The ethnographic case study approach
Case study research is used when the research topic has to be defined broadly, the research needs to cover several variables and not just isolated ones, or the research has to rely on multiple sources...
View ArticleInfomediaries: Public access brokers
What is the role of a librarian, cybercafé manager, or telecenter employee? How do people working in public-access venues such as these act as infomediaries — influencing which services people learn,...
View ArticleChile infomediary inception trip report
Our visual report of the inception trip to Chile (August, 2009) summarizes the different venues we visited. We met with infomediaries in libraries, schools, non-profit organizations, cybercafes, and...
View ArticleBangladesh infomediary inception trip report
Our visual report of the inception trip to Bangladesh (December, 2009) summarizes the different venues we visited for our in-depth study. We met with infomediaries in libraries, schools, non-profit...
View ArticleCommon research tools, contrasting contexts: lessons from the Infomediaries team
The Lessons Report, written by Ricardo Ramirez, Andy Gordon, and Balaji Parthasarathy and the country research teams in Bangladesh, Chile, and Lithuania, captures the methodological journey covered to...
View ArticleGlobal Impact Study at ICTD 2012
Logo courtesy of ICTD 2012, Georgia Tech Many of the Global Impact Study research partners will be attending the upcoming ICTD 2012 conference in Atlanta, Georgia March 12-15, 2012. In addition to...
View ArticleGlobal Impact Study presents findings
Global Impact Study Principal Investigator, Chris Coward, presented some of the study’s findings at the Libraries for Innovation conference in Vilinus, Lithuania on June 7, 2012. The event, which...
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