Internet access has lagged behind for patients with lower incomes and from certain ethnic groups. This study investigated the possible improvement of access to health-related information on the Internet for all patients in an urban outpatient setting, regardless of socioeconomic background. A 28-question survey was completed by 100 orthopedic outpatients evaluating associations between their ag...

Extant research studies have attempted to evaluate the building information modeling (BIM) divide in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry; however, these are often premised on material access or a technology-centric perspective. Consequently, this study examines BIM from multifaceted perspective evaluates its contextuality via firmographic variables. It mobilizes digital m...

disclosure of classified public interest information has become one of the major legal challenges in recent years. in the past decades the conflict between the right of people to receive information and principle of sovereignty within the framework of traditional media (direct broadcast satellite) resolved in favor of  principle of free flow of information and the said conflict was replaced by ...

The global digital divide threatens to deprive millions of people of the benefits that are attainable from having access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Most of these people live in rural parts of developing countries and they are unlikely ever to own their own computers. However, international aid agencies, governments and NGOs are becoming increasingly enthusiastic about...

The provision of public Internet access and related networked services by public libraries is affected by a number of information policy issues. This article analyzes the policy dimensions of Internet connectivity in public libraries in light of the data and findings from a national survey of public libraries conducted by the authors of this article. After providing a summary of the study metho...