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Trendspotting in the 21st Century: The OCLCEnvironmental Scan: 

Trendspotting in the 21st Century: The OCLC Environmental Scan Presented by George Needham, VP for Member Services, OCLC The CLC Fall Symposium / University of Hartford / October 21, 2005

The Scan: 

The Scan

The Landscapes: 

The Landscapes

Three dominant patterns: 

Three dominant patterns

Three dominant patterns: 

Three dominant patterns

Three dominant patterns: 

Three dominant patterns

Self-service: 

Self-service

A great library mission…: 

A great library mission… “…to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.”

…from a great library (?): 

…from a great library (?)

Ten things Google has found to be true:: 

Ten things Google has found to be true: Focus on the user and all else will follow. It's best to do one thing really, really well. Fast is better than slow. Democracy on the web works. You don't need to be at your desk to need an answer. You can make money without doing evil. There's always more information out there. The need for information crosses all borders. You can be serious without a suit. Great just isn't good enough.

The Google Effect: 

The Google Effect

Terse conclusions: 

Terse conclusions

Disaggregation: 

Disaggregation

Disaggregation: 

Disaggregation

Collaboration: 

Collaboration “Collaboration is an unnatural act committed by non-consenting adults.” Robert Martin Former Director of the Institute for Museum and Library Services

Three trends in one example: 

Three trends in one example

Social software: 

Social software

Library social software: 

Library social software QuestionPoint WebJunction

The Gathering Place: 

The Gathering Place

So, what next?: 

So, what next? “Reform the environment; stop trying to reform the people. They will reform themselves if the environment is right.” attributed to Buckminster Fuller

Preparing for the Future: 

Preparing for the Future “Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.” Jorge Luis Borges "Fragments from an Apocryphal Gospel," In Praise of Darkness (Dutton, 1974)

Thank you!: 

Thank you!