The internet’s turbulent next decade
Lee Rainie discussed an extensive roster of expert predictions about the internet in the coming decade.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Internet and Technology
-
Public library engagement in urban, suburban, and rural communities
What does library engagement look like in different community types?
-
Public libraries and technology: From “houses of knowledge” to “houses of access”
Some 77% of Americans now think it is “very important” for public libraries to provide free access to computers and the internet to the community. (For comparison, 80% of Americans say the same thing about books.)
-
Public libraries and the quiz-takers who love them
The Pew Research Center recently released a library user quiz sorting Americans into different typologies based on how they use and view libraries. Here are the results.
-
Net Threats
Tech experts hope the open structure of the Internet will prevail in the coming decade; but they anticipate battles to preserve relatively unhindered connectivity.
-
Key Insights: Expert Views on Threats to the Internet
Experts in fields ranging from computer science to marketing to social science share their insights on what threats to the Internet they see on the horizon
-
Share the Library User Quiz With Your Community
Our new “community quiz” tool allows you to administer a unique version of our library user quiz to members of your community. Share it, and learn how your local public library is used.
