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The Internet and older people
Author(s)	Monica Blake
Publisher	British Library Research and Innovation Centre, Boston Spa, 1998
Pages	44 pp (British Library research and innovation report, 97)
Source	British Library Document Supply Centre, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ.
Keywords	Information services ; Information technology ; Computers ; Accessibility ; Consumer choice ; Social surveys.
Annotation	The report begins with an overview of information and older people from a library and information studies (LIS) perspective, examining specific approaches to information needs. The author considers the possibilities older people have for gaining access to the Internet and its resources, and the ways in which the Internet is currently being used by older people - including creating Web pages and using e-mail. She suggests that many older people have few problems in coping with computer technology and the Internet, while others have problems with mouse and keyboard, or difficulty with seeing information on the screen. If older people are to be encouraged rather than excluded from using the Internet, it is vital for them to have access in public places, especially public libraries. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-980903005 B
Classmark	UV: UVB: 3O: 5CA: WYC: 3F
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