In this latest report from CNI, director Clifford Lynch reports of several recent conferences, including the Internet2 fall meeting, Theory & Practice of Digital Libraries (formerly ECDL), the ARL-CNI Fall Forum on 21st-century collections, and Steve Kelling's plenary presentation at ASIS&T on the eBird global tool. CNI's associate director Joan Lippincott discusses the Net Gen and generational differences in the use of technology, as well as the importance of knowing your use community in assessment.

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