Vesna Vuksan
Univerzitet u Beogradu
Univerzitetska biblioteka „Svetozar Marković“
vesnavuksan@gmail.com, vuksan@unilib.rs

Milica Ninković
Univerzitet u Beogradu
Filološki fakultet – Katedra za bibliotekarstvo i informatiku
mlcninkovic@gmail.com

No. 28 (May 2016), p. 13-24

International Information Relations: Digital Divide and Initiatives for Its Bridging

Summary

Phrase the digital divide entered the public discourse in 1995 referring to inequalities in access to information and communication technologies (ICT). However, soon it became clear that physical and economic access represented only one dimension of the possible digital divide. Besides the additional elements that are inevitable part of the digital divide nowadays, such as speed and quality of access, another wave of the digital divide has emerged: skills, competencies, participation, engagement and use of provided ICT resources. This paper provides an overview of the phenomenon of the digital divide and examines the role of libraries in the international information relations, particularly dealing with the possibilities they offer for its bridging, such as equipment and training courses.

Keywords:

information and communication technologies, international information relations, knowledge society, digital divide, libraries, information literacy, lifelong learning, training courses

Submitted: 2nd April 2016
Correction to the manuscript: 14th April 2016
Accepted for publication: 20th April 2016.

International Information Relations: Digital Divide and Initiatives for Its Bridging by Vesna Vuksan and Milica Ninković is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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