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    1. Building a sense of online rural community: exploring the complex interactions between technological characteristics and social influences

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Pini, Barbara (author / Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia), Previte, Josephine (author / University of Queensland, Department of Economics, Queensland, Brisbane, Australia), and Hearn, Greg (author / Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia)
    Format:
    Paper
    Publication Date:
    2003-07
    Published:
    Australia
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23546
    Notes:
    12 p.

    2. Digital inequality in the appalachian ohio: understanding how demographics, internet access, and skills can shape vital information use (VIU)

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Khan, M. Laeeq (author), Welser, Howard T. (author), Cisneros, Claudia (author), and Manatong, Gaone (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2020-03-10
    Published:
    Netherlands: Elsevier B.V.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12619
    Journal Title:
    Telematics and Informatics
    Journal Title Details:
    v. 50
    Notes:
    18 pgs, Access to information and resources via the Internet is an increasingly vital dimension of contemporary life. However, there can be several impediments to optimal Internet utilization in the form of access, skills, and motivation. Even when access is available, several digital inequalities arise as citizens often lack the skills and motivations to pursue those vital uses through the Internet to the best of their advantage. Digital inequalities in the hills of the Appalachian area of Ohio are often manifested in terms of social, cultural and geographic divides. Not only do the hills block wireless signals and make cables expensive to install, but regional poverty also drives away telecom investment. We conducted a survey of Appalachian Ohio to explore digital inequity issues and the determinants of online participation for things that matter. Through a number of analyses, we explore how Internet access and digital skills impact online contribution to the community in terms of services and resources considered to be basic social needs: health, employment, education, and social media. These social needs, what we have called Vital Internet Use (VIU) can determine citizens’ political and civic participation, societal contribution, and overall benefit to their communities. Centered on the concepts of digital access, Internet skills, and benefit outcomes, we extend knowledge in this domain and propose a comprehensive framework of VIU.