CIL2007: Web 2.0 and What it Means to Libraries

Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet and American Life Project

  • “I adore librarians”
  • Ask a Ninja: What is Podcasting
  • The Starting Point
    • Tim O’Reilly & John Battelle
    • The Web as platform
      • netscape v google
      • doubleclick v adsense
      • akami v bittorrent
    • harnesing collective intelligence
    • data is the next “intel inside”
    • software above the level of a single device
    • rich user experiences
  • Changes
    • cashing – peer to peer
    • britannice – wiki
    • personal sites – blogging
    • evite – upcoming.org
    • doubleclick – adsense
    • ofoto – flickr
    • taxonomy – folksonomies

    • etc
  • Web 2.0 meme map
  • 6 hallmarks of the Web 2.0 world that matter to libraries
    • The Internet has become the computer
      • # of computer users is indistinguishable from # of Internet users
      • Broadband availability up
      • Internet users # up
      • wireless connectivity up
      • people go online from more places
      • # of people accessing internet from libraries has doubled in past 4 years
      • broadband turns the internet into a destination
      • broadband intensifies people’s internet use and it becomes more serious
      • broadband makes video a big part of the internet experience
      • broadband make people’s internet use more social
    • Tens of millions of Americans, especially the young, are creating and sharing content online
      • 55% of teens have profiles on social networking sites
      • 20% of adults have profiles on social networking sites
      • SN Profiles: Switchboards for social life
      • Teen girls more likely to use all SN features
      • 51% of young adults have uploaded photos / 37% of adults

      • 39% of teens share their own creations / 22% of adults
      • 33% of teens are tech support for their families & orgs / 13% of adults
      • 25% of kids / 33% college students / 12% adults have blogs
      • 27% of teens / 14% adults have their own Web site
      • 26% teens / 9% adults have created mashups
      • 19% teens / 9% adults have an avatar to interact with others

      • 15% teens / 8% adults have created videos
    • Even more internet users are accessing the content created by others
      • Long Tail audience
      • 46% of young users read blogs
      • 44% of young adults seek info in wikipedia
      • 14% of young users download podcasts
    • many are sharing what they know and what they feel online and this is building conversations and communities
      • 33% of young adults have rated a product, person, or service online
      • 32% of young adults have tagged content
      • 25% of YA have commented on videos, also blogs & photos
    • tens of thousands are contributing their knowhow and processing power
      • 40% of users participate in peer-to-peer
        • grid computing
        • open source movement
    • online Americans are customizing their online experiences
      • 40% of YA customize news and other information pages
      • 50%+ of YA on specialty listservs
      • 25%-33% of YA get RSS feeds
  • 5 issues libraries and all online participants must struggle to address – Pam Berger – http://www.infosearcher.org/
    • Navigation
      • transitioning from linear format to nonlinear in format
    • Context
      • learning to see connections
    • Focus
      • practicing reflection & deep thinking
    • Skepticism
      • learning to evaluate information
    • Ethical behavior
      • understanding the rules of cyberspace
  • The Machine is Using Us

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