---
title: "How librarians can survive in the new digital ecosystem"
description: "A presentation on how librarians can function in a world where the internet, cell phones, gaming consoles, MP3 players, and other digital gadgets are part of everyday life."
date: "2008-01-22"
authors:
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2008/01/22/how-librarians-can-survive-in-the-new-digital-ecosystem/"
categories:
  - "Emerging Technology"
  - "Libraries"
tags:
  - "Libraries"
  - "New Media Ecology"
---

# How librarians can survive in the new digital ecosystem

A presentation on how librarians can function in a world where the internet, cell phones, gaming consoles, MP3 players, and other digital gadgets are part of everyday life.