Pew Research Center

FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 18, 2007

Communities, Learning, and the Internet

A discussion of Pew Internet Project findings about how the internet has changed communities and the general learning environment of users.

BY Lee Rainie

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Pew Research Center, February 2007, "Communities, Learning, and the Internet"

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Communities, Learning, and the Internet

A discussion of Pew Internet Project findings about how the internet has changed communities and the general learning environment of users.

A discussion of Pew Internet Project findings about how the internet has changed communities and the general learning environment of users. Presented to library executives.