The Digital Divide: A Selective Bibliography
Clara M. Chu <
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/chu>UCLA Department of Information Studies
February 26, 2000
I. Digital Divide: General, Conferences and Events
General
"Toward Network Literacy: Public Access to the World Wide Web in New Zealand’s Public Libraries: A Research Report," by Anna Chalmers (Research Unit), 1998. http://www.natlib.govt.nz/about/network_literacy/index.html
The Digital Beat Online Journal- "The Digital Divide: Evolving Awareness and Evolving Solutions," by Jamal Le Blanc, January 2000. http://www.benton.org/DigitalBeat/db013100.html
"The Digital Divide"- Staff July 1999. http://www.benton.org/DigitalBeat/db070899.html
ABCNEWS.com’s article: "Affirmative Access Working Together with Bridge ‘Digital Divide’," by Stacy A. Teicher, The Christian Science Monitor, July 1999. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/csm_digitalvide_990729.html
"Strategies to Bridge the Digital Divide: Summit Examines Access to Technology and High-tech Jobs," by Venise Wagner, San Francisco Examiner, October 1999. http://www.examiner.com/991023/1023digital.html
Y2K Connect: Heaven’s Guide to Bridging the Digital Divide, 1999. http://hubheaven.org/ddr/
"Crossing the Digital Divide One Bridge at a Time," by Rodolpho Carrasco, Minorities’ Job Bank, 1999. http://www.minorities-jb.com/hispanic/commentary/archives/crossings799.html
"Study: Digital Divide Persists," by Courtney Macavinta, CNET News.com, .July 1999. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-344552.html
"Society’s Digital Divide," by Staff, CNET News.com, March 1997. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-317366.html
The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute: Policy—Brief: "Challenges to Bridging the Digital Divide: Building Better on Ramps to the Information Highway," by Paula Y. Bagasao, Ph.D., Elsa Macias, Ph.D., Sara Jones, and Harry P. Pachon, Ph.D., August 1999. http://www.trpi.org/dss/policybrief.html
"Structuring Access: The Role of Public Access Centers in the ‘Digital Divide’," Paper submitted to the International Communication Association, Acapulco, 2000 by Becky Lentz, Joseph Staubhaar, Ph.D., Antonio LaPastina, Ph.D., Stain Main and Julie Taylor. January 2000. http://databases.si.umich.edu/cfdocs/community/rrdisplay.cfm?topic=Community+Technology+Centers
ISSUES in Education & Technology Journal’s article: "The Digital Divide: Social Justice in the Information Age," by Claude Henry Potts, Winter 1999. http://www.centerz.gseis.ucla.edu/x/projects/xtech/dd.htm
U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: "Moving Toward More Effective Public Internet Access: The 1998 National Survey of Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity," A Report Based on Research Sponsored by the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and Conducted by John Carlo Bertot and Charles R. McClure. March 1999. http://www.nclis.gov
"Falling Through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide," (Research Report), National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1999. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/fttn99/contents.html
NUA Internet Surveys: Report of statistics about the Digital Divide Worldwide., 1999. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/how_many_online/index.html
eLab Research on the Digital Divide: Papers. "The Growing Digital Divide: Implications for an Open Research Agenda," by Donna L. Hoffman & Thomas P. Novak (A Report), July 1999. http://www.ecommerce.vanderbilt.edu/digital.divide.html - science paper
The Pew Research Center for the People & The Press— "Online Newscomers More Middle-Brow, Less Work-Oriented: The Internet News Audience Goes Ordinary," 1998. http://www.people-press.org/tech98mor.htm
Planet It Web Design & Development: "Digital Divide Questioned," by Malcom Maclachian, TechWeb, April 1999. http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/internet_&_intranet/news/PIT19990416S0014/1
"U.S. Study shows ‘digital divide’ growing—or is it?," by Adam Clayton Powell III, The Freedom Forum Online, July 1999. http://www.freedomforum.org/technology/1999/14digitaldivide.asp
"Digital Divide Questioned: by Malcolm Maclachlan, TechWeb, April 1999. http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990412S0036
"Telecom Act Leading to Digital Divide," by Mary Mosquera, TechWeb, February 1999. http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990208S0019
NUA Internet Surveys-"US Department of Commerce: US Government Launch Digital Divide Initiative," January 2000. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905355524&rel=true
"USA Today: Growing Debate on an Emerging Digital Divide," May 1999. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905354930&rel=true
"College Board Online: Technology Increases Gap in Education," April 1999. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905354852&rel=true
USA TODAY: Tech Report: "Debating the Digital Divide," May 1999. http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctf251.htm
Techweb: To Have and Have not—The Digital Divide between rich and poor run deep—particularly in America’s cities by Rachel King, August 1998. http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?TLC19980801S0035
Press Release: "The Clinton-Gore Administration: From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity", February 2, 2000. http://www.digitaldivide.gov/2000-02-02.html
Conferences
The Bridge Builders Conference…Over the Digital Divide: Conference will be held on February 17th & 18th in Wilmington, Delaware. Last Updated, February 3, 2000. http://www.bridgingthedivide.org/home/home.cfm
Electronic Conference: Jeffrey Kaye takes a look at the chasm between the haves and have nots on the world of cyberspace,. September 1999. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/cyberspace/july-dec99/digital_9-17.html
PBS Documentary series about the Digital Divide—January 28, 2000. http://www.pbs.org/digitaldivide/
II. Digital Divide: Groups, Race/Ethnicity, Non-English Speakers
Race/Ethnicity
Internet.com’s article: "Making the Net Firms More Ethnically Diverse: Company are urged to make minority hiring a top priority," by Kathleen Murphy, May 1999. http://www.internetworld.com/print/1999/05/24/intcareers/19990524-making.html
eLab: "Bridging the Digital Divide: The Impact of Race on Computer Access and Internet Use," by Thomas P. Novak and Donna L. Hoffman, February 1998. http://ecommerce.vanderbilt.edu/papers/race/science.html
National Telecommunications and Information Administration— Fact Sheet: Racial Divide Continues to Grow: Falling through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide, July, 1999. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide/factsheets/racial-divide.htm
"Gap between white, black PC ownership reported," by Associated Press, The Freedom Forum Online, July 1999. http://www.freedomforum.org/technology/1999/7/8gap.asp
"Study shows more African-Americans Online than previously reported," by Adam Clayton Powell III, April 1998. http://www.freedomforum.org/technology/1998/4/17webuse.asp
NUA Internet Surveys-"Reuters: Digital Revolution to Overcome Racial Divide," September 1999. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905355287&rel=true
Hispanics/Latinos
Claremont University, CA— Press Release: "Why is there a Gap in Home Computer Ownership Among Middle Class Hispanic?: Computer Hardware and Software Companies are Missing Out on an Untapped Market of More than a Half a Billion Dollars," November 1997. http://cguweb.cgu.edu/inst/trc_pacbell.html
"Buying into the Computer Age: A Look at Hispanic Families." http://cguweb.cgu.edu/inst/aw1-3.html
The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute: Bridging the Digital Divide (statistics). January 2000. http://www.trpi.org/dss/itstats.html
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: FACT SHEET: Hispanics Falling Back in Information Age, November 1999. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide/factsheets/hispanics.htm
The Digital Beat: "The Digital Divide and the US Hispanic Population," August 1999. http://www.benton.org/DigitalBeat/db080699.html
The Freedom Forum Online-"Latino American Households now more Net-Connected than Whites," by Adam Clayton Powell III, April 1999. http://www.freedomforum.com/technology/1999/4/6latinometconnected.asp
NUA Internet Surveys-"LA Times: Online Hispanics Favour Sites in English," January 2000. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905355509&rel=true
Non-English
NUA Internet Surveys’s article: "eMarketer: Non-English Speakers Catch-Up," January 1998. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=899213653&rel=true
Gays and Lesbians
NUA Internet Surveys-"The Industry Standard: Investors Flock to Gay and Lesbian Portals," February 2000. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905355594&rel=true
"Computer Economics: Over 17 Million Gay and Lesbian Users by 2005," January 1999. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905355025&rel=true
THESTANDARD: Intelligence for the Internet Economy-"Gay Portals Come out," February 2000. (in 2 pages).
http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0%2C1151%2C9660%2C00.html?nl=mg
http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,9660-1,00.html
Poor People
"Rutgers University: Working Poor Left Behind in Internet Stakes," July 1999. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905355050&rel=true
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development-"Working Hard but Staying Poor in the Shadow of the Boom: New Survey of America’s Working Poor Provided In-Depth Economic Portrait," July 1999. http://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu/news_02.html
Social Impact of Internet/Computer Use
"SIQSS: Internet Use Has Social Side Effects," NUA Internet Surveys, February 2000. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905355601&rel=true
"Study takes early look at Social Consequences of Net use," by Kathleen O’Toole, Stanford Online Report, February 2000. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/report/news/february16/internetsurvey-216.html
NUA Internet Surveys-"Simon Weisenthal Center: Report Lists Over 1,400 Hate Sites," March 1999. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905354792&rel=true
Chicago Sun-Times: "City’s Melting Pot Finds way Online," September 1998. http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/ethnic28.html
III. Digital Divide: Sites, eLists, and Funding
Sites
Digitaldivide.gov: Closing the Digital Divide http://www.digitaldivide.gov/
Americans in the Information Age Falling Through the Net (An NTIA site) http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide/
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences - the research and engineering branch of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/Home.html
The Digital Divide Network http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/
The Digital Beat Online Journal (Benton Foundation – Communications: Policy & Practice) http://www.benton.org/DigitalBeat/
Digital Divide Series Home-PBS http://www.pbs.org/digitaldivide/
Forrester Research: An Independent Research Firm. Has conducted research on minorities and computer access. http://www.forrester.com/ER/Company
eLists
The Digital Divide Network Discussion List http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/
Funding
(see also "Sites" section above)3Com: Urban Challenge http://gov.3com.com/urbanchallenge/
The Freedom Forum Online offers funding for their projects, programs and partnerships. http://www.freedomforum.org/whoweare/welcome.asp
Press Release: "The Clinton-Gore Administration: From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity", February 2, 2000. http://www.digitaldivide.gov/2000-02-02.html
Commerce News-United States Department of Commerce-"Commerce Announces $12.5 Million in Grants to be awarded to Help to close Digital Gap," January 2000. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/press/tiiap010500.htm
IV. Community Sites, Networking, and CTCs
Community Sites
(see also http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/diversity)Black Voices.com (Where African Americans Live Online) http://www.blackvoices.com
Minorities’ Job Bank website http://www.minorities-jb.com
EthnicGrocer.com (Recipes, Countries, Shopping) http://www.ethnicgrocer.com
Oyeme.com (Latino Search Engine and Portal) http://www.oyeme.com
Community Networking/Action
"Access is not enough," by Mitchel Resnick and Natalie Rusk, July-August 1996. http://www.prospect.org/archives/27/27resn.html
OneNetNow.com (Community online to bridge the ‘digital divide’) http://www.onenetnow.com/
The Community Connector list http://databases.si.umich.edu/cfdocs/community/index.cfm
Net.Work.Shop. Contact: Karen L. Wade. (323) 735-6616, klwade@hotmail.com) – Network of people and organizations meeting to bridge the digital divide in the Los Angeles area.
Community Technology Centers (CTCs)
The Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet) http://www.ctcnet.org/
V. Resource Lists and Miscellaneous
The Community Connector list http://databases.si.umich.edu/cfdocs/community/index.cfm
Culture, Class and Cyberspace list-- Updated January 22, 2000. http://www.igc.org/amcgee/e-race.html
Digital Divide Network list http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/overview.adp
Nua Internet Surveys lists
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=49
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=27
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=18
PBS (Public Broadcast Station’s Digital Divide Links and Tools)
http://www.pbs.org/digitaldivide/links.html
http://www.pbs.org/digitaldivide/learning.html
TRPI Projects, Digital Steppingstones’ Library Resource Links and Resource Guide