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Infographic
Apr 5, 2012
Asked to tell us what they like most about book reading, those who had read a book in the past 12 months gave a host of reasons that ranged from the highly practical to the sublime.
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More in: Libraries, Mobile
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Report
Apr 5, 2012Lee Rainie, Kathryn Zickuhr, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden, Joanna Brenner
21% of Americans have read an e-book. The increasing availability of e-content is prompting some to read more than in the past and to prefer buying books to borrowing them.
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More in: Mobile, Libraries
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Presentation
Oct 18, 2011Lee Rainie
Director Lee Rainie gave a keynote address at the Internet Librarian conference that examined the potential role librarians can play in “learning communities” – both physical and virtual. Includes video and slides.
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More in: Web 2.0, Libraries
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Presentation
Sep 23, 2011Lee Rainie
Director Lee Rainie looked at the “state of reading” in the digital age by going through Pew Internet data about how teens use the internet, smartphones, and social networking sites. He argued that reading is now 1) raw material for further creati...
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More in: Teens, Libraries, Web 2.0, Mobile
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Presentation
May 6, 2011Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie discusses how libraries can be actors in building and participating in social networks through their use of social media and through delivering their time-tested — and trusted — services to their patrons.
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More in: Libraries
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Presentation
Apr 7, 2011Lee Rainie
Lee Raine talks with Journalism That Matters' Bill Densmore about how libraries can adjust and thrive in the new media ecosystem.
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More in: Libraries, New Media Ecology, Web 2.0
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Presentation
Mar 23, 2011Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie looks at the value of libraries to their communities. (Now updated with video and slides.)
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More in: Libraries
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Presentation
Mar 1, 2011Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie discusses research findings about the information needs of communities
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More in: News, Libraries, New Media Ecology
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Presentation
Nov 15, 2010Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie gave a keynote address at the “Opportunity Online” meeting of the Colorado Public Computer Centers Launch. He discussed the state of broadband adoption, particularly in rural areas, and how it parallels other online revolutions in mobil...
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More in: Broadband, Libraries
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Presentation
Nov 5, 2010Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie discusses the latest research of the Project and previews the themes of his forthcoming book, “Networking: The New Social Operating System.” He also describes how the social world of “networked individuals” is different from previous ge...
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More in: Libraries, Social Networking, New Media Ecology