established that blended learning has the capacity to neutralise DD, as it affords students the flexibility to design and engage in individualised learning experiences through both offline and online modes of teaching and learning, thereby meeting their access needs. The recommendation proposed in this article, thus, is for HEIs to adopt blended learning to eliminate categorical inequalities and social divisions in education, ideally promoting equilibrated inclusion of individuals from diverse socio-economic backgrounds in the teaching and learning process.

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Digital Divide: Challenges for Library and Information Services Provision in Developing Countries

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Librarianship in The Era of Digital Divide: Review of Literature

Librarianship in The Era of Digital Divide: Review of Literature

Obstacles on the Path to the Internet of Things: The Digital Divide

Neutralising the digital divide: is blended learning a viable solution?

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