[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] Internet use and libraries study

[Lesley Farmer]

Internet-savvy young adults drawn to librariesComputer-savvy adults
ages 18 to 30 were the biggest library users in the U.S. this year,
according to a recent survey. Internet users were more than twice as
likely to patronize libraries as non-Internet users, according to the
survey. More than two-thirds of library visitors in all age groups said
they used computers while at the library. 65% of them looked up
information on the Internet while 62% used computers to check into the
library's resources. One major surprise was our finding that those who
live in the Gen Y generation cohort are more likely than their elders
to use libraries when they face problems. Those in Gen Y are also more
likely to patronize libraries for all kinds of reasons"Internet use
seems to create an information hunger and it is information-savvy young
people who are most likely to visit libraries."Pew Internet & American
Life Project. (2007). Information Searches That Solve Problems.
Washington, DC:
Author.http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/231/report_display.asp

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Posted By Lesley Farmer to CSLA Research Update at 12/31/2007 11:50:00
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