Reports on Libraries, Cloud Computing, and Better Mapping Tools

摘要

Unless you've been hiding in a cave for the last decade, you are acutely aware that the digital age has impacted nearly all personal and professional aspects of our lives. We find, research, buy, use, and share content of ail kinds in completely new ways. Our libraries have also been affected, and two recent reports have examined these effects. One from consulting firm Outsell, Inc. looks at the library market worldwide. The other is the American Library Association's (ALA) annual report, "The State of America's Libraries," for 2008.