Serving South Carolina through the public library satellite network: a review and analysis of the SC Partnership for Distance Education, SCETV, and the South Carolina State Library's Satellite Downlink Installation Project

Abstract

The purpose of this project is twofold: first, this project report will provide documentation from the initial stages of installation and training regarding the satellite downlinks to the present perceptions and uses of the technology. Second, this project will ask the question, "How do staff members at public libraries who administer and oversee the operation of the SCETV satellite downlinks feel about downlink use, promotion, and available distance education opportunities?" through the use of a survey instrument specifically created to look at the areas of record keeping, downlink use, physical location of downlink, technical support, training, and promotion of use