{"product_id":"9781350416338","title":"Digital Inequality in Cultural Institutions Rethinking Digital Transformation Policy and Practice","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDigital Inequality in Cultural Institutions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRethinking Digital Transformation Policy and Practice\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIndigo Holcombe-James | Anthony Mandal | Jenny Kidd\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Library \u0026amp; Information Science \/ Digital \u0026amp; Online Resources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do cultural institutions need to do digital work- and what happens when those needs go unmet?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary cultural policy positions digital transformation as a democratic enterprise: a path toward greater access, inclusion, and participation. But this book shows that the reality is far more uneven. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on nearly a decade of ethnographic research with more than 100 cultural institutions across Australia-including First Nations art centres, community archives, museums, and galleries-Holcombe-James demonstrates that the capacity to do digital work is not equally distributed. It falls along familiar lines of geography, institutional scale, and funding, reproducing and deepening existing inequalities across the sector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the concept of digital capital, this book reveals how infrastructures, capabilities, and relationships combine to enable or constrain institutional digital transformation. Holcombe-James argues that addressing digital inequality requires moving beyond policy approaches that place the burden on individual institutions, toward collective and collaborative responses-shared infrastructures, distributed expertise, and sector-wide knowledge building. A vital resource for scholars and practitioners alike, this book reframes how we think about digital transformation in cultural policy, putting questions of equality and access at the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIndigo Holcombe-James\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of Research at ACMI, Australia's national museum of screen culture. Previously, she was a Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making \u0026amp; Society at RMIT University, Melbourne. Her research focuses on digital inclusion and participation, with a specific interest in the digital transformation of cultural and creative institutions and industries. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eNew Media \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCultural Trends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTelematics and Informatics\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Communication.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350416338\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378309529740,"sku":"9781350416338","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_fbaa5965-567d-42ef-84ce-fc38dfcc836e.jpg?v=1783908470","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350416338","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}