'It's like another world': Intra-Rural Digital Divides and Public Libraries as Rural Assets
Summary. Rural areas contain hidden digital divides within themselves that persist even as rural-urban gaps close. Ethnographic research in rural Appalachia reveals how intra-rural digital inequity operates across multiple dimensions. Public libraries emerge as key assets for addressing these internal divides and advancing digital equity within rural communities.
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Jonas, R. M.. (2025). 'It's like another world': Intra-Rural Digital Divides and Public Libraries as Rural Assets. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1145/3757441
Jonas, Rebecca M.. “'It's like another world': Intra-Rural Digital Divides and Public Libraries as Rural Assets.” Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3757441.
Jonas, Rebecca M.. 2025. “'It's like another world': Intra-Rural Digital Divides and Public Libraries as Rural Assets.” Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1145/3757441.
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- 10.1145/3757441
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- United States
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- North America
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- broadband-and-digital, rural-data-and-definitions, general-innovation
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- 2026-05-01