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Kathryn Zickuhr

Former Research Associate

Internet and Technology

Kathryn Zickuhr is a research associate at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. Zickuhr studies the changing role of libraries in Americans’ lives and communities in the era of digital content. She has also published reports on topics ranging from location-based services to broadband adoption. Zickuhr is a graduate of the University of Kansas, where she studied History and Slavic Languages & Literatures. She is the lead author of reports on libraries and e-books, younger Americans’ reading and library habits, and disparities in technology access and use. She has been interviewed by The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, and other major news outlets regarding Pew Internet’s research.

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    In a digital age, parents value printed books for their kids

    Parents who have young children at home are a relatively tech-savvy group. They are more likely than other adults to have computers, internet access, smartphones, and tablet computers. They are also more likely than adults without children to read e-books. But as parents adapt new reading habits for themselves on electronic devices, the data show that print books remain important when it comes to their children.

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    Tech trends and library services in the digital age

    Research analyst Kathryn Zickuhr discussed key findings from the Pew Research Center’s multi-year study of public libraries, as well as larger trends in how Americans use technology.

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    Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading

    Parents of minor children have a special relationship with libraries. Most believe libraries are very important for their children and provide extra resources that are not available at home.

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    Mobile is the Needle; Social is the Thread

    Pew Internet Research Analyst Kathryn Zickuhr discussed patterns and trends shaping the new messaging realities of the digital age at the WSU Elliott School of Communications’ annual Comm Week conference.

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    Digital Differences

    Pew Internet Research Analyst Kathryn Zickuhr discussed differences in how different demographic groups use technology at the WSU Elliott School of Communications’ annual Comm Week conference.

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    The Rise of E-Reading

    Kathryn presented Pew Internet’s data on e-books at libraries at the 2012 Florida Public Library Directors’ meeting on October 12 in Tallahassee, Florida.

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    Digital differences

    At an ALA Spectrum Leadership Institute session in Anaheim, CA, Research Specialist Kathryn Zickuhr will discuss trends in technology access and use among various demographic groups, and what these changes might mean for libraries.

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