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Direct linkRainie, Lee – Pew Research Center, 2016
The majority of Americans think local libraries serve the educational needs of their communities and families pretty well and library users often outpace others in learning activities. But many do not know about key education services libraries provide. This report provides statistics on library usage and presents key education services provided…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Role, Library Services, Library Materials
Download full textDickenson, Don – Online Submission, 2006
This study examined academic library usage and outcomes. The objective of the study was to understand how academic libraries help students learn and assist faculty with teaching and research. From March to May 2005, nine Colorado institutions administered two online questionnaires--one to undergraduate students and another to faculty members who…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Surveys, College Faculty, Academic Libraries
Van Fleet, Connie; And Others – 1991
This report is an evaluation of the Silver Edition II Project, a program to offer library-centered humanities programming to older adults. In the program local scholars in seven geographically dispersed library systems led discussion groups made up of 20 to 25 participating older adults. This evaluation focuses on the stated goals of the project:…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Discussion Groups, Humanities, Library Role
Ferndale Library Board, MI. – 1998
This report presents the methodology and results of a patron use and satisfaction survey conducted during four one-week periods in 1997-98 at the Ferndale Public Library (Michigan). Survey questions focused on patron self-description, library use, and resource evaluation. In all, 1,424 surveys were distributed and 1,222 returned for a response…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Interviews, Library Materials, Library Personnel
Ceperley, Patricia E. – 1991
School library media specialists in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia were surveyed in April 1990 to determine their perceptions of their training needs as they are being called upon to use the latest information technologies to access, transfer, and store information. The 2,202 responses received represented a response rate of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis, Information Technology
D'Elia, George – 1993
National samples of the general public (n=1,001) and community opinion leaders (n=300) were asked to evaluate the importance to their communities of 10 different roles of the public library. Respondents evaluated each role in terms of its importance to their communities. Survey results indicate that the public library's roles to support the…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Blacks, Children
