Latinos Online-America's Digital Divide Narrows

The March 15th Business Week magazine has a feature article - America's Digital Divide Narrows - highlighting the gains made in the Latino community for Internet access.

Some highlights:
"More than one-in-two Latinos (56%) goes online, a lower rate than among non-Hispanic whites (71%) and non-Hispanic blacks (60%). Several socio-economic characteristics that are often intertwined, including low levels of education and limited English ability, largely explain the gap in internet use between Hispanics and non-Hispanics."

• 67% of Latinos, 77% of African Americans, and 86% of whites age 18-29 use the internet.
• 61% of Latinos, 77% of African Americans, and 85% of whites age 30-41 use the internet.
• 58% of Latinos, 69% of African Americans, and 80% of whites age 42-51 use the internet.
• 46% of Latinos, 49% of African Americans, and 75% of whites age 52-60 use the internet.
• 27% of Latinos, 31% of African Americans, and 55% of whites age 61-70 use the internet.
• 17% of Latinos, 7% of African Americans, and 27% of whites age 71 and older use the internet.

Read the Pew Hispanic Center report with the full data.

Ten Tech Trends for Librarians 2007

From Michael Stephens - author of Tame the Web.

These are at the heart of the Library 2.0 experience:

• conversations
• convergence
• content
• redefining LIS job descriptions
• citizen journalism
• openness and sharing
• participation
• experience and play

See (and watch) what he has to say -> Ten Tech Trends for Librarians 2007