Anything that comes out of one of the Pew Research Center always merits my attention. So if you are interested in the changing role of libraries as our collective source for doing research and locating information, I highly recommend taking a look at its new survey, (done in partnership with Leigh Estabrook, Professor Emerita, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign,) entitled, In Search of Solutions: How People Use the Internet, Libraries and Government to Find Help.
Of particular relevance and importance is looking at how the younger generation, including GenY approach finding information. As this group moves into the workplace, this will clearly have implications for the way information and knowledge is located, evaluated, and distributed throughout the enterprise.
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