Agenda for Information Retrieval

http://www.iskouk.org/AgendaIR_June2008.htm#programme
Issues in information retrieval
Brian Vickery took a look back at the development of information retrieval, and some of the problems it has faced. A chemist at the start of his career, Brian Vickery has had enormous influence on knowledge organization since 1952, as one of the founder members of the Classification [...]

Meeting the Information Needs of the American Public: Past Actions and Future Initiatives

http://www.nclis.gov/about/MeetingtheInformationNeedsoftheAmericanPeople-NCLISFinalReport.pdf
A Report Based on Research Sponsored by the
U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
Conducted by Nancy Davenport and Judith Russell
NCLIS developed a forward looking research agenda that would have the support of and meet needs expressed by multiple sectors of the information community. From interviews and recommendations elicited from the information community, a specific [...]

Google Generation’ is a myth, says new research

New report reveals the information needs of the researchers and learners of the future
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/reppres/gg_final_keynote_11012008.pdf 
A new report, commissioned by JISC and the British Library, counters the common assumption that the ‘Google Generation’ – young people born or brought up in the Internet age – is the most adept at using the web. [...]

In Search of Solutions: Using the Internet, Libraries and Government to Find Help

Information searches that solve problems
How people use the internet, libraries, and
government agencies when they need help
DECEMBER 30, 2007 Leigh Estabrook, Professor Emerita, University of Illinois-
Urbana-Champaign
Evans Witt, CEO, PSRAI
Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project
This report emerges from a national survey that looks at how people use a variety of
information sources to help [...]