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title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support for the project through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: The findings and conclusions contained within are those of the authors and do not […]"
date: "2016-09-09"
authors:
  - name: "John B. Horrigan"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/john-b-horrigan/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/09/09/libraries-2016-acknowledgments/"
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# Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support for the project through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:

*The findings and conclusions contained within are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect positions or policies of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.*

#### Primary researchers

John B. Horrigan, *Senior Researcher *Lee Rainie, *Director, Internet, Science and Technology Research *

#### Research team

Aaron Smith, *Associate Director, Research *Andrew Perrin, *Research Assistant *Claudia Deane, *Vice President, Research *

#### Editorial and graphic design

Margaret Porteus, *Information Graphics Designer *Shannon Greenwood*, Copy editor *

#### Communications and web publishing

Dana Page, *Senior Communications Manager *Shannon Greenwood,* Associate Digital Producer*

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