The U.S. Library Program: Analysis of the Impact on Staff in Louisiana Public Libraries

摘要

The U.S. Library Program is in the process of donating computers to public library buildings across the country. This paper reports the results of a survey conducted shortly after the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, through its U.S. Library Program, awarded a statewide grant of computers and software to public libraries in the state of Louisiana. The aim of the survey was to gather data about the grant's impact on staff in these libraries, many of which had no prior implementation of computing technology.