Director Lee Rainie gave a keynote address at the Internet Librarian conference that examined the potential role librarians can play in “learning communities” – both physical and virtual. Includes video and slides.
Director Lee Rainie looked at the “state of reading” in the digital age by going through Pew Internet data about how teens use the internet, smartphones, and social networking sites. He argued that reading is now 1) raw material for further creati...
Lee Rainie discusses how libraries can be actors in building and participating in social networks through their use of social media and through delivering their time-tested — and trusted — services to their patrons.
Lee Raine talks with Journalism That Matters' Bill Densmore about how libraries can adjust and thrive in the new media ecosystem.
Trends that are revolutionizing how people consume information and reshaping the public’s expectations about information access and immersion.
Lee Rainie looks at the value of libraries to their communities. (Now updated with video and slides.)
Lee Rainie speaks about networked individuals and networked librarians at the annual conference of university librarians in North Carolina