In the global information environment, time moves quickly and there's an abundance of commentators trying to keep up. With each new technological development, a new report emerges assessing its impact on different sectors of society. The IFLA Trend Report takes a broader approach and identifies five high level trends shaping the information society, spanning access to education, privacy, civic engagement and transformation. Its findings reflect a year’s consultation with a range of experts and stakeholders from different disciplines to map broader societal changes occurring, or likely to occur in the information environment.
The IFLA Trend Report is more than a single document – it is a selection of resources to help you understand where libraries fit into a changing society. Before you go any further, make sure you:
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Our information environment is constantly changing. How will we access, use and benefit from information in an increasingly hyper-connected world? The IFLA Trend Report identifies five top level trends which will play a key role in shaping our future information ecosystem:
TREND 1: New Technologies will both expand and limit who has access to information.
TREND 2: Online Education will democratise and disrupt global learning.
TREND 3: The boundaries of privacy and data protection will be redefined..
TREND 4: Hyper-connected societies will listen to and empower new voices and groups.
TREND 5: The global information environment will be transformed by new technologies.
The IFLA Trend 2023 Update
brings in three more expert
perspectives and is the latest
follow-up of the library
community's discussions on
the Trend Report.
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the conversation starter
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Last page update: 19 December 2023
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