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Bridging Digital Divide Among Weavers of Banaras, India:A Framework


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1 Govt. Kaktiya PG College, Jagdalpur (Bastar) Chhattisgarh, India
2 Department of Library & Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
     

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Banarasi Sarees are world famous for their magnificent design and finishing. The paper discusses the problem of digital divide among the members of weaver community of Banaras. It evaluates the reasons of the digital divide and analyzes their information need. It draws a framework of an information system which helps weavers to get their required information. The aim of this paper is to propose a model of a community information system for weavers for bridging the digital divide.

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Community Information Centre, Banarasi Sarees, Digital Divide, Information System, Textile Industry, Weavers, Web Portal.
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Authors

Mohd Shoaib Ansari
Govt. Kaktiya PG College, Jagdalpur (Bastar) Chhattisgarh, India
Aditya Tripathi
Department of Library & Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


Banarasi Sarees are world famous for their magnificent design and finishing. The paper discusses the problem of digital divide among the members of weaver community of Banaras. It evaluates the reasons of the digital divide and analyzes their information need. It draws a framework of an information system which helps weavers to get their required information. The aim of this paper is to propose a model of a community information system for weavers for bridging the digital divide.

Keywords


Community Information Centre, Banarasi Sarees, Digital Divide, Information System, Textile Industry, Weavers, Web Portal.

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