Wolverhampton - Recent developments in the UK and overseas

Slide 1: Recent (and some not-so-recent!) developments in the UK and overseas Dave Pattern, Library Systems Manager University of Huddersfield http://www.slideshare.net/daveyp d.c.pattern@hud.ac.uk 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 1

Slide 2: Table of contents • Statistics and surveys • News stories • Some examples, both old and new – Social networking – Teens and technology – Teen content creation – UK teens online – Gaming and music 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 2

Slide 3: Social networking Unshelved (08/Feb/2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 3

Slide 4: Social networking • More than half (55%) of all of online American youths ages 12-17 use an online social networking sites • 48% of teens visit social networking websites daily or more often Pew Reports: Social Networking Websites and Teens (Jan 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 4

Slide 5: Social networking – friends • 91% of all social networking teens say they use the sites to stay in touch with friends they see frequently • 82% use the sites to stay in touch with friends they rarely see in person Pew Reports: Social Networking Websites and Teens (Jan 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 5

Slide 6: Social networking – privacy • 66% of teens who have created a profile say that their profile is not visible by all internet users Pew Reports: Social Networking Websites and Teens (Jan 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 6

Slide 7: Social networking (UK) • “More than 90%* of UK teenagers have used a social networking website and more than half use them because their friends do.” (*93%) The Guardian: Most teens are MySpacers (May 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 7

Slide 8: Social networking (UK) • “…one-third of teenagers have at least four social networking profiles on sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Bebo.” The Guardian: Most teens are MySpacers (May 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 8

Slide 9: University of Huddersfield • Most accessed external web sites from on-campus: 1. Google 2. MySpace 3. Facebook 4. BBC 5. Yahoo (June 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 9

Slide 10: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 10

Slide 14: Hennepin County Library 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 14

Slide 15: Topeka and Shawnee County 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 15

Slide 16: Librarian networks • Library Youth and Teen Services 2.0 – http://libraryyouth.ning.com/ • Library 2.0 – http://library20.ning.com/ • Facebook – Teen Services Librarians – Librarians for Teens 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 16

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Slide 18: Social networking • “It may be unrealistic to think that large numbers of undergraduate students would want to count librarians among their Facebook friends.” Marshall Breeding (Sep 2007), “Librarians Face Online Social Networks”, Computers in Libraries, Vol.27, Issue 8 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 18

Slide 19: University of Huddersfield 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 19

Slide 20: Social networking • “Last night, the Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft has discussed taking a 5% stake in Facebook for between $300m-$500m (£150m-£250m). The deal would value Facebook at up to $10bn (£5bn).” The Guardian: Facebook powers past MySpace (Sep 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 20

Slide 21: Social networking • “In one of the largest deals of the web 2.0 era, the Walt Disney Company last week agreed to pay as much as $700m (£345m) to buy Club Penguin, a \"virtual world\" for children between the ages of six and 14. The site attracts nearly 5 million visitors a month and 700,000 kids have become paying members [£28 per year = £19.6m].” The Guardian: The kids are online (Aug 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 21

Slide 22: Social networking • “Social networking technologies speak to all that is fresh and innovative in research, teaching and learning, and outreach. The younger generation's perspective on the internet generally and on social networking technologies in particular thus might just be the thing, seasoned with a little dash of the previous generation's wisdom and guidance, that higher education needs now.” Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy at Cornell University (2006) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 22

Slide 23: Social networking (UK) • “…at Durham University the IT services department has taken action to reduce the amount of bandwidth swallowed by social networking. Our correspondent reports that action to deprioritise Facebook between 8.30am and 5.30pm \"has lead to a rather remarkable drop off in the number of students in any of the university libraries\".” The Register (May 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 23

Slide 24: Social networking (UK) • “HSBC is to abandon plans to scrap interest-free overdrafts for students leaving university this summer. Thousands of students on Facebook had threatened to boycott the bank. The National Union of Students said this made all the difference to the protest.” BBC: Bank's U-turn on student charges (Aug 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 24

Slide 25: Social networking (UK) • “Keele University has ordered its students to watch their mouths on Facebook, and asked them not to express dissatisfaction with the institution… The administration was provoked by a Facebook group called \"James Knowles is a Tw*t\". Professor James Knowles is an English literature academic at the Staffordshire university.” The Register (May 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 25

Slide 26: Social networking (UK) • “Students at Oxford University are being warned that university authorities are using the Facebook website to gain evidence about unruly post-exam pranks. The student union has urged students to tighten their security settings on the social networking website, to stop dons viewing their details.” BBC: Unruly students' Facebook search (July 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 26

Slide 27: Social networking (UK) • “A university student has been telling how a social networking website was used to set up a group which aimed to target him with bullying and hate. Graham … who also works as a library assistant at the University of Kent, said the Facebook group had existed for weeks before he knew of it.” BBC: 'Fat library man' bullied online (Jul 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 27

Slide 28: Teens and technology http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobaubuchon/529130400/ 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 28

Slide 29: Teens and technology • Close to half of teens (45%) own a cell phone, and 33% have used a cell phone to send a text message • 75% of online teens use instant messaging Pew Report: Teens and Technology (2005) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 29

Slide 30: Teens and technology • The vast majority of teens in the United States, 87% of those aged 12 to 17, now use the internet • 51% of teenage internet users say they go online on a daily basis Pew Report: Teens and Technology (2005) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 30

Slide 31: Teens and technology (UK) • daily mobile phone use is up 58% on 2002 • more than 75% of 11 year olds have their own TV, games console and mobile phone • 15% of 13-15 year olds and 7% of 10 year olds have their own webcam BBC: Britain enjoying 'digital boom' (Aug 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 31

Slide 32: Teen content creation Wondermark (Aug 2005) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 32

Slide 33: Teen content creation • 57% of online teens create content for the internet • 19% of online teens keep a blog and 38% read them • “Teens are much more likely than adults to blog and they are also more likely to read blogs.” Pew Report: Teen Content Creators and Consumers (2005) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 33

Slide 34: Teen content creation (UK) • “A teenager's homemade video on how to be English is to feature on an American TV show, co-hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. Charlie McDonnell, 17, … started posting video blogs on YouTube in April. More than 1.5 million people have watched his \"How to be English\" advice, which includes tips on making tea.” BBC: Teenager's tea tips cause a stir (Oct 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 34

Slide 35: Teen content creation (UK) • “Teachers have called for websites such as YouTube to be shut down as part of efforts to prevent pupils and staff being bullied.” BBC: Teachers in websites closure call (Aug 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 35

Slide 36: Ball State University 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 36

Slide 39: Online They have the Internet on computers, now? 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 39

Slide 40: US online demographics Pew Report: Generations Online (Oct 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 40

Slide 41: UK teens online • “New research released today by MTV and Microsoft reveals that young people in the UK spend 34 hours online each week, almost the equivalent of an average working week, with eight in ten 16-24 year olds (80%) logging on to the internet daily and claiming that they can’t live without their computer.” PublicTechnology.net article (Aug 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 41

Slide 42: UK teens online • “A [JISC] survey of sixth-formers preparing to enter higher education has revealed that many have little regard for universities' attempts at marketing and teaching on sites such as Facebook, YouTube, and via blogs and podcasts. Many see it as an invasion of their territory.” THES: Sixth-formers object to educational space invaders (Sep 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 42

Slide 43: UK teens online • “The [JISC] survey found, however, that prospective students have high expectations about what information and computer technology facilities will be available to them at university. As paying customers, most students expect almost unlimited access to broadband services and computers and not to be locked out of the social networking sites they use.” THES: Sixth-formers object to educational space invaders (Sep 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 43

Slide 44: Gaming and music Shifted Librarian: Bloomington Public Library 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 44

Slide 45: Gaming in libraries • Thomas Ford Memorial Library (Nov 2005) • “I’ve gotta say folks, video games in libraries is absolutely what it is cracked up to be. The fact that it is an excellent way to meet the cultural needs of our young patrons was demonstrated to me over and over by the number of people that came and their enthusiasm.” (walking paper) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 45

Slide 46: Thomas Ford Memorial Library “another successful DDR night” (Nov 2005) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 46

Slide 47: Dance your fines away… • “Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting a teen librarian who keeps Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) set up all the time so she can invoke it as need be. For example, if a teen has overdue books, she will dance-off against the person, and if the teen wins, the librarian will waive the fines.” The Shifted Librarian: Gaming for Fines (Jan 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 47

Slide 48: Odds ‘n’ Sods http://www.flickr.com/photos/svendavids/1044235639/ 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 48

Slide 49: Gwinnett County Public Library • Rock the Shelves 2005 – www.flickr.com/photos/michaelcasey/sets/632151/ 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 49

Slide 50: City of Mesa Library, Arizona • “As I pointed out a probable flaw in the filtering system, as I discussed possible patron reactions with the mayor, I found a startling truth: Every single person in the room treated me as an equal. The mayor found my points valid. The city attorney respected and considered my opinions. My fellow board members—teachers, lawyers, businessmen— didn’t see a teenager. They saw a colleague.” “One Teen Among Adults on the Library Board” (Oct 2007, voya.com) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 50

Slide 51: Castro Valley Library • “Having something to say and having a place to say it are two different things, especially for teenagers. But now there will be an open forum for teens … at Open Mike Night every first Monday of the month at the Castro Valley Library. …teens should have a place to speak their mind about any topic without restrictions.” Teen Ideas for Your Library (Oct 2007) 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 51

Slide 52: Thank you! Any quick questions? 10/Oct/2007 Inspiring the iGeneration 52

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