1. Leah Krevit Rice University The Rest of Us Stephen Abram, MLS, Gale Cengage Learning Minnesota/ North Dakota / South Dakota Libraries Oct. 19-20, 2010 Catching the Vision: The Library in 2020
2. Thank you for inviting me! I want to share : Major upcoming trends and challenges in Technology, Communities and Librarians Special Surveys of Library Use New National Data on Database Use And I want to meet you.
29. NextGen Differences Increase in IQ - 15-20 Points Brain & Developmental Changes Eye Movement Changes Massive Behavioural Changes Major Decline in Crime Rates – 65%+ But still a 70% behavior overlap with Boomers (see my book chapter)
49. Do we really care about containers? Stone – Wax – Scrolls – Books – Next... Paper -- Schmpaper Digital – Schmidgital Holograph . . . Pffft! Transmogrifying Containers
50. Will Libraries be Device Agnostic? iPads, Kobos, Kindles, Nooks, eDGe, and Mobile Phones?
85. What is the top strategic positioning for libraries Hint – not collections
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93. The Boomers launched most of these digital initiatives. Now what are we/you going to do next?
94. Advance Survey Data for the Library of Virginia Prepared by Stephen Abram and the Gale, Cengage Learning Statistical Analysis Research Team
95. Reference Facet of the Library of Virginia Story September 2010 Survey Data 62 of 91 LVA library systems (68%) I am happy to do this same survey for you at no charge
102. Gale Cengage Learning North American Library Customer Satisfaction Data: All users: PL, AL, CL, SL, etc. Year One: Aug. 2009 – Sept. 2010 What do we need to know? What are we going to do next?
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104. Gale Library Databases Compare Very Well to Other Web Experiences