scholarly journals Information Technology and School Libraries: A Social Justice Perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Punit Dadlani ◽  
Ross J. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
School Libraries

scholarly journals Supporting Factors of Development School Library Based on Information Technology

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Elva Rahmah ◽  
Emidar Emidar ◽  
Zulfikarni Zulfikarni
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
School Library ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
National Education ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Management Personnel

The existence of a school library is a must. Based on the National Education Standards, eachschool is required to have a library. In its management, the library must be managed byappropriate management personnel and competent in their fields. In line with thedevelopment of science and technology that continues to develop school libraries need to bemanaged and utilized for the benefit of education through an appropriate forum, namely theschool library. Descriptive research method with a qualitative approach. Collecting datathrough observation, interviews and document analysis. Subjects in this study were schoolprincipals, library heads, library staff, visitors, events, facts, documents and various forms ofefforts, school library programs or activities. The object in this study is the development of aschool library based on information technology carried out in SMAN 2 and SMA 3 KotaPadang. The results showed that the factors influencing the development of information technology-based school libraries in State High School 2 and State 3 High School in PadangCity could be identified into four, namely human resources, information resources, funding,and infrastructure in the school library. 

Computing Ethics, Intercultural Comparisons

2011 ◽  
pp. 189-205
Author(s):  
Darryl Macer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
Free Flow Of Information ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
Positive Support

Computers are a vehicle for the information age, and are central to the dispersal of descriptive accounts of technology, and to interactive discussion between growing communities. Despite the commitment of all countries to free flow of information and access to knowledge sources based upon social justice there are still ethical problems of the digital divide. The attitudes of respondents towards science and computers in both Japan and Thailand is compared between 1993 and a decades later. There is more positive support towards science and technology in general in Thailand than in Japan, but both countries continue to be positive in attitude. There is a clear social mandate in both countries for their government policies promoting the development of information technology and science and technology in general. The perception of benefits and the worries about computers are discussed, as are some emerging issues.

Social Justice as Strategy: Connecting School Libraries, Collaboration, and IT

2016 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Punit Dadlani ◽  
Ross J. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
School Libraries

scholarly journals Information literacy: uma análise nas bibliotecas escolares da rede privada em Natal/RN

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Gabriela Farias ◽  
Clediane de Araújo Guedes
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Educational Community ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
The City

Apresenta a information literacy, como competência em informação, relata, de forma geral, seu surgimento, desenvolvimento e importância de sua prática na biblioteca escolar. Aborda-se os principais focos da competência em informação: tecnologia da informação, processos cognitivos, e aprendizado ao longo da vida. Relata-se a análise dos dados dos questionários aplicados nas bibliotecas escolares da rede de escolas privadas da cidade de Natal RN com fins de identificar e analisar a competência em informação neste ambiente. Apresenta-se a necessidade de integração entre escola-biblioteca, e a inserção do bibliotecário na comunidade educacional para criação de programas educacionais voltados para a competência em informação. Abstract It presents information literacy as information competence, as well as reporting, in a general way its appearance, development and the importance of its practice in the school library. Focuses on the main information competences: information technology, cognitive processes and life long learning. It reports on the analysis of data obtained from the questionnaire applied in school libraries of the private schools network in the city of Natal RN, as a means to identify and analyze information competence in this environment. The need for school-library integration is presented, as is the need for the insertion of the librarian in the educational community for the creation of educational programs directed towards information competence.

Social Justice and Market Metaphyics

2008 ◽  
pp. 3345-3356
Author(s):  
Bernd Carsten Stahl
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Space ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
Philosophical Debate ◽  
Digital Divides ◽  
Access To Technology ◽  
Do So

A book on the topic of information technology and social justice would seem to be based on several implicit assumptions. One of these is that there are unequal distributions of technology and access to technology, which can be called ‘digital divides’. Another one is that these digital divides are a problem for justice. A final one is that a philosophical debate of these issues can be beneficial. This chapter aims to question the validity of these assumptions. It asks what philosophy contributes to the debate about digital divides. In order to do so, it briefly reviews the debates concerning justice and digital divides. It then discusses the question whether markets or states are better suited to overcome the unequal distribution of technology. The purpose of these brief restatements of some of the opinions found in the literature is to show that philosophy alone cannot inform us of what we should do. The chapter concludes by suggesting that, in order to address problems of digital divides, we need to go beyond philosophical debate and enter the political space.

Rawls, Information Technology, and the Sociotechnical Bases of Self-Respect

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lauren Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
John Rawls ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Human Identity ◽  
Social Bases

Self-respect is central to many liberal accounts of social justice, as it is necessary for individuals to effectively pursue their plans of life. In particular, extant work on self-respect has focused on its social bases—that is, how social norms can shape the opportunities people have for developing and maintaining a sense of self-respect. However, much of this work overlooks the role information technology plays in such social processes. Given its pervasiveness—from search engines to automated facial and body scanners—and impact on people’s lives, scholars ought to pay closer attention to the ways human identity and dignity are not only socially, but also sociotechnically informed. To that end, this chapter recovers and expands on John Rawls’ “social bases of self-respect” to introduce the idea of the “sociotechnical bases of self-respect” to better account for the place of information technology in shaping possibilities for the development of individuals’ dignity.

scholarly journals Information Technology Adoption in Botswana Secondary Schools and its Implications on Leadership and School Libraries in the Digital Era

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelina Totolo
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Computer Anxiety ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Information Technology Adoption

The objectives of this paper are to examine the principals’ transformational leadership qualities and to juxtapose this to Information Technology adoption in Botswana secondary schools. Using David et al. (1989) Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Todd’s (1999) transformational leadership constructs, and qualitative open-ended questions, a research tool was formulated to establish the perceptions of school heads in 10 urban and 14 rural schools, about computer technology acceptance, the role of the school library in the integration of computers in the school and transformational leadership. The findings point to a trend towards computer acceptance and transformational leadership, albeit some indications of computer anxiety, some feelings about the lack of computer usefulness and ease of use, as well as leadership issues, like the lack of functional school libraries. One of the most relevant findings was the positive correlation between perceived ease of use of the computer statement to some leadership constructs.

scholarly journals Real investigative journalism in a virtual world

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19
Author(s):  
Kunda Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
News Media ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Investigative Journalism ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Structural Problems ◽  
Full Power

Commentary: Dumbing down media content undermines democracy. News media need to unleash the full power of investigative journalism. Every investigative story that goes in-depth and behind the scenes will actually strengthen democracy and the free press. The hope was that information technology would level the playing field and bridge the digital divide existing globally and within our countries. But, this commentary argues, technology alone is never the answer. Information technology is not value-free either and is not, by itself, going to provide answers to deep-seated structural problems of governance, social justice and equity.

Social Justice and Market Metaphyics

2011 ◽  
pp. 148-170
Author(s):  
Bernd Carsten Stahl
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Space ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
Philosophical Debate ◽  
Digital Divides ◽  
Access To Technology ◽  
Do So

A book on the topic of information technology and social justice would seem to be based on several implicit assumptions. One of these is that there are unequal distributions of technology and access to technology, which can be called ‘digital divides’. Another one is that these digital divides are a problem for justice. A final one is that a philosophical debate of these issues can be beneficial. This chapter aims to question the validity of these assumptions. It asks what philosophy contributes to the debate about digital divides. In order to do so, it briefly reviews the debates concerning justice and digital divides. It then discusses the question whether markets or states are better suited to overcome the unequal distribution of technology. The purpose of these brief restatements of some of the opinions found in the literature is to show that philosophy alone cannot inform us of what we should do. The chapter concludes by suggesting that, in order to address problems of digital divides, we need to go beyond philosophical debate and enter the political space.

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