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agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com: Three Library Predictions for 2012

1: Here Come The Embargoes! - Publishers and other content creators are looking for ways to push people towards their revenue streams (namely, to buy the book or movie).

2: A Shift to Community over Collection - While some of this is based on content being under siege from the previous prediction, I feel that it will be an impetus to revamp the form and function of the library.

3: Overdrive gets competition - I’m mildly shocked that they didn’t get direct competition last year, but I think this year could see a viable competitor to Overdrive.

These are interesting, but I e g miss the potential political impact when the uncertain financial situation really trickles down to city level. It could mean a boost for the libraries but it could also mean bust, depending on how libraries are selling themselves to politicians.