Net Neutrality in the Context of Provision of Fair and Equitable Access to Information Sources and Services

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this literature review is to examine the impact of changes in net neutrality policies on public library services. Specifically, this review aims to find what questions have been investigated in relation to public library institutions and their users. Reviewed literature seems to be in favor of a neutral Internet and argues about the negative effects of its loss. Librarians whose mission is to protect disenfranchised members of society seemed to be motivated to fight for a neutral Internet and favor of keeping net neutrality policies in place.

KEYWORDS:

• Internet regulations
• net neutrality regulations
• net neutrality
• public library
• public library services

Notes

^1. United Nations: http://www.un.org/en/index.html.

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Notes on contributors

Amanda Novak

Amanda Novak is the popular materials librarian at the Ela Area Public Library. She is a Library and Information Science student in the School of Information at Kent State University. She has a BA in English from Illinois State University.

Lala Hajibayova

Lala Hajibayova is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information at Kent State University. Her research areas include information representation and organization, sociotechnical studies, and computer-mediated communication.