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The Development, Current State, and Effects of Community Informatization in Mainland China

Lai, Maosheng; Fan, Zhenjia; Zhang, Lili

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Title
The Development, Current State, and Effects of Community Informatization in Mainland China
Author(s)
  • Lai, Maosheng
  • Fan, Zhenjia
  • Zhang, Lili
Issue Date
2013
Keyword(s)
  • China
  • Community informatics
  • Digital divide
Abstract
In recent years, community informatization initiatives have developed throughout mainland China. The meaning of “community informatization” in China is similar to “community informatics” in the U.S. This paper aims to investigate the current state of community informatization in mainland China—with a focus on best practices, major challenges, patterns of development, developing trends, and effects. Comparing the theory and practice of China’s community informatization to community informatics in other countries, especially in the U.S. and Europe, this paper asks: can government-sponsored or independent informatization efforts bridge the digital divide and help China realize digital—or information—equity?
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/46089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2013.0022
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Copyright 2013 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 62 (1) Summer 2013: Community Informatics in China PRIMARY
Library Trends 62 (1) Summer 2013: Community Informatics in China. Edited by Kate Williams