Hi Folks, I’m reporting from the SLA Booth at the Internet Librarian conference in foggy Monterey California.
Jill and Jeff are wonderful to let me use their connection to do this.!! yea!! they also have great give-aways for new SLA Members
The first speaker yesteday morning was Lee Rainie — here’s my notes from his talk
Internet Librarian – Keynote – Lee Rainie, Pew Internet and American Life Projects
Parallels w/ advent of the printing press (Elizabeth Eisenstein)
½ of adults use broadband at home
2/3 of adults have broadband access somewhere
The Internet is becoming invisible – part of the woodwork – means the value of the Internet is growing.
1/5 of adults have never used the Internet.
Three types of users currently (not the connected or not connected as in the past)
Cold tepid Hot
Isolated/indifferent on/off regularly connected
20% of users happy w/ dial-up multiple features plugged in
not looking for more
Internet skills etc.
Teens – 12 – 17 year olds – instant messages, cellphones, text messages
Multi-tasking – 8 hours of media interaction w/in 6 hours or real time.
“The conversation never endsâ€
Politics – 75 million Americans used the Internet to get political Information in 2004 election cycle.
Internet users w/ same demographics are more likely to vote.
Internet-saavy users encounter both sides of issues just through their increased Internet use.
Use of Internet @ major moments
Health-related issues for self or others, college searching, marriage, divorce
A friend following a divorce began dating and used three different online Services and his ex-wife was given as a perfect match on three of them!
Increased use of the Internet – French toilets that have IP addresses and can notify when they need to be cleaned. – a new meaning for IP address
Ref-ids in golf balls and GI dog tags to located bodies on a battlefield
Wired Magazine editor Chris Anderson – the long-tail. We are no longer in a “hit-driven†era, 40% of sales on Net-flix and Amazon are from the combined sales along the long tail of the sails arc.
Not mass-media, but me-media
Howard Rhinegold (sp?) Smart Mobs – organized by text messages, cellphone calls etc. during the IMF/World Bank meetings in Seattle a few years back.
Rainie and daughter attended a Broadway matinee and george and Barbara Bush came in – by the time the show was over there was a protest outside the theatre, a counter demonstration, and police – all tipped off by the under-25 crowd at the theatre who whipped out their cameras and sent photos or text messages to friends.
Joseph Piper (sp?) Leisure: the basics of culture.
Not idleness, but stillness as preparation prior to embarking on the real world.
Librarians can be key to providing that balance. Libraries have reading rooms that promotes reflection.
Learn how and when to turn off the machines and contemplate.
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