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This white paper has been researched and compiled by Taylor & Francis to provide an overview of current practices relating to the use by libraries of social media, from a world-wide perspective, against which individual institutions can benchmark their own activities and be inspired to try new approaches.

Riding the Waves or Caught in the Tide? Insights from the IFLA Trend Report | IFLA Trend Report

Our Andree & Alisha are stars in the video! "New research shows that taking preschoolers to story-time sessions at the local library could help them with the early stages of learning to read."

On the Horizon: Pressing Technologies, Trends, Challenges for Libraries How can libraries remain relevant in a Google and Wikipedia world? How can they better foster interdisciplinary research? To effectively foster information discovery and implement emerging technologies, library professionals need timely research and analysis to aid their strategic planning. In this presentation, Samantha Adams Becker, the New Media Consortium's lead writer/researcher of the NMC Horizon Report series, will take a five-year view to explore the future landscape of academic and research library technology use, along with the trends that are advancing it and the challenges that are impeding it. Each topic discussed will be framed by creative examples of technology being successfully leveraged in libraries across the world.

Do we require a new legislative framework and/or delivery model for public library services in Wales?

The guide was produced by two DPLA Community Reps (Chad Nelson and Nabil Kashyap) over the summer and shared on the DPLA blog today. From a DPLA Blog Post: We’re excited to announce the release of a new Community Reps-produced resource, GLAM Hack-in-a-box<...

Congrats to the editors, editorial board, and authors on the first issue of Weave. Weave: Journal of Library User Experience is published online by Michigan Publishing. The next issue is scheduled for Fall 2015. Contents of Vol 1, No.

The following is an excerpt from Digital Literacy and Digital Inclusion: Information Policy and the Public Library (Rowman & Littlefield, Aug. All rights reserved.) Federal policies in the United States rely on public libraries to promote digital literacy and digital inclusion. Yet, public libraries are predominantly excluded from the funding made available for digital literacy and digital inclusion, as well as from the decision-making processes.

From Harris Interactive: September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, and the Harris Poll finds that 66% of American adults are either extremely (24%) or very (42%) satisfied with their public library.

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A World Bank study says that public libraries can make an important contribution in providing access to electronic information and training in digital literacy for elderly.

An overview of three years of research into Americans’ relationships with public libraries in the digital age.

How Americans under 30 engage with libraries and think about public libraries’ role in their lives and communities