New Mexico Tribal Libraries: Bridging the Digital Divide.

Dorr, Jessica; Akeroyd, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ639489

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Publication Date: 2001

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New Mexico Tribal Libraries: Bridging the Digital Divide.

Dorr, Jessica; Akeroyd, Richard

Computers in Libraries, v21 n9 p36-42 Oct 2001

Describes the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Native American Access to Technology Program (NAATP) and explains how programs were developed in New Mexico tribal libraries. Topics include empowering Native communities through access to digital information resources; the grant process; on-site training; and the importance of collaboration with the tribes. (LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Cooperative Planning, Grants, Library Automation, Library Planning, Public Libraries, Training Methods, Tribes

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Mexico

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