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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

66

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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