Ten Trends & Technologies for 2009

Provocative as usual, Prof. Michael Stephens has written a lengthy, dense, and intense posting on "Ten Trends & Technologies for 2009." His list was obviously assembled over time and with great detail, including implications for libraries and for library education. Full of examples including nuggets and head-scratchers, this is recommended reading for library planners, technologists and marketers. Noted trends include:

• The Ubiquity of the Cloud
• The Changing role of IT
• The Value of the Commons
• The Promise of Micro-Interaction
• The Care & Nurturing of the Tribe
• The triumph of the Portable Device
• The importance of Personalization
• The impact of Localization
• The evolution of the Digital lifestyle
• The shift toward Open Thinking

Stephens concludes by deriving:

Five Related Things We Just Can’t Ignore in Libraries:

• Privacy
• The Environment
• The Nature of Information
• Generation C
• Telling Our Story Well to Funding Bodies

Download a PDF of Michael Stephens' entire "Tame the Web" post here.