Community information is information about local services such as daycare, employment, healthcare, housing, income support, recreation and transportation that can help citizens cope with the problems that arise through daily living. This is the definition given by the research team of Help Seeking in an Electronic World , which aims to find best practices in networked community information provision. See also these lecture slides from a course on the Uses of Information, by University of Michigan Professors Joan Durrance and Judith Olson
Community Information Victoria, Inc. defines community information not by its content, but by its impact:
Community Information is information about services, resources, facilities, procedures, rights and responsibilities which people need for:But perhaps the best way to learn about community information is by example. Browse through our collection of Community Information websites. Or check out our directory of community networks that provide community information.Community Information is related both to the needs and rights of individuals and to wider issues which affect the community as a whole.making informed and rational decisions about their lives in the context of the social, economic, legal and political structures of their community; taking effective action and having some control over their environment and the course of their lives
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