M. Stansbury, ALISE Interdisciplinary Idea to Interdisciplinary Effectiveness: Values, Conflicts, and Reward Mary Stansbury Kent State University

M. Stansbury, ALISE Research Area Digital Divide aka Digital Inclusion

M. Stansbury, ALISE My interest Inequities are wrong Opportunity Openness Quality of life

M. Stansbury, ALISE Research Connections Digital Inclusion First Group of Projects LIS, Political Science Second Group of Projects LIS, Nursing, Communication Studies, Adult Literacy, Sociology

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 1 – Research Project Premises More than access Low-income not understood Uninformed policy-making Consequences are dire

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 1 -- Team Stansbury – LIS Mossberger – Political Science Public Administration School-to-Work Empowerment Zones Tolbert – Political Science Civic Participation Research Methods

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 1 – Values, Conflict, Reward Values, Conflict Do some good But do some good “right”

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 1 – Values, Conflict, Reward Values, Conflict But do some good “right” W orking through the disparities of research paradigms (including doctoral students) Working through the differences in personal approach Hallway talk

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 1 -- Rewards Grants received Semester off for research (3 of 3) Multiple papers and articles

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 1 -- Rewards Book Virtual Inequality: Beyond the Digital Divide 2003, Georgetown University Press Reviews in Pol. Sci. v. LIS

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 1 -- Rewards Tenure and Promotion (3 of 3) Kent State U. – Boyer Model for T&P Institutional support at all levels for interdisciplinary research

M. Stansbury, ALISE Project Methodology National telephone survey Targeted low-income Extensive questionnaire Rigorous analyses

M. Stansbury, ALISE Access Divide -- Probabilities Least likely to have Internet at home Poor 39% for low; 63% for high Older 43% for 61 year olds; 67% for 28 year olds

M. Stansbury, ALISE Access Divide -- Probabilities Least likely to have Internet at home Less educated 44% for high school; 65% for college Democrats 54%; 64% for Republicans

M. Stansbury, ALISE Access Divide -- Probabilities Least likely to have Internet at home African Americans 37%; 54% for Whites Latinos 41%; 54% for Whites

M. Stansbury, ALISE Access Divide Sees libraries as “community gathering places” Poor Women Latinos African Americans

M. Stansbury, ALISE Skills Divide Features of the Skills Divide Basic skills Applications-related skills Information literacy skills

M. Stansbury, ALISE What’s the probability that…. Someone with low education has low computer skills? 55% 20% if high education

M. Stansbury, ALISE Skills Divide -- Probabilities Most likely to need assistance Poor 42% for low 30% for high

M. Stansbury, ALISE Skills Divide -- Probabilities Most likely to need assistance African Americans 45% 34% for Whites

M. Stansbury, ALISE Recommendations 1.Take advantage of the opportunities in attitudes and interest.

M. Stansbury, ALISE Recommendations 2.Program support is needed. Technical support Grant-writing and evaluation

M. Stansbury, ALISE Recommendations 3.Skill acquisition within context of everyday problem solving.

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 2 -- Premises Inequities are wrong Resolution through collaboration Health information literacy is critical Electronic resources may not be sufficient

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 2 -- Team LIS Nursing Communication Studies Adult Literacy Sociology College Research Coordinator

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 2 -- Values Do Good Do Good “Right” Less conflict More difficult to make choices Larger group and different personalities

M. Stansbury, ALISE Group 2 – Projects, Culture Grant Proposals Research Agenda Planning

M. Stansbury, ALISE Questions or Comments? Mary Stansbury, PhD