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Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Project, gave this morning’s keynote address, advising attendees on how libraries can add value to communities. He wowed the audience when he said he’s paying back the library love he’s received.   He then talked about the three revolutions Pew has identified in its longitudinal surveys. The first is about [...]

Jaap van de Geer filmed an interview by Erik Boekesteijn with our morning keynote speaker, Lee Raine.  Enjoy. Jane Dysart, Conference Program Chair

Lee Rainie, Director Pew Internet & American Life Project, starting to discuss some new research on how people are using social networks. He’s already put up his slides on the Pew website. You can follow him on Twitter @lrainie. Now he’s mentioning hash tags and I’m sure hoping people will use #cil09 not what he’s [...]

Lee Rainie is a good friend of librarians and Information Today.  We are pleased to welcome him back to CIL09 to open our conference with this his talk, Friending Libraries:  The Nodes in People’s Social Networks.  I was just having a look at the website for Lee’s organization, Pew Internet and American Life Project — [...]

I am very excited about our upcoming CIL 2009 event in DC (well, Crystal City VA — close!)  The keynote speakers will bring lots of insights: *Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project *Erik Boekesteijn, Science & Innovation at DOK, Delft Public Library & one of the Shanachie‘s interviewing Paul Holdengraber, Director, Public Programs, [...]