Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005) summarizes findings of an international study on information-seeking habits and preferences.
With extensive input from hundreds of librarians and OCLC staff, the OCLC Market Research team developed a project and commissioned Harris Interactive Inc. to survey a representative sample of information consumers. In June of 2005, we collected over 3,300 responses from information consumers in Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Perceptions report provides the findings and responses from the online survey in an effort to learn more about:
- Library use
- Awareness and use of library electronic resources
- The Internet search engine, the library and the librarian
- Free vs. for-fee information
- The “Library” brand
The findings indicate that information consumers view libraries as places to borrow print books, but they are unaware of the rich electronic content they can access through libraries. Even though information consumers make limited use of these resources, they continue to trust libraries as reliable sources of information.
This week it’s Jingle Bells by Diana Krall. (iTunes required)
A revised version of my “A Library Policy for Public Wireless Internet Access” article (previously published in WebJunction) has been accepted for publication in the March 2006 issue of Computers in Libraries focusing on “Setting Up a Wireless Library”. The revision is due in January.
The government now has podcasts.
Talk of the Nation interviews John Seigenthaler and Jimmy Wales regarding Wikipedia’s recent problems.
The folks from this WEEK in TECH have started a new podcast named Trangulation. In the first episode “Lawrence Lessig, John C. Dvorak, and [Leo Laporte] discuss the furor over Google Print – Google’s attempt to create a search service for books.” (It’s download only, no feed, at this point.)
Please excuse any cross postings.
Once again BCR is sponsoring discounted rates for the upcoming Computers in Libraries conference, March 22-24, 2006, at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C. These discounts are being offered in cooperation with Information Today, Inc.
Staff from BCR member libraries may attend using BCR’s group registration rate of $185 for the three-day event (regular price is $399). Discount prices of $99 for the Internet@Schools East conference (regularly $199) and $199 for the combo of Internet@Schools East and Computers in Libraries general conferences (actual price is $429) are also available. No discount rates are available for pre- or post-conference events.
More information about the conference is available on Information Today’s Web site at http://www.infotoday.com/cil2006/.
For more information about the discounted rates, contact BCR’s Stephanie Jauregui at sjauregu@bcr.org, (800) 397-1552 or (303) 751-6277, X127. To receive the discount you must send your registration and payment (please make checks out to Information Today, Inc.) to: BCR, 14394 E. Evans Avenue, Aurora, Colorado 80014-1478, by February 1, 2006.
The first trailer for X-MEN 3 is up. Looks like it’s going to be a wild ride.
The site’s in German but this woman’s crochet creations are a bit twisted. (You’ve been warned.)
