The Digital Equity Research Center at the Metropolitan New York Library Council engages in community-based and participatory research to inform digital equity practice and policy at the local, state, and national levels. To learn more about research produced by those affiliated with the Center (in bold), visit the following links below.

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Meaningful Broadband Adoption

Colin Rhinesmith. (2022). “Community-Based Solutions for Digital Advancement: Findings from the Digital Integrators Pilot Program.” Washington, DC: Centri Tech Foundation.

Colin Rhinesmith, Malana Krongelb, and Jie Jiang. (2022). “The Digital Equity Leadership Lab (DELL): A Case Study of Community Leadership Development to Promote Digital Equity and Justice.” The Journal of Community Informatics, 18(1), 104-131.

Shaun Glaze, Colin Rhinesmith, Chris Webb, and Sabrina Roach. (July, 2022). Introduction. In “The Digital Equity Action Research (DEAR) Fellowship: A Participatory Action Research Project” (pp. 4-7). Wilmette, IL: Benton Institute for Broadband & Society.

Bianca Reisdorf and Colin Rhinesmith. (2018). “An Asset-Based Approach to Digital Inclusion Research in the US Context.” In Massimo Ragnedda and Bruce Mutswairo (Eds.), Digital Inclusion: An International Comparative Analysis. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Colin Rhinesmith. (2016). “Digital Inclusion and Meaningful Broadband Adoption Initiatives.” Evanston, IL: Benton Foundation.

Colin Rhinesmith. (2012). “Free Library Hot Spots: Supporting Broadband Adoption in Philadelphia’s Low-Income Communities.” International Journal of Communication, 6, 2529-2554.

Public Libraries and Digital Equity

Colin Rhinesmith. (2023). “It’s one of the most important things we carry for us”: How mobile hotspots support people experiencing homelessness. Mobile Media & Communication, 0(0).

Colin Rhinesmith. (2023). “Missing Pieces: How the FCC’s Broadband Map Misrepresents Public Libraries.” School, Libraries, Health and Broadband Coalition and American Library Association.

Chris Ritzo, Colin Rhinesmith, and Jie Jiang. (2022). “Measuring Library Broadband Networks to Address Knowledge Gaps and Data Caps.” Information Technology and Libraries, 41(3).

Sharon Strover, Brian Whitacre, Colin Rhinesmith, and Alexis Schrubbe. (2020). “The Digital Inclusion Role of Rural Libraries: Social Inequities Through Space and Place.” Media, Culture & Society, 42 (2), 242-259.

Colin Rhinesmith, Jo Dutilloy, and Susan Kennedy. (2020). “The State of Broadband Connectivity and Related IT Infrastructure in Montana’s Public Libraries.” Montana State Library.

Colin Rhinesmith. (October, 2019). “Networks, Knowledge, and Power in U.S. Public Libraries.” Global Media Technologies & Cultures Lab, MIT.

Colin Rhinesmith and Christiana Lynne Urbano Stanton. (2018). “Developing Media Literacy in Public Libraries: Learning from Community Media Centers.” Public Library Quarterly, 37 (4), 420-440.

Brian Whitacre and Colin Rhinesmith. (2015). “Public Libraries and Residential Broadband Adoption: Do More Computers Lead to Higher Rates?” Government Information Quarterly, 32 (2), 164-171.

Colin Rhinesmith. (2012). “Free Library Hot Spots: Supporting Broadband Adoption in Philadelphia’s Low-Income Communities.” International Journal of Communication, 6, 2529-2554.

Digital Equity Ecosystems

Colin Rhinesmith, Malana Krongelb, & Sangha Kang-Le. (2023). Developing a digital equity theory of
change with Tech Goes Home. Tech Goes Home.

Colin Rhinesmith. (2023). Digital equity and justice in Maryland: Challenges and opportunities.
Digital Equity Research Center, Metropolitan New York Library Council

Colin Rhinesmith and Rafi Santo. (November, 2022). “Digital Equity Ecosystems Measurement Framework.” Digital Equity Research Center, Metropolitan New York Library Council.

Colin Rhinesmith. (2022). “Community-Based Solutions for Digital Advancement: Findings from the Digital Integrators Pilot Program.” Washington, DC: Centri Tech Foundation.

Colin Rhinesmith, Malana Krongelb, and Jie Jiang. (2022). “The Digital Equity Leadership Lab (DELL): A Case Study of Community Leadership Development to Promote Digital Equity and Justice.” The Journal of Community Informatics, 18 (1), 104-131.

Shaun Glaze, Colin Rhinesmith, Chris Webb, and Sabrina Roach. (July, 2022). Introduction. In “The Digital Equity Action Research (DEAR) Fellowship: A Participatory Action Research Project” (pp. 4-7). Wilmette, IL: Benton Institute for Broadband & Society.

Colin Rhinesmith and Susan Kennedy. (2020). “Growing Healthy Digital Equity Ecosystems During COVID-19 and Beyond.” Evanston, IL: Benton Institute for Broadband & Society.

Bianca Reisdorf and Colin Rhinesmith. (2018). “An Asset-Based Approach to Digital Inclusion Research in the US Context.” In Massimo Ragnedda and Bruce Mutswairo (Eds.), Digital Inclusion: An International Comparative Analysis. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Colin Rhinesmith. (2016). “Digital Inclusion and Meaningful Broadband Adoption Initiatives.” Evanston, IL: Benton Foundation.