xii, 158 p. : ill., maps. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / The Internet affects many aspects of daily life and economic activity in globalized
economies. The network city thesis posits that the Internet enables disbursed methods of
production and new forms of economic activity. Existing economic geography literature
concentrates on revenue generating firms. The concept of Cultural Heritage
Cyberinfrastructure (CHCi) is developed in order to account for economic activities of
nongoverning and nonrevenue generating firms, and is tested against the online activities
of libraries. China, with its administratively homogeneous provincial library system and
rapidly changing economy, is examined. The central government and provincial libraries
are cooperatively building the National Digital Culture Network of China to provide
information services to urban migrants and subsidize rural development efforts through
CHCi. These projects are found to be more active in less-economically transitioned
western provinces. CHCi is found to be a useful construct for studying non-governing,
non-market segments of an economy. / Committee in Charge:
Dr. Alexander B. Murphy, Chair;
Dr. Xiaobo Su
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uoregon.edu/oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/9873 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Jablonski, Jon R. |
| Publisher | University of Oregon |
| Source Sets | University of Oregon |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Relation | University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Geography, M.A., 2009; |
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