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Recommendations from the Lendable Connectivity Working Group now available

November 29, 2021

In an effort to obtain guidance from within the sector, in March of 2021 a Lendable Connectivity Working Group was struck, comprised of 6 libraries (3 lower mainland, 3 outside). They met over the next 4 months to investigate the feasibility of different approaches to lending out hotspots or connected devices, to help inform a… Read more »

Last Call for Connectivity Consultant and Funding

August 26, 2021

In March 2020 the Libraries Branch provided the BC Libraries Co-op with one-time funds for Digital Initiatives Projects, part of which were directed towards working with BC libraries to improve their connectivity and internal networking. It is now well over a year into these efforts and we will be winding them down by the end… Read more »

Announcing Changes to Connectivity Funds and Interim Report

May 4, 2021

April 2021 marked the one year anniversary of the announcement of the Digital Initiatives Project funding. That has prompted the Co-op to produce an interim report on the progress made to date on the Connectivity file (https://digiprojects.libraries.coop/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DIP-Connectivity-File-Status-report-March-31st-2021-PUBLIC.pdf). In brief, while much still needs to be done, both funds and the Connectivity Consultant have made a… Read more »

New Connectivity Planning Guides Available

November 16, 2020

As part of the Ministry-funded Digital Initiatives Projects to improve public library connectivity, the BC Libraries Cooperative is releasing two guides today to help libraries in their planning processes. The first is a new planning guide to Lendable Connectivity projects. Increasingly we are seeing libraries expand their efforts to enable public internet access within their… Read more »

Connectivity Consulting Now Available

August 27, 2020

The BC Libraries Cooperative is pleased to announce that starting today it is accepting applications from BC public libraries to work with our Connectivity Consultant. This consultation is free of charge to libraries thanks to funds from the Ministry of Education, and is aimed at identifying current barriers to library connectivity and helping to develop… Read more »

Two New Connectivity Funds Open for First Round of Intake Applications

July 14, 2020

In March 2020 the BC Libraries Branch announced a one-time funding injection for public libraries, a portion of which has been directed to the Co-op for sector-wide work. Of this, some was earmarked to continue the work the Co-op has historically performed “to work with libraries on improving connectivity and bandwidth options locally and regionally,… Read more »

Connectivity

February 15, 2015

Connectivity is critical in the digital age, yet adequate broadband is always in short supply for our members, particularly those in rural or remote locations. Most libraries are faced with both rising costs and rising opportunities as a result of our increasingly-connected society. Membership Benefits We support our members in the following ways: Expanding library… Read more »