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Presentation
Oct 23, 2012Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie will describe the latest findings of the Pew Internet Project about libraries and the new mix of services they are offering their patrons—and considering offering.
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Media Mention
Morning Edition, NPR
Oct 23, 2012
In what may come as a pleasant surprise to people who fear the Facebook generation has given up on reading — or, at least, reading anything longer than 140 characters — a new report from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project re...
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Report
Oct 23, 2012Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden, Joanna Brenner
More than 8 in 10 Americans ages 16-29 read a book in the past year, and 6 in 10 used their local public library. Many say they are reading more in the era of digital content.
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Presentation
Oct 12, 2012Kathryn Zickuhr
Kathryn presented Pew Internet’s data on e-books at libraries at the 2012 Florida Public Library Directors' meeting on October 12 in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Presentation
Oct 4, 2012Kathryn Zickuhr
Pew Internet Research Analyst Kathryn Zickuhr and ALA Program Director Larra Clark will present Pew Internet data on e-books at libraries to public library staff and researchers at the Library 2.0 virtual conference, including a brand new analysis fo...
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Media Mention
Ann Carrns, New York Times
Aug 9, 2012
I had resisted the lure of electronic books for as long as I could. But this year I received an e-reader for Mother’s Day. I’m happy — but my wallet isn’t.
As I quickly learned, e-readers offer instant gratification. Read an intriguing review in T...
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Amy Gahran, CNN
Jun 26, 2012
About three quarters of American public libraries currently lend out e-books, and in the past year libraries have seen a sharp growth in e-book borrowing. Still, well over half of U.S. library card holders don't know whether their local public librar...
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Presentation
Jun 25, 2012Kathryn Zickuhr
At an ALA Spectrum Leadership Institute session in Anaheim, CA, Research Specialist Kathryn Zickuhr will discuss trends in technology access and use among various demographic groups, and what these changes might mean for libraries.
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Presentation
Jun 24, 2012Lee Rainie
Director Lee Rainie shared recent survey findings and other research about the rise of e-books, their impact on people’s reading habits, and the way that library patrons are hoping to avail themselves of e-book borrowing. He also explored general rea...
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Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Jun 22, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — E-book readers have been relatively slow to borrow digital works from the library, frustrated by a limited selection and by not even knowing if their local branch offers e-releases, according to a new study.
The Pew Research Center...
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