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This is a link to the ALA Currents publication from alanet.org, which includes a comment about hiring trends, and also includes an article by Jobst Elster regarding the recent ILTA 2011 Conference, and the results of the purchasing survey.
There is also a link provided to download the complete 16 page purchasing survey.
Some of the interesting statistics provided are as follows:
- 90 percent indicated using LinkedIn for professional purposes followed by Twitter (19 percent) and Facebook (17 percent)
- Of the 52 percent who indicated using Twitter (actively or passively, privately or professionally), 27 percent have an account but don't actively use it. Only 4 percent mentioned tweeting frequently
- 55 percent of surveyed firms provide IT support for employees that purchase and use their personal tablet devices
- 57 percent of all responding firms spend between 2-4 percent of total firm revenue on technology
- 46 percent of surveyed firms spend between $8,000-$17,000 per attorney on technology
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