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    Appendix A: References

    Kramarow, Ellen A. 1995. “The Elderly Who Live Alone in the United States: Historical Perspectives on Household Change.” Demography 32(3):335-352. McGarry, Kathleen and Robert F. Schoeni. 2000. “Social Security, Economic Growth, and the Rise in Elderly Widows’ Independence in the Twentieth Century.” Demography 37(2):221-236. Ruggles, Steven. 2007. “The Decline of Intergenerational Coresidence in the United […]

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    The Puzzles Librarians Need to Solve – VALA2016

    In order to thrive in the future, librarians will need to be great forecasters and innovators. Lee Rainie will describe how the Center’s research provides guideposts for librarians along three dimensions of library activity: the people, the place, and the platform, at the VALA2016 conference in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 9, 2016

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    Lifelong Learning and Technology

    A large majority of Americans seek extra knowledge for personal and work-related reasons. Digital technology plays a notable role in these knowledge pursuits, but place-based learning remains vital to many.

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    References

    Cook Political Report. Electoral Scorecards. Accessed online at http://cookpolitical.com/ on January 8, 2016. File, Thom. 2015. “Who Votes? Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978-2014.” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau, July. Accessed online at http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/demo/p20-577.pdf on Dec. 4, 2015. Hur, Aram and Christopher H. Achen. 2013. “Coding Voter Turnout Responses in the Current Population Survey.” […]

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    Chapter 1: Who Uses Libraries and What They do at Their Libraries

    Libraries are in great flux as information is shifting from the analog age to the digital age, as people’s need to acquire knowledge shifts, and as Americans’ interests in personal enrichment and entertainment are reshaped. The findings from a new survey by Pew Research Center highlight how this is a crossroads moment for libraries. The […]

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    Chapter 2: Libraries and Services for Learning, Key Groups and Economic Opportunities

    Many see libraries as places of learning and pursuing knowledge. Pew Research Center’s April 2015 survey explored those themes and took an expansive view by asking people how they see libraries as vehicles for economic opportunity and inclusion of various groups that have drawn particular attention from librarians. This scope of inquiry provides insight into […]

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    Libraries at the Crossroads

    Americans believe libraries are important community institutions and profess interest in libraries offering a range of new program possibilities. Yet, even as the public expresses interest in additional library services, there are signs that the share of Americans visiting libraries has edged downward over the past three years.

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    1. Home broadband adoption: Modest decline from 2013 to 2015

    Broadband adoption in the United States has experienced a modest decline in recent years, falling from 70% in 2013 to 67% in 2015. Those figures compare a September 2013 Pew Research Center survey that has a large sample size of 6,010 adults with combined surveys from April, July and November 2015 that total 6,687 adult […]

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