{"id":94924,"date":"2012-07-06T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2012\/07\/06\/libraries-patrons-and-e-books-a-guide-to-our-new-report\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:13:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:13:15","slug":"libraries-patrons-and-e-books-a-guide-to-our-new-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2012\/07\/06\/libraries-patrons-and-e-books-a-guide-to-our-new-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Libraries, patrons, and e-books: A guide to our new report"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you may know, we recently published a big report about e-book lending at libraries<\/a>. The main headline from the report is that 12% of e-book readers ages 16 and older have borrowed an e-book from the library in the past year<\/strong>. However, another striking finding is that a majority of Americans (including a majority of library card holders) do not know if their library offers e-books for check-out\u2014though the ALA reports<\/a> that about three-quarters of libraries offer e-book lending.<\/p>\n\n

We\u2019ll have some posts exploring different aspects of the report in the coming weeks, but you can also read the entire report online<\/a> (or download the PDF<\/a>, if you prefer). And if you want to jump to a specific section, here\u2019s a brief outline of the findings:<\/p>\n\n

Overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Acknowledgements<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Part 1: An introduction to the issues surrounding libraries and e-books<\/a> \u2013 A brief background section on the current issues faced by libraries and publishers, as well as other players like e-book distributor OverDrive and online retailer Amazon.<\/p>\n\n

Part 2: Where people discover and get their books<\/a> \u2013 This part takes another look at how people find out about books and where they go to find them, including a special analysis of how library card holders\u2019 patterns differ from other Americans.<\/p>\n\n

Part 3: Library users<\/a> \u2013 This part examines the demographics and reading habits of library card holders, as well as how different groups see the role of the local library in their lives.<\/p>\n\n

Part 4: How people used the library in the past year<\/a> \u2013 How different groups used the library in the past year for a variety of purposes, including research, book-borrowing, and accessing periodicals like newspapers and magazines.<\/p>\n\n

Part 5: Libraries in transition<\/a> \u2013 This qualitative section includes quotes from librarians and patrons about changes in library holdings and patrons\u2019 book-borrowing habits, and the evolving roles of librarians. We also asked librarians about how their libraries introduced e-book lending, including their experiences with training staff and patrons.<\/p>\n\n

Part 6: A closer look at e-book borrowing<\/a> \u2013 Using both quantitative data and quotes from our online respondents, this section explores the e-book borrowing process and common issues that patrons and librarians encounter, as well as how the process could be improved in the future.<\/p>\n\n

Part 7: Non-e-book borrowers<\/a> \u2013 This section examines why people don\u2019t borrow e-books from libraries (and finds that a majority of Americans do not know if their libraries even offer e-books). It also shows which groups of non-borrowers would be interested in library resources such as pre-loaded e-readers or classes on how to use e-readers and check out e-books.<\/p>\n\n

Part 8: Final thoughts<\/a> \u2013 Our final section takes a step back to look at larger trends in library services and patrons\u2019 reading habits, and what patrons and librarians expect from the \u201clibrary of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Methodology<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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