Comments on: Worthwhile Workshops http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/04/05/worthwhile-workshops/ Same old blog, brand new place Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:13:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Trudy Schuett http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/04/05/worthwhile-workshops/#comment-33502 Trudy Schuett Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:51:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/04/05/worthwhile-workshops/#comment-33502 What I wish somebody would address is the "digital divide". Not the one where people want free access to computers, but the one where people know what to do with said computers. I work in a library that provides computers and internet access, and from what I see about 50% of our clientele has no clue. It's a military library, so it's not retirees we're talking about here. The few military retirees we have coming in could mostly compute circles around the kids! What I wish somebody would address is the “digital divide”. Not the one where people want free access to computers, but the one where people know what to do with said computers.

I work in a library that provides computers and internet access, and from what I see about 50% of our clientele has no clue. It’s a military library, so it’s not retirees we’re talking about here. The few military retirees we have coming in could mostly compute circles around the kids!

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