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Trends for Libraries
New Jersey Library Trustee InstituteJune 2012
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12 Things This BabyWill Never Know…
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Solo Living
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Do-It-Yourself-ing
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Diversity & Immigration
• America’s ethnicity changing quickly and dramatically
• Minority population: 34% of total population; 50% by 2042
• Minority business start-ups 2x the national rate
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“Niche Aging”
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Caregivers
Caregivers
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Digital Differentiation
• 32 million+ adults have very low literacy skills
• 36% of Americans lack internet access at home
• Internet access vs. Internet use
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Info - Paralysis
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Atmosfear
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Vigilante Consumer
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Privacy
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Power to the Patron!
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Libraries: Community & Discovery Commons
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21st Century Work Skills
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• Creative, problem-solver
• Collaborative• Change-master• Understands systems• Processes info
rapidly
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Visionary Planning
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“Print books will endure. For now…”
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Welcome to the #ebook wars
THE HOT TOPIC: Ebooks
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“Do Ebooks Info-Poverty?”
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“New ebook Models are Inevitable”
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“Change: The new normal?”
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