Works Cited

Administration on Aging (AoA): Aging Statistics. U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services: Administration for Community Living. N.p., 24 May 2016. Web. 30 Apr. 2017.

This source provided us with statistics about the population of seniors in the

United States. There are, according to a 2014 statistic, approximately 46.2 million

seniors in the United States. Those qualifying as seniors are aged 65 and older.

This statistic was useful because, as MPIRICA is trying to reach seniors, knowing

how many seniors there are in the United States is necessary. It also allowed us to

find other numbers, like the number of seniors living in rural areas, by using

math.

Barrett, Rick. "State giving back stimulus funds intended for broadband expansion." Journal

Sentinel. N.p., 15 Feb. 2011. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.

This source detailed grants, loans, and loan guarantees that Wisconsin received in

2010. The money, totaling seven billion dollars, was a part of the American

Recovery and Reinvestment Act from the National Telecommunications and

Information Administration. As libraries were one of the places to receive funding

from this to have broadband Internet, we felt it was an important source to note.

Our case study focuses on Wisconsin, and, because of this source, we know that

public libraries in Wisconsin should have broadband Internet, making them a

prime place for people in rural communities to go to access the Internet.

CivicDashboards. Ontodia Inc., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

This source provided the total population and the percent of seniors, 65 years and

older, in 43 Wisconsin counties. It was useful for showing that, in Wisconsin, a

high amount of seniors live in rural areas.

"Clintonville Industrial Park." Chamber of Commerce. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

This website gave us the image used to represent the Mellen Public Library.

"FAQ About County Library Funding." Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. N.p., 20

Apr. 2016. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.

This source gave background information on the 43.12 county library funding law

in Wisconsin. It was a key part of our rationale for using Wisconsin libraries as a

case study because this Wisconsin Statute shows that 70 percent of the operating

costs for public libraries come from funding from the county.

"Geography Blog." Wisconsin - Outline Maps. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

This website gave us the image of the outline of Wisconsin used on the Case

Study page.

Horrigan, John B. "Chapter 1: Who Uses Libraries and What They do at Their Libraries." Pew

Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech. N.p., 15 Sept. 2015. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.

This source provided information on senior use of libraries. We found that, in

2015, 34 percent of seniors living in the United States have visited a library in the

past twelve months. This number was useful because knowing that seniors do use

libraries was a key part of our research and plan.

"Interview With the Cobb Librarian." Telephone interview. 18 Apr. 2017.

The interview with the Cobb Librarian was beneficial not only because we were

able to form statistics using her response, but she provided great insight into how

poor the internet connection in Cobb and the surrounding communities is.

"Interview With the Clintonville Librarian." Telephone interview. 17 Apr. 2017.

The interview with the Clintonville Librarian was important because not only did

we form statistics using his response, but he gave us the important idea to sell

MPIRICA to library systems.

"Interview With the Iron River Librarian." Telephone interview. 17 Apr. 2017.

Interviewing the Iron River Librarian was beneficial not only because we were

able to form statistics using her response, but also because the Iron River Library

has patrons coming into the library from Iron River and the surrounding

communities, which shows how important people see reliable internet access.

"Interview With the Mellen Librarian." Telephone interview. 17 Apr. 2017.

Interviewing the Mellen Librarian was beneficial not only because we were able

to form statistics using her response, but we were able to get another perspective

on the pricing of MPIRICA and how itd discourage the people of Mellen from

using it.

"Interview With the Orfordville Librarian." Telephone interview. 17 Apr. 2017.

Interviewing the Orfordville Librarian was beneficial because not only were we

were able to form statistics using her response, but we were able to get a different

perspective on how seniors learn and retain computer skills.

"Interview With the Plum Lake Librarian." Telephone interview. 17 Apr. 2017.

Interviewing the Plum Lake Librarian was beneficial not only because we were

able to form statistics using her response, but we were able to get more insight on

the amount of people who use the library for internet services. In addition, we

gained insight into more ways libraries help their patrons (e.g. helping them

connect devices to Wi-Fi).

"Interview With the Spooner Librarian." Telephone interview. 18 Apr. 2017.

The interview with the Spooner Librarian was beneficial because we were able to

form statistics using her response.

"Interview With the Wausaukee Librarian." Telephone interview. 17 Apr. 2017.

Interviewing the Wausaukee Librarian was beneficial because not only did we

form statistics using her response, but we received valuable insights into the

difficulties of accessing the internet in rural areas. We also found that the library

in Wausaukee benefits the patrons in the surrounding rural areas.

Oberdorfer, Eric, and Keith Wiley. Housing an Aging Rural America: Rural Seniors and

Their Homes. Oct. 2014. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

This document provided us with the statistics for seniors living in rural areas.

Based on a study from 2010, we found that 25.5 percent of seniors in the United

States live in rural areas. Additionally, we discovered that 15.5 percent of the

rural population is made up of seniors. We focused on reaching seniors in rural

areas where the Internet may be difficult to access, so knowing how many seniors

this would affect was key.

"Orfordville, Wisconsin." Mapio.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

This website gave us the image used for the section on the Orfordville Library.

"Plum Lake Library." Find Yourself in Sayner-Star Lake. N.p., 10 June 2016. Web. 29 Apr.

2017.

This website gave us the image used for the section on the Plum Lake Library.

ProQuest. ProQuest. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2017.

We provided a link to ProQuests website on our Recommendations page. Part of

our recommendation is that MPIRICA look into partnering with ProQuest and

follow the ancestry.com model. Due to time restrictions, no details are posted on

our website.

Small and Rural Library Resources. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. N.p., n.d.

Web. 30 Apr. 2017.

This source contained statistics on the public libraries in Wisconsin. We were

particularly interested in the number of libraries that served rural populations

because we used Wisconsin as the state for our case study. The source revealed

that of over 380 public libraries in Wisconsin, over 270 serve populations of under

6,000. Approximately 160 of these serve populations of less than 2,000.

Smith, Aaron. "Older Adults and Technology Use." Pew Research Center: Internet, Science &

Tech. N.p., 03 Apr. 2014. Web. 30 Apr. 2017.

This source was important because it was a good way to visualize how many

seniors use the internet. Although the percentage of seniors who use the internet

decreases with age, it is still a significant amount of seniors in the age groups 65-
 69 and 70-74. It was also important because it shows that targeting seniors

through the Internet is beneficial.

"Spooner Library Presents 'Ancestry Talk': Create Your Own Family Tree!" Drydenwire - Home.

N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

This website gave us the image used to represent the Spooner Memorial Library.

Sumoflam. "Tag: Iron River WI." Less Beaten Paths Travel Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 29

Apr. 2017.

This website gave us the image used to represent the Iron River Public Library.

Swan, Deanna W., Justin Grimes, and Timothy Owens. "The State of Small and Rural Libraries

in the United States." Institute of Museum and Library Services, Sept. 2013. Web. 20

Apr. 2017.

This source provided a detailed graph of small and rural public libraries locations

within the United States. It also contained statistics on the percentage of public

library systems in the United States. Small and rural public libraries make up 80.5

percent of these libraries systems. Half of these small libraries are located in rural

areas. This is important because have such a high number of library systems as

rural is one of the key reasons why MPIRICA should focus on rural libraries

rather than urban libraries at first.

Village of Cobb, Iowa County, Wisconsin | Official Website of the Village of Cobb, Iowa County,

Wisconsin. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

This website gave us the image used to represent the Cobb Public Library.

Wausaukee.com Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

This website gave us the image used for the Wausaukee library.
Werner, Valerie A. "Phase I: The Instructional Problem and Technology Based Solution." Using

Technology to help Alleviate Disengagement in Senior Citizens. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr.

2017.

This source provided the pie chart that showed the internet population of the six

most recent generations. It was a necessary part of the data establishing that

seniors do use the Internet.

Whitacre, Brian. "Broadband Statistics Report." The Conversation. N.p., 19 Apr. 2017. Web. 25

Apr. 2017.

This source provided graphs on download speed availability and upload speed

availability in rural and urban areas based on population in the United States. The

graphs and information were useful because they show that those in rural areas

have lower Internet speeds. These individuals would need to find an alternate

location to access the Internet, like their local libraries.

Whitacre, Brian. "Technology is improving Why is Rural Broadband Access Still a Problem?"

The Conversation. N.p., 19 Apr. 2017. Web. 25 Apr. 2017.

This gave information on the percent of urban areas that have broadband access

compared to rural areas in the United States that have access to broadband

connections. This source also explains what the CAF is, how much the subsidies

were, and what they were used for. In showing that rural areas lack broadband

internet, this source was necessary.

"Wisconsin Public Library System Directory." Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

N.p., 17 Mar. 2017. Web. 30 Apr. 2017.

This source allowed us to have a visual of what the library systems in Wisconsin
look like. From selling MPIRICA to a library system, it would not only make

targeting rural libraries easier, but it would spread out the cost of MPIRICA.