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Libraries, patrons, and e-books - Pew Report

Libraries, patrons, and e-books - Pew Report

Some comments from respondents:
"I am reading more because it is easy and accessible"
"...if I find myself with a free couple of minutes, I can read a couple of pages.”...:"
"I have always been a reader, but I’m reading more books now that I have an e-book reader, and I’m getting through them more quickly. … I find that my family members and I also spend more time discussing the books that we are reading..."
"I read a lot more with e-books. I’ve ventured out into new genres and authors that I would never have found in the print world..."
"“I read multiple books all the time. An audiobook for my car and commute. An e-book for ‘whenever’ and print books for relaxing at home...."
(librarian)  “I love the ecological benefit of not having the waste of needing to buy a lot of copies and then having to discard half of them two years later,” one library department head told us. “I love that we don’t have to hassle patrons to bring e-materials back. I love that there are no damages, no worn out items, no sticky stains.”

New Roles, New Responsibilities: Examining Training Needs of Repository Staff

This study reports on a survey of Australasian institutional repository staff to identify skills and knowledge sets.