Chapter 1. A Confidence-Building Toolkit

Authors

  • Carson Block

Abstract

Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 57, no. 8), “Using the Toward Gigabit Libraries Toolkit,” covers the history of the toolkit, describes its open licensing, and explains how a group of subject matter experts were pivotal to its success. It also credits leaders and advisory boards for both the Toward Gigabit Libraries and the Gigabit Libraries and Beyond projects.

Author Biography

Carson Block

Carson Block has led and loved library technology efforts for more than twenty-five years as an IT director and library technology consultant. Carson acted as a director-at-large for the American Library Association’s former Association of Specialized Government and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASGCLA) and is a past chair of ASGCLA’s Library Consultants Interest Group. He is a former member of the Future of Libraries advisory group to ALA’s Office of Information Technology Policy. Carson is also past president of the Colorado Division of the Public Library Association.

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Published

2021-11-15

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 8 (2021): November/December

Section

Chapters