Monthly Archives: June 2014

Dissertation Defense: Colin Rhinesmith

Colin Rhinesmith successfully defended his dissertation, “The Social Shaping of Cloud Computing: An Ethnography of Infrastructure in East St. Louis, Illinois,” on Wednesday, June 11 at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. About Rhinesmith’s research: “My interdisciplinary research investigates the

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Presentation: “Integrating Digital Inclusion, Dissolving Silos”

See below for a presentation on “Integrating Digital Inclusion, Dissolving Silos” by Angela Siefer, Senior Research Associate at the Center for Digital Inclusion. Siefer shared these slides at the ICA Digital Divide Preconference: Communication and “The Good Life” event in Seattle, WA

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Report: Community Fiber in Washington, D.C., Seattle, and San Francisco

Community Fiber in Washington, D.C., Seattle, WA, and San Francisco, CA: Developments and Lessons Learned Published May 27, 2014 Authored by Susan Crawford, John Connolly, Melissa Nally, Travis West Download at: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2014/community_fiber Executive Summary This report provides detailed accounts of planning carried out in connection with

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Chicagoland Broadband Communities MeetUp to Discuss Leveraging Fiber for Communities

Fiber…Build It, Leverage It, Monetize It and Tools for Community Builders Join the MeetUp group and RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Broadband-Communities-Meetup/events/186928882/ About the event:  When: Friday, June 13, 2014 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Where: Microsoft Center 200 East Randolph, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL (edit map) RSVP and allow

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How your library can get a gig

This post was recently featured on the American Library Association’s District Dispatch website.  How your library can get a gig Posted on June 3, 2014 by Angela Siefer The short answer: Ask your state’s research and education (R&E) network. What’s Happening in Cuyahoga

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