Serving Remote Native Alaskans: A Geospatial Analysis of the History of Remote Alaskan Libraries and Opportunities to Connect with Alaskan Native Culture Through Public Libraries

作者：Rebeckah Wright, Bradley Wade Bishop · 发表于：Public Library Quarterly · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1080/01616846.2023.2296179 · 被引用次数：2 · 研究领域：Library Science and Administration、Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights、Indigenous Studies and Ecology

Geographic information systems (GIS) allow spatial analyses of both historic and current library locations in rural and remote communities, offering insight into underserved communities. The purpose of this study is to conduct geospatial analysis of historic and known current library locations in remote interior Alaska and to identify ways in which remote, primarily Native Alaskan communities can be better served by libraries in those isolated communities. The study emphasizes the history and impact of The Village Library Project, an effort to bring public library services to remote communities in the early 1980s. Utilizing publicly available American Community Surveys Census data, this study also discusses current public library locations, finding that over 50 percent of Native Alaskan residents of remote Alaska are without library access.