Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources

2003 OCLC Environmental Scan: Pattern Recognition

Perceptions of Libraries and Information Sources

Long Overdue: A Fresh Look at Public and Leadership Attitudes About Libraries in the 21st Century.

Public Agenda, funded by Americans for Libraries Council and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 2006. 

The Long Tail: Forget squeezing millions from a few megahits at the top of the charts. The future of entertainment is in the millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the bitstream. 

By Chris Anderson. Wired. Oct. 2004

Do libraries matter? The rise of Library 2.0: A Talis white paper.

By Ken Chad & Paul Miller. [Version 1.0] November, 2005. 

Library 2.0 – The Challenge of Disruptive Innovation: A Talis white paper.

By Dr Paul Miller.  February 2006

From Now On, by Jamie McKenzie,

In education, "The sage on the stage gives way to the guide on the side."

Time's Person of the Year: You.

In 2006, the World Wide Web became a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter. Dec 13, 2006.  By Lev Grossman.

OCLC Using Gates Grant To Buy TechAtlas

OCLC announced March 13 that it is applying a $1.9 million Gates Foundation grant toward the purchase of TechAtlas, a technology planning software firm.

OCLC Launches WorldCat Registry

OCLC February 26 announced the debut of WorldCat Registry, "a comprehensive directory for libraries and consortia and the services they provide."

Web 2.0 Privacy Concerns

Here's an interesting article on privacy issues in new, fancy Web 2.0 applications. Examines the fine line between giving up personal info for extra features, and keeping ...

ALA: New Data on US libraries shows almost 2 billion served.

Predicted demise due to Internet fails to materialize. April 16, 2007.

Endeca names fastest growing company in Massachusetts