I am excited to announce the publication of my new co-authored article with Simmons SLIS alum, Christiana Urbano Stanton, entitled “Developing Media Literacy in Public Libraries: Learning from Community Media Centers” out today in Public Library Quarterly.
Here is the abstract:
“The rise of digital media labs and spaces for content creation in public libraries has been documented in the scholarly literature. However, fewer studies have investigated the outcomes of media literacy initiatives in community media centers (CMCs) and how they might inform similar programs and services in public libraries. This article reports findings from a study that used qualitative research to investigate the current goals and activities of CMCs across the United States. The findings show that the educational, social, and community benefits of these programs could be useful for public libraries to consider in developing or augmenting their own media literacy initiatives.”
I want to thank my co-author, Christiana Urbano Stanton for her excellent work on this article. This article would also not be possible without the assistance of Mike Wassenaar, President and CEO of the Alliance for Community Media, along with representatives from the ten community media centers featured in the article, including: Arlington Independent Media; Bay Area Video Coalition; Cambridge Community Television; Davis Media Access; Grand Rapids Community Media Center; MetroEast Community Media; PhillyCam; Sun Prairie Media Center; St. Paul Neighborhood Network; and “Community Media Center 10” (name anonymized to protect privacy of participant).