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public:network-tech-guide:introduction [2020/11/06 21:24]
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 Governments have also reacted to the immediate need for Internet services in rural and remote areas of Canada by accelerating communications infrastructure building projects.  This is being built by the telecommunications service providers who are the primary commercial owners of the technology and the main source of the expertise needed for this expansion. Governments have also reacted to the immediate need for Internet services in rural and remote areas of Canada by accelerating communications infrastructure building projects.  This is being built by the telecommunications service providers who are the primary commercial owners of the technology and the main source of the expertise needed for this expansion.
  
-The Canadian Library Association and the Canadian Federation of Library Associations recognize that access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an essential part of the universal access to information that Canadian libraries provide and support.  For this reason, it is important that Public Libraries in BC continue to upgrade their understanding of the connectivity challenges and technologies. This will help them to offer new digital programs as well as more traditional services going forward.  +The Canadian Library Association and the Canadian Federation of Library Associations recognize that access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an essential part of the universal access to information that Canadian libraries provide and support.  For this reason, it is important that Public Libraries in BC continue to upgrade their understanding of the connectivity challenges and technologies. This will help them to offer new digital programs as well as more traditional services going forward. It is our hope that this guide will provide some better understanding to the underlying technologies that connect libraries, and their patrons, to the Internet, and assist with procurement choices to improve these.  
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