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Online News Sources on the Rise
It will likely come as no surprise that the latest PEW Research Center publication, titled State of the News Media, that news accessed online is the only type of news source that is on the rise. As...
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Newspapers in the Digital Era
A recent study, from the PEW Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, has uncovered some interesting data regarding the newspaper industry. This study involved not only review of...
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Young Adults and Library Usage – New PEW Study
According to a recent PEW study, a majority (60 percent) of young Americans ages 16 through 29 frequent and utilize libraries. Most use libraries for conducting research, borrowing print, audiobooks,...
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Teen Research Skills on the Internet
So, what do you think, has the Internet harmed students’ research skills? A new survey of teachers by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that many educators believe the Internet...
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New Pew Internet Report: Library Services in the Digital Age
Patrons embrace new technologies – and would welcome more. But many still want printed books to hold their central place at public libraries. The internet has already had a major impact on how people...
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Researching Technology Use at Home and in Class
In collaboration with College Board and National Writing Project, PEW Research published a study this February pertaining to the impact of technology at home and in the classroom. Data was collected...
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The Importance of Libraries
This month, PEW Research Center released a report on the importance of libraries. This report explores the relationship that parents of minor children have with public libraries. More than 2,000...
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Library Usage Among Young Adults
In an earlier post, CMLE referenced the topic of physical and virtual libraries, discussed in an article by Higher Education Network. In continuation of that discussion, Pew Research Center released a...
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The Influence of Technology on Student Writing
Image by PEW Research. Retrieved online October 8, 2013. In 2012, PEW Research surveyed more than 2,400 teachers involved in Advanced Placement (AP) and/or National Writing Project (NWP) in the United...
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Pew Research Center Reports on Young Americans’ Public Library Usage
A Pew Report from September 10th, 2014 brings more insight into how young adults are using (or not using) their local libraries. The report is based on several years’ research and divides Americans...
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What does the “Internet of Things” mean for librarians?
Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project, recently shared the latest research about how the “Internet of Things” will be effecting libraries. In it he talks about a future...
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Pew reports on Teens, Social Media, and Technology
A Pew Report from April 9th, 2015 details how teens are using social media and technology. Facebook still remains the most popular social network with Instagram and Snapchat second and third. 92% of...
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Libraries at the crossroads
In a new survey from Pew Research Center, the dichotomy of public interest in additional library services and the numbers of Americans visiting libraries edging downward over the past three years,...
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Pew Research wishes Twitter a happy 10th birthday
Did you know that Twitter is now 10 years old? Well now you do! Twitter turned 10 years old on March 21 2016. Pew marked the occasion with a top 5 list of facts about Twitter. Did you know the very...
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Fewer Americans are visiting libraries
Recently, at the PLA Conference in Denver, results of the Pew Research Center survey were released. Here are a few interesting facts, but as usual, since there is beauty in details, we encourage you to...
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