Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

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Internet and Technology

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    The New Library Patron

    Library patrons and non-patrons: Who they are, what their information needs are, what kind of technology they use, and how libraries can meet the varying needs of their patrons.

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    Photo and Video Sharing Grow Online

    54% of internet users have posted original photos or videos to websites and 47% share photos or videos they found elsewhere online. Young adults and women lead the way in each of these activities.

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    Photo and Video Sharing Grow Online

    54% of internet users have posted original photos or videos to websites and 47% share photos or videos they found elsewhere online. 18% of cell owners use Instagram and 9% use Snapchat.

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    Mobile Health in Context

    Susannah Fox will deliver a keynote address to a symposium hosted by the University of Maryland Health Sciences & Human Services Library in Baltimore

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    Online Dating: What’s Your View?

    Technology is fundamentally changing the nature of relationships in America, and online dating sites are an important part of that story. See how your views about online dating stack up with the rest of the population by first answering a few questions, then compare your responses with the 2,252 randomly sampled adults who took part in a nationally representative survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.