New Computers Bring New Patrons.

Authors :: Gordon, Margaret
Gordon, Andrew
Moore, Elizabeth
Source :: Library Journal. 2/15/2001, Vol. 126 Issue 3, p134. 5p. 3 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Focuses on the attraction of Internet and computer access for library patrons in the United States. Findings of the assessment of the Library Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Issue of defining the digital divide; Increase in workload and work-related stress for library staff from increased patronage since the installation of computers; Details of the 'Gates Model' library program; Outreach to the poor and in urban areas.