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short readsAug 31, 2015

Current Congress is looking a little more productive – so far

Legislative productivity may be on an upswing, as lawmakers enacted more bills before their August break than either of the two preceding Congresses.
reportNov 10, 2015

Chapter 3: An Analysis of Android App Permissions

Most large internet companies use the same general methods for informing users about how their data will be used. These include agreements any frequent internet user would be familiar with such as privacy policies or terms of service. This study looks at one type of agreement: the permissions required by apps on Android devices. In […]
reportSep 15, 2015

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The Pew Research Center Libraries 2015 Survey obtained telephone interviews with a nationally representative probability sample of 2,004 people ages 16 and older living in the United States. Interviews were conducted via landline (nLL=704) and cell phone (nC=1,300; including 760 without a landline phone). The survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI). […]
reportMar 17, 2015

Chapter 2: Latinos’ Attitudes About Public Libraries and Library Services

Hispanics feel strongly that libraries are important for their communities, just as most Americans do. But when it comes to specific library services, the Pew Research survey reveals that Hispanic library users, especially immigrants, value services such as access to free books and media or having a place to do research more than white library […]
reportMar 17, 2015

Chapter 1: Using Public Libraries

A large majority of Hispanics say they have used a public library at some time in their life, and some 46% say they have used one in the 12 months prior to the survey. However, the Pew Research survey shows that Hispanics (especially those who are foreign born) are less likely than whites and blacks […]
reportMar 17, 2015

Public Libraries and Hispanics

Hispanic immigrants are less likely than U.S.-born Hispanics, whites and blacks to use public libraries. But Hispanic immigrants who have made their way to public libraries stand out as the most appreciative of what libraries have to offer.
short readsApr 27, 2015

Job categories where union membership has fallen off most

The American public’s generally favorable view of labor unions hasn’t stopped, or even slowed, union membership’s long decline.
reportMar 17, 2015

References

Brown, Anna, and Eileen Patten. 2014. “Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States, 2012: Table 9.” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, April. Hoffman, Judy, John Carlo Bertot, and Denise M. Davis. 2012. “Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2011-2012.” Chicago: American Library Association, June. Lopez, Mark Hugo, and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera. […]
datasetApr 12, 2015

March 17-April 12, 2015 – Libraries and Technology Use

This survey contains questions about American adults’ relationship with public libraries as well as their use of various technological devices.
reportMar 17, 2015

Public Libraries and Hispanics

Hispanic immigrants are less likely than U.S.-born Hispanics, whites and blacks to use public libraries. But Hispanic immigrants who have made their way to public libraries stand out as the most appreciative of what libraries have to offer.

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