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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
... to reserve and renew items online."As a group, libraries have embraced the digital age," said Lee Rainie, founding director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, which has surveyed public attitudes toward libraries. "They've added collections, added software and hardware, upgraded the skills of their staff. A lot of institutions have had to change in the Internet age, but libraries...
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Research Brief (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Following up on politics following yesterday's Research Brief, a new PEW study reported by Aaron Smith and Lee Rainie, "The Internet and the 2008 Election," shows that a record-breaking 46% of Americans have used the internet, email or cell phone text messaging to get news about the campaign, share their views and mobilize others.
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BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Politics Goes Viral Online (Aaron Smith and Lee Rainie, June 15, 2008, Pew Internet & American Life Project) In total, 46% of all adults are using the internet, email or phone text messaging for political purposes in this election. This percentage includes those who are doing at least one of the three major activities we probed -- getting news and information about the campaign, using email...
