The document discusses trends shaping libraries, including the rise of mobile technology, augmented reality, and user-generated content. It notes that many newspapers are struggling financially as fewer see local newspapers as crucial to civic life. The information age is driven by individuals' ability to access and share information freely. Libraries are shifting from prioritizing knowledge consumption to supporting both consumption and production. The focus is on user engagement through experiences like books, media, programs and services rather than just information alone.

1. Exploring Bubbles & Other Trends Shaping Libraries Helene BlowersDigital Strategy Director Columbus Metropolitan Library www.LibraryBytes.com www.flickr.com/photos/kubina/157669597

2. "What matters here is technical capital, it's social capital. These tools don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring. It isn't when the shiny new tools show up that their uses start permeating; it's when everyone is able to take them for granted.“ - Clay Shirky, Ted Talk 6/09 http://www.flickr.com/photos/milivoj/2166043959/

3. Web 1.0 Web 2.0

4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gerlos/3119891607/

5. Reality► The digital book race is on http://www.flickr.com/photos/johndecember/2914192044/

7. Reality► Mobile builds bridges faster Six in 10 people around the world (60%) now have cellphone subscriptions, signaling that mobile phones are the communications technology of choice, particularly in poor countries. – UN Report, March 2, 2009 Up from 2002 – 15% Internet worldwide: 11%- 2002 >> 23% - 2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/wink/192265445/

9. Reality ► Augmenting is the new information window http://blog.stratepedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/42A94156-89A4-4D61-84FA-FE426B647889.jpg

11. Urban Spoon

12. Reality► Print is in peril

13. “As many newspapers struggle to stay economically viable, fewer than half of Americans (43%) say that losing their local newspaper would hurt civic life in their community "a lot." Pew Research Study: Stop the Presses (March 12, 2009 ) http://www.flickr.com/photos/gog/21039882/

14. http://www.flickr.com/photos/smohundro/3362589055/

16. Distribution Center Distribution Agent Distribution format

17. Distribution Center Distribution Agent Distribution format

18. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabine01/717745775

19. It’s not the death of the book to fear… it’s our dependency on formats as our community (service delivery)value! Change http://www.flickr.com/photos/aprilzosia/2585184283/

20. . . .today's challange

21. http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolrain/20055833/

22. The Information Age, is an idea that the current age will be characterized by the ability of individuals to transfer information freely, and to have instant access to knowledge that would have been difficult or impossible to find previously. - Wikipedia, 9/09

23. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaeming/3788942583/

24. The information age of now … http://www.flickr.com/photos/ekai/473003133/

25. We Think http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiP79vYsfbo

26. http://www.flickr.com/photos/distortedsmile/18500026/

27. Chauvet Cave – 32,000 yrs old

28. http://www.flickr.com/photos/laanba/165758145/

29. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eternallyluna/154946086/

30. knowledge consumption knowledge production

31.  knowledge consumption knowledge production

32. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandi_22/474558156/

33. What’s the experience? What’s the experience? http://www.flickr.com/photos/owl/2696325046/

34. What’s the experience? What’s the experience? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimntonik/2758303137/

35. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kubina/50366633/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkusuma/818295509/ consumption & use creativity& production

36. Engagement Experiences Books Media Services Programs information storytimes Computers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Soap_bubbles_2.jpg

37. (Knowledge x Active Engagement) = Lifelong Learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/j79/2266109129/

39. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoneppink/169188669/

40. Shared Discovery http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggiesworld/812273556/

41. Photo: Aaron Schmidt | walkingPaper.org

42. Photo: Aaron Schmidt | walkingPaper.org

43. The illiterate of the future are not those who can't read or write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and re-learn. - Alvin Toffler http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogimogi/2253657555/

44. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimonomania/474758933/

45. Helene BlowersDigital Strategy DirectorColumbus Metropolitan Libraryhblowers@columbuslibrary.org My Slides are @www.LibraryBytes.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregwake/2961213279/