Kathryn Zickuhr from the Pew Research Center presented research on the rise of e-reading and its impact on libraries and reading habits. She found that 29% of Americans now own a tablet or e-reader. While e-reading is most popular among younger, more educated groups, libraries struggle to keep up with lending e-books due to format incompatibilities and limited selections. The changing reading landscape could force libraries to reinvent their services and roles in their communities to remain relevant in the digital age.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will share findings from a new report on e-book lending at libraries. He will also discuss other research about the rise of e-books, their impact on people’s reading habits, and the way that library patrons are hoping to avail themselves of e-book borrowing. Finally, he will explore general reading trends and describe the next steps in the Project’s ongoing research about the evolving role of libraries.
One year ago, the Pew Research Center began studying how the role of public libraries, as well as the needs and expectations of their patrons and communities, are changing in the digital age. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, grounded by a Library Advisory Group, and conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the first set of reports focus on the rise of e-reading and e-books at libraries. Among the findings: 12% of e-book readers have borrowed an e-book from a library; 58% of library card holders are unsure if their library offers e-books; and a majority of e-book borrowers were unable to borrow an e-book they were seeking at their library.
At the Library 2.012 worldwide virtual conference, Pew Internet Research Analyst Kathryn Zickuhr and ALA Program Director Larra Clark will discuss key findings from these reports—including a brand new analysis focused on younger Americans' reading preferences and library use habits. The session also will explore immediate practical implications for U.S. public libraries.
The Changing World of Libraries: Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will discuss the Project’s latest research about how people use technology and how people use libraries. He will discuss the implications of this work for libraries.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will discuss the Project’s latest research about how people use technology and how people use libraries. He will discuss the implications of this work for libraries.
As librarians, we communicate with our users, staff, C-Level, patrons, and each other every day with a myriad of technological devices, languages, infographics, styles and tones. Why does it feel like we are all talking at cross-purposes? Whether communicating your value to a VIP or just trying to stay in touch with your multi-generational staff, speaking across cultures, generations and technology platforms while still adhering to the strategic goals of your library and parent organization, can be formidable. This workshop will present a variety of different communication challenges (either generational, intercultural or via technology) and will look at methods to strategically navigate them to get your message across. It will also help you hear and understand the communications and motivations of others more effectively.
Mary Madden and Kathryn Zickuhr presented "Public libraries in the digital age" to the Chief Offices of State Library Agencies at their spring meeting. They presented findings on the rise of e-reading, including reading-device ownership and the general reading habits/preferences of Americans.
Just how well do you know the people who use your library? Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and co-author of Networked: The New Social Operating System, shares the latest data about how our clientele are interacting with information technology. Learn about patron preferences and behaviors during this program.
Lee Rainie will describe the latest findings of the Pew Internet Project about libraries and the new mix of services they are offering their patrons – and considering offering.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will share findings from a new report on e-book lending at libraries. He will also discuss other research about the rise of e-books, their impact on people’s reading habits, and the way that library patrons are hoping to avail themselves of e-book borrowing. Finally, he will explore general reading trends and describe the next steps in the Project’s ongoing research about the evolving role of libraries.
One year ago, the Pew Research Center began studying how the role of public libraries, as well as the needs and expectations of their patrons and communities, are changing in the digital age. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, grounded by a Library Advisory Group, and conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the first set of reports focus on the rise of e-reading and e-books at libraries. Among the findings: 12% of e-book readers have borrowed an e-book from a library; 58% of library card holders are unsure if their library offers e-books; and a majority of e-book borrowers were unable to borrow an e-book they were seeking at their library.
At the Library 2.012 worldwide virtual conference, Pew Internet Research Analyst Kathryn Zickuhr and ALA Program Director Larra Clark will discuss key findings from these reports—including a brand new analysis focused on younger Americans' reading preferences and library use habits. The session also will explore immediate practical implications for U.S. public libraries.
The Changing World of Libraries: Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will discuss the Project’s latest research about how people use technology and how people use libraries. He will discuss the implications of this work for libraries.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will discuss the Project’s latest research about how people use technology and how people use libraries. He will discuss the implications of this work for libraries.
As librarians, we communicate with our users, staff, C-Level, patrons, and each other every day with a myriad of technological devices, languages, infographics, styles and tones. Why does it feel like we are all talking at cross-purposes? Whether communicating your value to a VIP or just trying to stay in touch with your multi-generational staff, speaking across cultures, generations and technology platforms while still adhering to the strategic goals of your library and parent organization, can be formidable. This workshop will present a variety of different communication challenges (either generational, intercultural or via technology) and will look at methods to strategically navigate them to get your message across. It will also help you hear and understand the communications and motivations of others more effectively.
Mary Madden and Kathryn Zickuhr presented "Public libraries in the digital age" to the Chief Offices of State Library Agencies at their spring meeting. They presented findings on the rise of e-reading, including reading-device ownership and the general reading habits/preferences of Americans.
Just how well do you know the people who use your library? Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and co-author of Networked: The New Social Operating System, shares the latest data about how our clientele are interacting with information technology. Learn about patron preferences and behaviors during this program.
Lee Rainie will describe the latest findings of the Pew Internet Project about libraries and the new mix of services they are offering their patrons – and considering offering.
Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Internet Project, will present the Project's latest findings about the changing role of libraries and patrons' interest in new services. He will also describe Project research into the way people use mobile devices and social media.
How libraries are dealing with the changing technological environment, as well as the larger context of Americans’ reading and library habits, and what they expect from libraries in the future.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center Internet Project, runs through the seven questions libraries need to address as they consider future services and their role for their patrons and communities. He describes how project research about the changing role of technology in people’s lives affects the kinds of issues librarians need to address as they experience the disruptions of technology change.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project presents his organization’s latest findings about what people do at libraries and what they’d like libraries to become. He describes the services patrons say they want libraries to offer and he describes the big issues that new libraries are resolving.
Library patrons and non-patrons: Who they are, what their information needs are, what kind of technology they use, and how libraries can meet the varying needs of their patrons.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet Project, discussed the project’s research about younger Americans and how libraries fit into their lives. He discussed seven key insights from the research about the special world of teens and young adults, and how they differ from older Americans.
Amanda Lenhart presented the Pew Research Center’s most recent data that looks at how teens ages 12 to 17 use the internet, social media and mobile phones.
Today, Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project, is speaking at the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Las Vegas. He'll describe the Project’s new study about the different kinds of library users and non-users, based on research that uses segmentation models to show how technology, community orientation, and library activities affect the way people use libraries. The research also shows the variety of reasons why people do not use libraries. He will explore the implications of this work for library leaders as they explore new services and for the library community as it does advocacy. His slides are available here:
At the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Chicago, Lee Rainie will present 13 key takeways from Pew Internet's research on libraries. Browse through the facts and then check out the libraries section of our website for more.
The Pew Research Center’s latest report on public libraries in the digital age was released in March—an in-depth analysis of library users’ and non-users’ habits and attitudes. Research Associate Kathryn Zickuhr explains the findings and their implications for libraries as they plan for the future.
Lee Rainie presented the latest findings from the Pew Research Center's library research and discussed the implications of that research for the future of libraries in three specific ways: The library as a place, the library as a connector of people, and the library as a platform for getting patrons the information and the contacts they seek.
At the 29th Annual ACT Enrollment Planners Conference, Director Lee Rainie will highlight 13 things everyone should know about how today's teens use technology. With data from the Pew Research Internet Project's national surveys of teens and parents, Lee will highlight some critical ways digital tools are changing not only how teens communicate, but also how they gather information about the world and present themselves to others.
At the School Library Journal
Leadership Summit 2011, Pew Internet 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 creation; 2) real-time in the mobile age; 3) a “social contact sport” as teens share reading and other media and learn from them.
Lee Rainie, the Project Director, describes the findings from the nationally representative survey that asked Americans what types of services they value in their libraries and what additional services they would like their libraries to offer.
Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Internet Project, will present the Project's latest findings about the changing role of libraries and patrons' interest in new services. He will also describe Project research into the way people use mobile devices and social media.
How libraries are dealing with the changing technological environment, as well as the larger context of Americans’ reading and library habits, and what they expect from libraries in the future.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center Internet Project, runs through the seven questions libraries need to address as they consider future services and their role for their patrons and communities. He describes how project research about the changing role of technology in people’s lives affects the kinds of issues librarians need to address as they experience the disruptions of technology change.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project presents his organization’s latest findings about what people do at libraries and what they’d like libraries to become. He describes the services patrons say they want libraries to offer and he describes the big issues that new libraries are resolving.
Library patrons and non-patrons: Who they are, what their information needs are, what kind of technology they use, and how libraries can meet the varying needs of their patrons.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet Project, discussed the project’s research about younger Americans and how libraries fit into their lives. He discussed seven key insights from the research about the special world of teens and young adults, and how they differ from older Americans.
Amanda Lenhart presented the Pew Research Center’s most recent data that looks at how teens ages 12 to 17 use the internet, social media and mobile phones.
Today, Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project, is speaking at the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Las Vegas. He'll describe the Project’s new study about the different kinds of library users and non-users, based on research that uses segmentation models to show how technology, community orientation, and library activities affect the way people use libraries. The research also shows the variety of reasons why people do not use libraries. He will explore the implications of this work for library leaders as they explore new services and for the library community as it does advocacy. His slides are available here:
At the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Chicago, Lee Rainie will present 13 key takeways from Pew Internet's research on libraries. Browse through the facts and then check out the libraries section of our website for more.
The Pew Research Center’s latest report on public libraries in the digital age was released in March—an in-depth analysis of library users’ and non-users’ habits and attitudes. Research Associate Kathryn Zickuhr explains the findings and their implications for libraries as they plan for the future.
Lee Rainie presented the latest findings from the Pew Research Center's library research and discussed the implications of that research for the future of libraries in three specific ways: The library as a place, the library as a connector of people, and the library as a platform for getting patrons the information and the contacts they seek.
At the 29th Annual ACT Enrollment Planners Conference, Director Lee Rainie will highlight 13 things everyone should know about how today's teens use technology. With data from the Pew Research Internet Project's national surveys of teens and parents, Lee will highlight some critical ways digital tools are changing not only how teens communicate, but also how they gather information about the world and present themselves to others.
At the School Library Journal
Leadership Summit 2011, Pew Internet 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 creation; 2) real-time in the mobile age; 3) a “social contact sport” as teens share reading and other media and learn from them.
Lee Rainie, the Project Director, describes the findings from the nationally representative survey that asked Americans what types of services they value in their libraries and what additional services they would like their libraries to offer.
Lee Rainie will give the keynote presentation on "Learning in the Digital Age: Where Libraries Fit In." Lee will discuss the way people use e-book readers and tablet computers and how those devices are fitting into users' digital lives. He will describe how three revolutions in digital technology – in broadband, mobile connectivity, and social media – have created a new social operating system that he calls "networked individualism." He will use the Project's latest findings to help describe how librarians can serve the new educational needs of networked individuals.
"eBooks and eReaders - tipping points, is 26 the magic number and predicting ...Terry O'Brien
Presentation given at LIR / HEAnet Annual Seminar "Ebooks – Caressing the Divine Details", Dublin 25th March, 2011
Title "eBooks and eReaders - tipping points, is 26 the magic number and predicting the future"
Terry O'Brien, Deputy Librarian, WIT Libraries
Demonstrating learning using iPads and Online toolsJenny Jongste
This is a presentation created for the EduIT 2014 conference. It explains the myriad of ways that you can have students demonstrate their understandings using iPad and various online tools.
This is an updated version of a presentation about social media and its impact on our society. It looks at how we can help students with and parents with positive strategies focussed on digital citizenship and how to tackle some of the cyberbullying issues.
It’s a very important time to be paying attention to children’s books. Today’s children’s book market is a bright spot in a quickly evolving market—offering comparative stability in format and sales
even as the industry grapples with the future. Even in a down economy, adults still invest in quality children’s books.
But will this be true in five years from now? Ten? What place will books and reading have in an increasingly technological future? By looking at the children’s market now, perhaps we can understand what the future holds for the rest of the industry. After all, the attitudes of future book consumers are being formed right now—in the children’s market.
The Children’s Book Consumer in the Digital Age is the first ever deep-dive study of children’s book consumers. It asked
more than 75 questions to 1,500 consumers in three groups: adults who bought a book for 0-6, adults who bought a book for 7-12, and teens living in a household where books have been
bought.
This presentation shares the results form the survey which covered a wide range of questions about attitudes, behavior, and awareness. The results were startling, and have a lot to say about the future of books and reading.
As the publishing industry has been looking for a crystal ball to help see the future—we’re happy to report that we just found one.
Networked Consumers: How networked and how important?Jim Jansen
The Professors Institute, a one and a half day conference for mid-Atlantic college and university professors of marketing and communications. It is hosted by the Direct Marketing Association of Washington Educational Foundation, a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to educate local professors on direct and interactive marketing so as to encourage students to enter the direct marketing industry.
In conjunction with Kristen McLean of Bookigee and leading US children’s book publishers, Bowker has tracked the children’s book consumer market through their ongoing biannual study, Understanding the Children’s Book Consumer in the Digital Age. This consumer survey looks at trends in book discovery, consumption, and buying behaviors among parents, teachers, and kids of all ages. They will reveal the latest data from the study, with special attention paid this year to price sensitivity and value perception across devices and channels, as well as to the adult crossover market for YA titles.
The data presentation will be followed by a panel conversation among the participating publishers. They will discuss the implications of the data for the publishing industry and what children’s book publishers should be doing to continue to reach their audience in the digital age.
The Kids & Family Reading Report is a national survey sharing the views of both kids and parents on reading in the increasingly digital landscape and the influences that impact kids’ reading frequency and attitudes toward reading. It is a bi-annual report with 2013 unveiling the fourth edition.
Examining more than a decade of data on the social impact of technology in America, Pew Internet Research Analyst Kathryn Zickuhr discussed the patterns and trends shaping the new messaging realities of the digital age at the WSU Elliott School of Communications’ annual Comm Week conference.
Younger Americans’ Reading and Library HabitsPDA Ekniga
More than eight in ten Americans ages 16-29 read a book in the past year, and six in ten used their local public library. Many say they are reading more in the era of digital content, especially on their mobile phones and on computers.
Kathryn
Understanding the Children's Book Consumer in the Digital AgeBookNet Canada
A focused look at activities, purchasing influences, and behaviours of today's book consumer.
Chuck Lamantia (Bowker) presents on reading and purchasing habits of parents and children. The findings are based on Understanding the Children’s Book Consumer in the Digital Age, Bowker’s ongoing biannual survey that tracks attitudes, drivers, and trends in the children’s book market in the US.
Today’s rising generation of readers, known as millennials, includes digital natives, savvy social media users, and consumers who are more concerned with quality and value than brand loyalty. In September 2014, a Pew Research Center study stated that people under 30 read more than their elders and utilize libraries for information not found on the internet.
To further validate this claim, Publishing Technology partnered with OnePoll to survey 2,000 respondents in the US and UK, aged 18-34, to dig deeper into the reading lives of millennials and identify the ways publishers could better connect with this audience.
Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center, presented this material on October 29, 2020 to scholars, policy makers and civil society advocates convened by New York University’s Governance Lab (GovLab). He described findings from two canvassings of hundreds of technology and democracy experts that captured their views about the future of democracy and the future of social and civic innovation by the year 2030. Among other subjects, the experts looked at the impact of misinformation, “techlash” and trust in government institutions.
Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center, presented this material on October 14, 2020 at a gathering sponsored by the International Institute of Communications. He described the most recent Center public opinion surveys since mid-March, covering the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, racial justice protests that began in the summer, and the final stages of the 2020 presidential election campaign. He particularly examined how and why people are using the internet in the midst of multiple national crises and their concerns about digital divide and homework gap issues. And he covered how the Center has researched the impact of misinformation in recent years.
Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research, presented a synthesis of the Pew Research Center’s growing explorations of issues related to trust, facts and democracy at a forum hosted by the International Institute of Communications on December 5, 2018. His presentation covered Center findings related to declining trust in institutions, increasing challenges tied to misinformation and the ways in which concerns about trust and truth are linked to public attitudes about democracy.
Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology research, spoke about the skills requirements for jobs in the future at the International Telecommunications Union’s “capacity building symposium” for digital technologies. He discussed the changing structure of jobs and the broad labor force and the attitudes of Americans about the likely changes that robots, artificial intelligence (AI) and other advances in digital life will create in workplaces. The session took place in Santo Domingo on June 18, 2018.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, gave the Holmes Distinguished Lecture at Colorado State University on April 13, 2018. He discussed the research the Center conducted with Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center about the future of the internet and the way digital technologies will spread to become the “internet of everywhere” and “artificial intelligence” everywhere. He also explored the ways in which experts say this will create improvements in people’s lives and the new challenges – including privacy, digital divides, anti-social behavior and stress tests for how human social and political systems adapt.
Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research at Pew Research Center, discussed recent findings about the prevalence and impact of online harassment at the Cyber Health and Safety Virtual Summit: 41% of American adults have been harassed online and 66% have witnessed harassment. The findings come from the Center’s recent report on these issues.
Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research at Pew Research Center, presented these findings at the International Monetary Fund/World Bank’s Youth Dialogue and its program, “A World Without Work?” The findings tie to several pieces of research at the Center, including reports on the state of American jobs, automation in everyday life, and the future of jobs training programs.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, described the Center’s research about public views related to facts and trust after the 2016 election at UPCEA's “Summit on Online Leadership.” He explored how education is affected as students face challenges finding and using knowledge. In addition, he covered the Center’s latest research about how ubiquitous technology shapes the new information landscape for students.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center, spoke on May 10, 2017 to the American Bar Association’s Section of Science and Technology Law about the rise of the Internet of Things and its implications for privacy and cybersecurity. The velocity of change today is remarkable and increasingly challenging to navigate. Rainie discussed Pew Research Center’s reports about “Digital Life in 2025” and “The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025,” which present the views of hundreds of “technology builders and analysts” on the future of the internet. He also highlighted the implications of the Center’s reports on “Americans and Cybersecurity” and “What the Public Knows about Cybersecurity.”
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, discussed the Center's latest findings at the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit in Washington. He talked about how people use social media, how they think about news in the Trump Era, how they try to establish and act on trust and where they turn for expertise in a period where so much information is contested.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, discussed his group’s latest findings about the role of libraries and librarians on April 3 at Innovative Users Group conference. The latest work shows that many people struggle to find the most trustworthy information and they express a clear hope that librarians can help them. He explored recent research about how people are becoming “lifelong learners” and that library services are an element of how they hope to stay relevant in their jobs, as well as find ways to enrich their lives. He drew on Pew Research Center studies about the information and media sources people use and how they decide what to trust.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, presented at the Computers in Libraries 2017 conference on March 30 new findings about how people have shifted to the mindset of lifelong learners and the implications of that for librarians. He discussed how people’s disposition towards information and knowledge – are they engaged or are they wary? – shapes how they use library resources. He also discussed future technology trends and how librarians will have to adjust to them.
Lee Rainie, director of internet, science and technology research at Pew Research Center, gave this speech at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida on Feb. 16, 2017, about the new age of politics and media. He described what Donald Trump's campaign and the dawn of the Trump presidency have taught us about the historic shifts in politics and media that have occurred in the last generation.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, discussed the Center’s latest findings on digital divides based a survey conducted from Sept. 29 to Nov. 6, 2016. The presentation was to the board of Feeding America. Rainie looked at differences tied to internet access, home broadband ownership, and smartphone ownership by several demographic measures, including household income, educational attainment, race and ethnicity, age, and community type. He also discussed the Center’s research related to “digital readiness gaps” among technology users.
Lee Rainie, Director of Internet, Science, and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, presented this material on December 12, 2016 to a working group at the National Academy of Sciences. The group is exploring how to think about creating an academic discipline around "data science."
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, presented the Center’s latest findings about the use of digital technology and its future at the Federal Reserve Board’s Editors and Designers conference in Philadelphia on October 6, 2016. During the keynote he discussed the impact of social media, collaboration, and future trends in technology with a special focus on the issues tied to security and reputational risk that face the Federal Reserve System. He described how the Center’s research can help communicators:
-Disseminate their messages across multiple digital and traditional media channels
-Engage their audience and encourage amateur evangelism
-Assess the impact of their outreach and observe challenges to their material
-Think like long a long-tail organization that also has real-time immediacy
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center will cover the latest findings of the center’s public opinion polling about Americans use of libraries and their feelings about the role that libraries play in their lives and in their communities at the American Library Association Conference in Orlando. The new findings will cover the latest library-usage trends, book-reading trends, and insights into the ways more and more Americans hope libraries will offer community-oriented and educational services.
Lee Rainie will present findings from Pew Research Center’s report titled "The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025" to the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology law on March 30, 2016. The report presents the views of hundreds of “technology builders and analysts” on the question of whether Internet of Things will have widespread and beneficial effects on the everyday lives of the public.
Innovation and technology go hand in hand in developing the vision and strategy for the business solutions these leaders employ to engage current and new customers (boomers and beyond), and to establish new business models. Explore the best practices in innovation that drive new revenue generation. How is innovation affected by the adoption of technology by older consumers? Lee Rainie and Andrew Perrin present what works and what doesn’t when innovating in large public and nonprofit organizations at the Boomer Summit in Washington.
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Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
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E-reading and e-books at libraries
1. The rise of
e-reading
Florida Public Library Directors' meeting
October 12, 2012
Kathryn Zickuhr, Research Analyst
Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
2. Kathryn Zickuhr
Research Analyst
Pew Research Center’s
Internet & American Life Project
kzickuhr@pewinternet.org
@kzickuhr
@pewinternet
@pewresearch
3. About Pew Internet
• Part of the Pew Research Center, a non-partisan “fact
tank” in Washington, DC
• Studies the social impact of technology
• Does not promote specific technologies or make policy
recommendations
• Data for this talk is from nationally representative
telephone surveys (on landlines & cell phones) of
Americans ages 16 & older; quotes are from online panels
All slides and reports are available at
pewinternet.org
4. About our libraries research
• Goal: To study the changing role of public
libraries and library users in the digital age
• Funded by a three-year, $1.4 million grant
from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
libraries.pewinternet.org
5. RESEARCH TIMELINE
Stage I (August 2011-Fall 2012)
Libraries + new technologies
• The rise of e-reading (April 2012)
• E-books, patrons, and libraries (June 2012)
• The habits of younger library users – NEW
– Includes quotes from young patrons ages 16-29
– Will be available on October 23rd, 2012
• Library use in different community types
(suburban/urban/rural)
7. Who owns tablets and e-readers?
19% of adults own a tablet
(iPad, Kindle Fire, etc.)
19% of adults own an
e-reader (Kindle, Nook, etc.)
Overall, 29% of adults own
either a tablet or an e-reader
(or both)
8. Who owns tablets and e-readers?
E-reader and tablet ownership
are strongly correlated with
household income, education,
and age.
Women are more likely than
men to own e-readers
Parents are more likely than
non-parents to own tablets
9. Who owns tablets and e-readers?
Ages 18-29 Age 30-49 Ages 50-64 Age 65+
30%
25%
26%
20%
23%
20%
15%
18%
16%
14%
10%
11%
5%
8%
0%
E-readers Tablets
Source: Pew Internet December 2011 survey. Data is for adults ages 18+. libraries.pewinternet.org
10.
What kind of tablet do you own?
% of American adult tablet computer owners age 18+ who own each type of
e-book reader (as of February 2012)
Don’t know 6%
Nook
Color 1% iPad
Motorola Kindle Fire
Xoom 1%
Other 11%
HP Touchpad Samsung Galaxy
2%
HP Touchpad
Samsung
Galaxy 5% Motorola Xoom
Kindle Fire 14% iPad 61%
Nook Color
Other
Don’t know
11.
What kind of e-reader do you own?
% of American adult e-reader owners age 18+ who own each type of
e-book reader (as of February 2012)
Other 3%
Kobo Reader 1%
Don’t Kindle
Pandigital 2% know 9%
Sony Reader 2% Nook
Sony Reader
Pandigital
Nook 22% Kobo Reader
Kindle 62%
Other
Don’t know
12. 41% of tablet owners and
35% of e-reader owners
said they were reading
more since the advent of
e-content
Source: Pew Internet December 2011 survey. libraries.pewinternet.org
14. Book reading by age group
% of each age group who have read a book (including print books, e-books,
and audiobooks) in whole or in part in the past 12 months
100%
90%
80% 86% 88%
83%
70% 76% 79% 77%
60% 68%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
16-17 18-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+
Source: Pew Internet December 2011 survey. libraries.pewinternet.org
15. The rise of e-reading
One in five adults has read an e-book in the past year
80%
70%
68%
60%
50%
40%
30%
21%
19%
20%
11%
10%
0%
Print book E-book Audiobook No book
Note: Due to multiple responses, categories do not add up to 100%
16. Who reads e-books?
E-book readers are more likely than
other readers to be:
• Under age 50
• College educated
• Living in households earning $50K+
Other key characteristics:
• They read more books, more often
• More likely to buy their books than borrow
Source: Pew Internet December 2011 survey. libraries.pewinternet.org
17. How e-readers read their e-books
Among all Americans in each age group who read an e-book in the
past 12 months, as of December 2011
60%
50% 55%
40% 46%
41%
38% Ages 16-29
30%
26%
Ages 30+
20% 25% 23%
10% 16%
0%
On a cell On a On an e- On a tablet
phone computer reader
Source: Pew Internet December 2011 survey. libraries.pewinternet.org
18. Which is better for these purposes, a printed
book or an e-book?
Among people ages 16+ who read both an e-book & a print book in the past year
Printed books E-books
100%
81% 83%
80% 73%
69%
60% 53%
43% 45%
40% 35%
25%
19%
20% 13%
9%
0%
Reading with Sharing Reading Having a wide Reading while Being able to
a child books with books in bed selection to traveling or get a book
other people choose from commuting quickly
20. How Americans used the library
in the past year
Among Americans ages 16+ who used the library for the following purposes in
the past year
60%
50% 56%
40%
40%
30% 36%
20%
22%
10%
0%
For research (all) To borrow books To borrow Total used the
newspapers / library
magazines
Source: Pew Internet December 2011 survey. libraries.pewinternet.org
21. Library users by age group
Among each group of Americans ages 16+, the percentage who have used
the library in the past year
80%
70%
72%
60%
58% 57% 59%
50% 54% 56%
49%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
16-17 18-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+
Source: Pew Internet December 2011 survey. libraries.pewinternet.org
22. 12% of e-book readers
borrow e-books from
the library
Source: Pew Internet December 2011 survey. libraries.pewinternet.org
23. Have you ever wanted to borrow a particular
e-book from the library and found that...
Among e-book borrowers
Yes No Don’t know
It was not compatible 18% 80% 3%
with your e-reader
There was a waiting list 52% 46% 3%
The library did not carry it 56% 39% 5%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Source: Pew Internet December 2011 survey. libraries.pewinternet.org
24. 62% of all Americans ages
16 and older, including 58%
of library card holders, say
they do not know if their
library lends e-books.
25. What is the main reason you do not borrow
e-books from your public library?
% of e-book readers who
Reason do not get e-books at the
public library
Inconvenient / easier to get another way 22%
Didn’t know I could / didn’t know library offered e-books 19
Don’t use library / no library nearby 8
No interest / no real need 7
Just found out about it / haven’t had a chance to try it yet 6
E-books still new to me / no time to learn 5
Just never thought to 5
Don’t read a lot / don’t use e-reader much 4
Prefer to own my own copy 4
My library doesn’t offer e-books 4
Prefer print books 3
Poor e-book selection at library 2
Do not have format I need 2
Cumbersome process / wait list / short borrowing period 2
Other 6
26. Among those who do not currently borrow e-books
from libraries, the % who say they would be likely to…
...take a class on how
to use an e-reader or 32%
tablet
...take a class on how
to download e-books
32%
...borrow a pre-loaded
e-reader
46%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
27. Among those who do not currently borrow e-books
from libraries, the % who say they would be likely to…
...take a class on how All three ideas
to use an e-reader or
tablet
32% are most
popular with:
African-Americans and
Hispanics
...take a class on how
to download e-books
32% Those under age 65
Those in households
making less than $30k
per year
...borrow a pre-loaded
e-reader
46% Those who had not
completed high school
Parents of minor
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% children
29. “Our customers are still using
the library but in different ways.
They browse our catalog online,
place reserves on the items they
want, then pick them up at their
location of choice. Many fewer
browse the collection in person,”
– Library staff member
30. “We spend a significant part of
our day explaining how to get
library books onto e-book
readers.”
– Library staff member
31. “It all feels pretty murky. Some
clarity and good advice would
be nice. It’s OK for libraries with
big budgets to plunge into e-
book readers. As a small library
with limited collection funds, we
have to be more careful.”
– Library staff member
32. RESEARCH TIMELINE
Stage II (Spring-Winter 2012)
The changing world of library services
• The evolving role of libraries in communities
– New library services
– People’s expectations of libraries
– “The library of the future”
• The role of libraries in the life of special
populations
– Lower-income users, minorities, rural residents, senior
citizens
33. RESEARCH TIMELINE
Stage III (Fall 2012–Spring 2013)
A closer analysis of who does – and does not – use
libraries
• A “library user” typology, with different user
“types” based on:
• What their local libraries are like
• How they use libraries
• Attitudes about libraries in general
• An updated, in-depth portrait of how teens & young
adults use libraries
34. Imagining the
“librarian of the future”
Aggregator/
Organizer
Network
node
Facilitator
Synthesizer
35. Thank you!
Kathryn Zickuhr
Research Analyst
Pew Internet & American Life Project
kzickuhr@pewinternet.org
@kzickuhr @pewinternet @pewresearch
All data, slides, and reports available at
pewinternet.org