At the BayNet Annual Meeting on May 6 at the San Francisco Public Library, Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project discussed the latest research findings of the Project about how Americans use the Internet and cell phones. He described how libraries can be actors in building and participating in social networks through their use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogging and through delivering their time-tested — and trusted — services to their patrons.

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What: BayNet Annual Membership Meeting
With Featured Speaker: Brewster Kahle, Founder/Digital Librarian, Internet Archive
Presentation: “Universal Access to All Knowledge”

Brewster Kahle, successful entrepreneur, visionary and leader of non-profits, has been pursuing the goal of universal access to all knowledge. He is the founder and digital librarian of perhaps the world’s largest digital library, the Internet Archive.

Brewster Kahle in the news:

• Profile: The internet’s librarian . Economist.com, March 5, 2009
• Interview: Google Faces Antitrust Investigation for Agreement to Digitize Millions of Books Online. Democracy Now!, April 30, 2009.

Time: 9-9:30 a.m. Coffee and Networking
Speaker: 9:30-10:30 a.m.
BayNet Business Meeting: 10:45-12:00 Noon
Location: Koret Auditorium in the San Francisco Public Library BART: Civic Center

Please note this is not a San Francisco Public Library sponsored event and you do not have to be a BayNet member to attend.