John Carlo Bertot

Biographic Data

ID4154458
NAMEJohn Carlo Bertot
GIVEN NAMESJohn Carlo
FAMILY NAMEBertot
SIGNATUREBERTOT J C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Maryland, College Park
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS41
TOTAL CITATIONS488
AUTHOR COUNT41
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1994
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX8

  • Agile government

    Open AccessInes Mergel, Yiwei Gong et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2018Cited by: 29References: 2

  • Universal and contextualized public services

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, John Bertot et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2016Cited by: 22References: 17

  • Securing the homeland in the digital age

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, Jeffrey W Seifert et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2015Cited by: 2References: 2

  • HCI public policy issues in U.S. libraries

    Open AccessJonathan Lazar, Mega Subramaniam et al.ARTICLEinteractions2014

    Public policy plays an influential role in the work we do as HCI researchers, interaction designers, and practitioners. "Public policy," a broad term, includes both government policy and policy within non-governmental organizations. This forum focuses on topics at the intersection of human-computer interaction and public policy. ---Jonathan Lazar, Editor

  • Connecting government, libraries and communities

    Open AccessPaul T Jaeger, Ursula Gorham et al.ARTICLEFirst Monday2014

    As e-government grows in scope and complexity, an increasing number of e-government services have surpassed the digital technology access and literacy of many members of the public. The “digitally excluded” often seek information intermediaries — such as public libraries and other community anchor institutions — to bridge their information needs and e-government systems. The purpose of this paper is to examine the phenomenon of user-librarian-age…

  • Open Government, Open Data and Digital Government

    Luis F Luna‐reye, Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2014Cited by: 2References: 2

  • The circular continuum of agencies, public libraries, and users

    Open AccessNatalie Greene Taylor, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2014Cited by: 3References: 2

  • Big data, open government and e-government

    John Carlo Bertot, Ursula Gorham et al.ARTICLEInformation Polity2014Cited by: 35

    The transformative promises and potential of Big and Open Data are substantial for e-government services, openness and transparency, governments, and the interaction between governments, citizens, and the business sector. From "smart" government to transformational government, Big and O pen Data can foster collaboration; create real-time solutions to challenges in agriculture, health, transportation, and more; promote greater openness; and usher …

  • Bringing voice to the next generation information professional

    Open AccessJohn Carlo BertotARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2013

  • Delivering e-government services and transforming communities through innovative partnerships

    John Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEInformation Polity2013Cited by: 1

    Due to an increasing reliance on public libraries to deliver government services online, coupled with decreasing funding for public services, many public libraries have begun to collaborate with local government agencies and community organizations to provide vital services to their communities. Drawing upon findings made through an extensive literature review, site visits at a number of public libraries across the country, and interviews with st…

  • Promoting transparency and accountability through ICTs, social media, and collaborative e‐government

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLETransforming Government: People,…2012

    Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which governments build social media and information and communication technologies (ICTs) into e‐government transparency initiatives, to promote collaboration with members of the public and the ways in members of the public are able to employ the same social media to monitor government activities. Design/methodology/approach This study used an iterative strategy that involved conducting…

  • Building the scholarship of next generation information professional

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2012

  • Describing and measuring the value of public libraries

    Open AccessPaul T Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot et al.ARTICLEFirst Monday2011

    In the current economic climate, public libraries find themselves in the position of defending and justifying their funding and continued existence to their stakeholders. Many of these public libraries seek to prove their worth to their community through the use of different measurements and metrics to demonstrate quantifiable contributions and different understandings of the concept of value as part of showing a contribution. As libraries need t…

  • The impact of polices on government social media usage

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2011Cited by: 90References: 6

  • Social Media Technology and Government Transparency

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEComputer2010

    Researching and evaluating social media initiatives is essential to encourage usage, continually improve the tools and policies governing their use, and develop governance processes that incorporate social media participation in its many forms.

  • Using ICTs to create a culture of transparency

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2010Cited by: 177References: 39

  • Response to “Government information in the digital age

    Open AccessJohn A Shuler, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2010

  • Transparency and technological change

    Open AccessPaul T Jaeger, John Carlo BertotARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2010Cited by: 51References: 15

  • Broadband for public libraries

    Open AccessLauren H Mandel, Bradley Wade Bishop et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2010Cited by: 5

  • Public libraries and the Internet 2008-2009

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEFirst Monday2009

    This paper presents an overview of methods, findings, issues, and implications from the 2008 Public Libraries and the Internet national survey, including comparisons to data from previous studies. Since 1994, these surveys have chronicled the expansion of the Internet as a primary library service. The 2008 survey includes key data about the many facets of public libraries as community Internet access, training, and service centers, from the numbe…

  • Reconciling government documents and e-government

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2009Cited by: 6References: 5

  • Implications of harmonizing the future of the federal depository library program within e-government principles and policies

    Open AccessJohn A Shuler, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2009Cited by: 7References: 11

  • The Looming Infrastructure Plateau? Space, Funding, Connection Speed, and the Ability of Public Libraries to meet the Demand for Free Internet Access

    Open AccessCharles R McClure, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEFirst Monday2007

    While virtually all public libraries provide free Internet access to patrons, libraries seem to be reaching a plateau in their ability to meet demands for Internet access. Based on the findings of Public Libraries and the Internet surveys, the average number of public access workstations and the average connection speeds of Internet access in public libraries have stayed the same or slightly decreased in recent years. Further, more than half of l…

  • The E-Government paradox

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, Paul T JaegerARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2007Cited by: 7References: 10

  • Public access computing and Internet access in public libraries

    Open AccessJohn Carlo Bertot, Paul T Jaeger et al.ARTICLEFirst Monday2006

    This article presents findings from the 2006 Public Libraries and the Internet study and other research that demonstrate the impact of public Internet access in public libraries on the communities and individuals that the libraries serve. This article focuses on the importance of public library Internet access in times of emergencies and for a range of electronic government (e–government) services at the individual and community–wide levels. Publ…