Dear colleagues, My new book, "Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy" published by the University of California Press is out today. About the book: Digital Equity Ecosystems introduces readers to the groundswell of community coalitions that work to alleviate technological inequity and social injustice. Through a comprehensive review of theories and concepts across the fields of information, communication, technology, and public health studies, Colin Rhinesmith reveals how the digital equity ecosystems framework is essential for addressing urgent digital inequalities. Investigating five original case studies of digital equity ecosystems across the United States, Rhinesmith shows how community coalitions serve as vital infrastructure to tackle digital inequality and strengthen democracy. By focusing on these ecosystems as sites for community engagement, civic participation, and social justice organizing, this book helps us make sense of the current moment, arguing that it is crucial to bridge both the digital divide and other social divides more broadly at a time when democracies are in decline worldwide. Available at UC Press: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/digital-equity-ecosystems/paper Colin COLIN RHINESMITH Pronouns: he/they Associate Professor Director, Digital Equity Action Research (DEAR) Lab University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences 320 LIS BLDG | M/C 493 Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 300-2010 | crhines@illinois.edu<mailto:crhines@illinois.edu> https://ischool.illinois.edu/people/colin-rhinesmith Editor-In-Chief, The Journal of Community Informatics Author, Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy (UC Press, June 2026) [University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign home]<http://illinois.edu/> Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.