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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings everyone!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Pew Internet and American Life Project has released their latest report: “<b>Reading Habits in Different Communities</b>”.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>full report</b> (PDF) is available here: <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/files/legacy-pdf/LibrariesAndReading_CommunityTypes_12.20.12.pdf">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/files/legacy-pdf/LibrariesAndReading_CommunityTypes_12.20.12.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A <b>longish summary</b> is available here:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/12/20/reading-habits-in-different-communities/">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/12/20/reading-habits-in-different-communities/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Previous reports</b> you may also find of interest can be found here:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/subjects/libraries/">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/subjects/libraries/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And last but not least, they have provided an <b>overview of their research plans</b> regarding “the role of libraries in users’ lives and in their communities”:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/09/a-sneak-peak-at-our-research-timeline/">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/09/a-sneak-peak-at-our-research-timeline/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Darci<o:p></o:p></p>
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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services<br>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
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