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presentationJan 22, 2008

Surviving in the New Digital Ecosystem

This presentation covers a variety of reports from the Pew Internet Project that are particularly relevant to librarians and those who provide information services.
presentationJan 22, 2008

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.
reportDec 30, 2007

The new information order

Where do you turn when you have a problem? Family and friends? Experts? Internet searches? Libraries?
We asked those and a variety of other questions on a recent survey and found some surprising things.
reportDec 30, 2007

Information Searches That Solve Problems

There are several major findings in this report. One is this: For help with a variety of common problems, more people turn to the internet than consult experts or family members to provide information and resources.
reportDec 12, 2007

Could broadband help the environment?

With environmentally friendly solutions a hot topic, switching to broadband could be one of the easiest ways for you to reduce emissions, according to a new report.
reportNov 26, 2007

Is it possible to end the opposition between books and the internet?

Is it possible to end the opposition between books and the internet?
presentationNov 5, 2007

Homo Connectus: The impact of technology on people’s everyday lives

This is a general discussion of the hallmarks of the new digital ecosystem and some of the changes that have occurred to people’s relationship to each other and people’s relationship to information and media.
presentationOct 29, 2007

2.0 and the Internet World

This is a rundown of the Pew Internet & American Life Project’s most recent findings related to internet use, especially Web 2.0 activities. It also goes through the Project’s new tech-user typology and the implications of the Project’s findings f…
reportOct 18, 2007

Broadband: What’s All the Fuss About?

The impacts of high-speed connections extend beyond access to information to active participation in the online commons
reportOct 10, 2007

The Digital Health Revolution

If you really want to get into the topic of how the internet is changing health care, check out Fard Johnmar’s new show, The Digital Health Revolution.