Sentences with phrase «public libraries surveyed»

Take for instance, 76 % of public libraries surveyed said that ebooks have brought new users to the library.

To keep up with rising demand, library spending on ebooks grew at a compound annual growth rate of 38 % for the past four years, from $ 30 million in 2009 — according to a Public Libraries Survey conducted by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-- to more than $ 110 million in 2013 — according to a 2013 estimate from the Primary Research Group's report on library use of ebooks.

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Online surveys are available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HK7DRTW. Each of the 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries will have paper surveys beginning Monday, March 7.

According to the survey report, «Libraries loom large in the public imagination, and are generally viewed very positively: 90 % of Americans ages 16 and older say that the closing of their local public library would have an impact on their community.

But with survey data from as recently as 2012 indicating that the majority of library patrons in the US didn't even know their public... [Read more...]

The goal of this survey is to ensure that 3M stays in tune with the rapidly changing needs of eBooks in public libraries.

Library Journal has released the results of its 2014 survey, which tracks materials spending in public libraries across the country.

But with survey data from as recently as 2012 indicating that the majority of library patrons in the US didn't even know their public libraries could lend ebooks, despite the current numbers that 90 % of American libraries offer digital lending, there's an obvious disconnect between the services offered and patron adoption.

Overall, libraries report technology improvements — including nearly ubiquitous public wi - fi, growing mobile resources and a leap in e-book access — but the ALA's 2014 Digital Inclusion Survey also documents digital differences among states and an urban / rural divide.

A Pew Internet study, for example, showed just how mixed - up the sentiments surrounding libraries can be, with reports from one survey stating that «95 % of Americans agree that the materials and resources available at public libraries play an... [Read more...]

Rainie said that the survey let users «self define» what was meant by library — which could include commercial libraries like the Amazon's Kindle Lending Library and programs from public libraries.

«For this year's survey, we examined over $ 25 million in customer purchases aggregated across Smashwords retailers including Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, the Smashwords.com store, Sony (now closed), Diesel (closed), Oyster, Scribd, Kobo, public libraries and others.»

Surveys over the years have shown a very interesting public viewpoint: even among consumers who respond that they rarely or never visit their local libraries, those same... [Read more...]

Surveys over the years have shown a very interesting public viewpoint: even among consumers who respond that they rarely or never visit their local libraries, those same individuals still list access to public libraries as a critical need for communities.

The article presents the results of a survey of spending on children's and young adult (YA) collections in public libraries, with particular attention paid to the finding that only thirty percent of public libraries collaborate with local school librarians when building their children's and YA collections.

The survey will seek to understand library patrons» use of digital resources and other services offered by public libraries, and will «examine the impact of digital consumption behaviors, including the adoption of new business models,» on library usage across America.

37 % of Americans feel that public libraries contribute «a lot» when deciding what information they can trust, a 13 - point increase from a survey conducted at a similar point in 2015.

New survey results from the Pew Research Center have found that millenials are stepping up in a big way and taking advantage of what public libraries have to offer.

In our national survey, we also asked people who do not borrow e-books, including those who do not read them in general, whether they would be interested in certain resources at their local public library.

The survey also found that while the percentage of Americans who have recently visited a public library in person decreased slightly, the proportion who have used a library website in the past year has increased:

A Pew Research Center telephone survey of 1,601 Americans ages 16 and older conducted from March 7 to April 4, 2016, finds that Americans continue to express largely positive views about the current state of their local public libraries.

Library Journal, sponsored in part by Follet Library Resources — the nation's leading supplier of library materials to public schools — released the summary of its third annual survey which asked respondents to answer questions pertaining to ebook use in K through 12 schools.

One of the services of Library Journal is an annual «Materials Survey» that sorts out US public libraries» budgets and collection breakdowns.

Based on «a survey of 2,252 Americans ages 16 and above» conducted between October 15 and November 10 of last year, the Pew report assures us that, even in the digital age, libraries continue to serve a variety of functions, with nearly 60 % of respondents having had some kind of interaction with a library in the last 12 months, and 91 % saying that «public libraries are important to their communities.»

The fifth annual Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries report consists of responses to a survey developed, hosted, and tabulated in - house by Library Journal, and fielded from April 4 to July 2, 2014.

With data cleaned to eliminate duplicate responses from the same library, the final survey results consist of responses from 538 public libraries throughout the United States.

Despite growing frustration with the ebook pricing and availability policies of many publishers, U.S. libraries have continued to respond to growing demand from patrons by rapidly expanding their collections of ebooks, according to LJ and SLJs third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries» report, sponsored by libraries have continued to respond to growing demand from patrons by rapidly expanding their collections of ebooks, according to LJ and SLJs third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries» report, sponsored by Libraries» report, sponsored by Freading.

The Digital Shift's latest survey on ebook growth reports that 95 % of public libraries in the United States circulate ebooks.

For this year's survey, over $ 25 million in customer purchases aggregated across Smashwords retailers including Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, the Smashwords.com store, Sony (now closed), Diesel (closed), Oyster, Scribd, Kobo, public libraries and others were examined.

Academic libraries serving colleges, universities and other institutes of higher learning tend to have a broader definition of ebooks than public libraries, notes the third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Academic Libraries,» sponsored by Ebooks on Elibraries serving colleges, universities and other institutes of higher learning tend to have a broader definition of ebooks than public libraries, notes the third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Academic Libraries,» sponsored by Ebooks on Elibraries, notes the third annual «2012 Survey of Ebook Usage in U.S. Academic Libraries,» sponsored by Ebooks on ELibraries,» sponsored by Ebooks on EBSCOhost.

In our survey, 52 % of e-book borrowers in 2011 had found that there was a waiting list for an e-book they wished to borrow from the public library.

According to the «2011 E-book Penetration & Use in U.S. Libraries Survey» by Library Journal and School Library Journal, 66 % of public libraries «reported a steep increase in e-book requests» in the previous year; they generally expect e-book circulation to double in the cominLibraries Survey» by Library Journal and School Library Journal, 66 % of public libraries «reported a steep increase in e-book requests» in the previous year; they generally expect e-book circulation to double in the cominlibraries «reported a steep increase in e-book requests» in the previous year; they generally expect e-book circulation to double in the coming year.42

In our December 2011 survey, three - quarters of people who read e-books (75 %) said that when they want to read a particular e-book, they usually look for it first at an online bookstore or website, while 12 % said they tend to look first at their public library.

In our December 2011 survey, three - quarters of those who read e-books (75 %) said that when they want to read a particular e-book, they usually look for it first at an online bookstore or website, while 12 % said they tend to look first at their public library.

Currently, this practice is not particularly widespread at public libraries; some 15 % of public libraries circulate preloaded e-reading devices (up from 5 % the previous year), and 26 % expect to in the future, according to the 2011 survey from Library Journal and School Library Journal.58 Meanwhile, according to the ALA's 2011 - 2012 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, 39 % of libraries offer e-readers to patrons for check - public libraries; some 15 % of public libraries circulate preloaded e-reading devices (up from 5 % the previous year), and 26 % expect to in the future, according to the 2011 survey from Library Journal and School Library Journal.58 Meanwhile, according to the ALA's 2011 - 2012 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, 39 % of libraries offer e-readers to patrons for check - public libraries circulate preloaded e-reading devices (up from 5 % the previous year), and 26 % expect to in the future, according to the 2011 survey from Library Journal and School Library Journal.58 Meanwhile, according to the ALA's 2011 - 2012 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, 39 % of libraries offer e-readers to patrons for check - Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, 39 % of libraries offer e-readers to patrons for check - out.59

According to the Library Journal 2011 survey of ebook penetration and use in libraries, 95 % of academic, 82 % of public, and 44 % of school libraries are already offering ebooks, and many more are considering it.

As of December 2011, 12 % of those who read e-books had borrowed or downloaded one from a public library in the year prior to the survey.

The survey also digs into just how libraries are serving up ebooks — for instance, 15 % of public libraries and 12 % of academics currently circulate preloaded devices, and 26 % and 22 %, respectively, expect to in the future.

According to a November 2010 survey from Library Journal and School Library Journal, «one book / one user» was the standard use license for about four in ten of responding public libraries; about one in ten had unlimited access, and another four in ten had both.19

According to the ALA Materials Survey published in March 2015, the most popular categories in public libraries were Children's picture books, general fiction, mystery / thrillers, cookbooks and memoir / bio.

Here, too, though, the survey finds a gap in use between U.S. - born Latinos (49 %), blacks (48 %) and whites (45 %) who say they have accessed a public library website and immigrant Latinos (27 %) who say the same.

«These findings paint a picture of a public that wants its libraries to be all things to patrons,» said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet Project and coauthor of the survey report.

's groundbreaking Self - Published Book Survey Report, a first - of - its - kind study that examines the relationship between public libraries and self - published books.

Carla Sarratt, an indie author and Virtual Services Librarian at New Hanover County Public Library (NHCPL), recalls her first - hand experience of the challenges that the survey sites — which she has faced as both an author and a librarian — of getting self - published ebooks into libraries.

I've picked stocks with mixed success before (US stocks outperformed S&P index, Canadian stocks under performed TSX index) and I heavily used ValueLine Investment Survey's screening tool (you local public library might have a subscription) as the first step in my research.

Other papers are surveys of universities» policies regarding public use of their libraries.

If not, many public libraries carry Value Line Investment Survey Inc., which publishes weekly reports on 5,000 publicly traded companies.