The New Library
What people do at libraries and what they’d like libraries to become
Publications
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On Twitter: dueling views on the shutdown and Obamacare
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/10/02/on-twitter-dueling-views-on-the-shutdown-and-obamacare/ Methodology This analysis employed media research methods that combined Pew Research’s content analysis rules with computer coding software developed by Crimson Hexagon. This report is based on examinations of more than 1.5 million tweets. Crimson Hexagon is a software platform that identifies statistical patterns in words used in online texts. Researchers enter key terms […]
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New reading data from the NEA’s Survey of Public Participation in the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently released the findings of its latest Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in July 2012. It found 58% of all American adults ages 18 and older had engaged in “voluntary reading” within the past year.
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Tunisia: politics as usual
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How many Jews are there in the United States?
The number of Jews in the U.S. depends on how one defines a Jew.
