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Tech trends and library servicesin the digital ageKathryn ZickuhrPew Research Center
@kzickuhr @pewinternet @pewresearch
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About the Pew Research Center
• Non-partisan “fact tank” in Washington, DC, made up of seven projects
• Does not promote specific technologies or make policy recommendations
Website: www.PewResearch.org
Twitter: @PewResearch
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About our libraries research
Three phases:
I. State of reading
II. Library services
III. Typology
Three-year grant from theBill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study the changing role of public libraries in the digital age
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More: libraries.pewinternet.org
About our libraries research
Nationally representative telephone surveys
–Landlines and cell phones
–English and Spanish
–Americans ages 16 and older
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% of adults ages 18+ who go online
Internet use over time
14% (1995)
82%(2012)
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About two-thirds of adults in the United States have home broadband
14% (1995)
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Over half of all adults in the United States use social networking sites
65% of internet users ages 18+ use social networking sites like Facebook
. . . including 87% of those under 30.
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Americans are increasingly mobile
88% of adults have a cell phone
(95% of adults under 30)
46% of adults have a smartphone
(66% of adults under 30)
17% of cell phone owners say they go online “mostly” with their cell phone.
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Gadget ownership (18+)
88% of adults 18+ have a cell phone
61% have a laptop computer
58% have a desktop computer
46% have smartphones
31% have a tablet computer
26% have an e-reader
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Teens and technology
95% of teens 12-17 use the internet
93% have a computer (or access to one at home)
78% have a cell phone
37% have smartphones
23% have a tablet computer
More: bit.ly/teenstech2013
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Aggregator/Synthesizer
Organizer Network node Facilitator
Imagining the“librarian of the
future”
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How are Americans using public libraries?
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A majority of Americans (ages 16+) used a public library in the past year
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Books & browsing still centralAmong those who visited a library in-person in the past year, the % who did the following activities
AT THE LIBRARY
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What Americans say it is important for libraries to offer
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E-reading is on the rise
As of 2012…
23% of those 18+ read an e-book, up from 16% in 2011
5% of those 16+ have borrowed an e-book from library in the last year
% who read a book in each format in the past year
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62% of Americans say they do not know if their library lends out e-books.
This includes 58% of library card holders.
???
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40% of American adults (18+) own either a tablet or an e-reader
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AT THE LIBRARY
Technology & media use at the libraryAmong those who visited a library in-person in the past year, the % who did the following activities
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What Americans say it is important for libraries to offer
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AT THE LIBRARY
Libraries as community spacesAmong those who visited a library in-person in the past year, the % who did the following activities
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What Americans say it is important for libraries to offer
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What does this mean for libraries?
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Libraries’ evolving roles
Providing access to information – and guidance:
– Access to tools (computers, internet)
– Access to information resources (books, media, databases)
– How to use tools
– How to find & verify information
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Libraries’ evolving roles
Providing access to information – and guidance:
– Access to tools (computers, internet)
– Access to information resources (books, media, databases)
– How to use tools
– How to find & verify information
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71% of teens with home computer access say the laptop or desktop they use most often is one they share with other family members.
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Libraries’ evolving roles
Providing access to information – and guidance:
– Access to tools (computers, internet)
– Access to information resources (books, media, databases)
– How to use tools
– How to find & verify information
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Libraries’ evolving roles
Providing access to information – and guidance:
– Access to tools (computers, internet)
– Access to information resources (books, media, databases)
– How to use tools
– How to find & verify information
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Libraries’ evolving roles
Providing access to information – and guidance:
– Access to tools (computers, internet)
– Access to information resources (books, media, databases)
– How to use tools
– How to find & verify information
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Sources students are “very likely” to use in a typical research assignment, according to teachers*:
• Google / search engine (94%)• Wikipedia (75%)• YouTube / social media (52%)• Their peers (42%)• Spark Notes, Cliff Notes (41%)• News sites of major news organizations (25%)• Print or electronic textbooks (18%)• Online databases such as EBSCO or JSTOR (17%)• A research librarian at school or public library (16%)• Printed books other than textbooks (12%)• Student-oriented search engines like Sweet Search (10%)
* According to middle and high school AP & NWP teachers
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Libraries’ evolving roles
Providing access to information – and guidance:
– Access to tools (computers, internet)
– Access to information resources (books, media, databases)
– How to use tools
– How to find & verify information
• More complicated research queries
• Databases / “beyond search engines”
• New literacies
• All types of information
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Libraries’ evolving roles
“[Our strength is] connecting the community with technology and knowledge.”
“A warm, welcoming and friendly space is hard to find these days”
More: bit.ly/libthoughts
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Our library researchers:
Lee Rainie - @[email protected]
Kathryn Zickuhr - @[email protected]
Kristen Purcell - @[email protected]
http://libraries.pewinternet.org