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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Gates Foundation is funding a
</span><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/09/a-sneak-peak-at-our-research-timeline/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">national research effort</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
to study the changing role of librarians, library users, and the general public in the digital age. The
</span><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pew Research Center Internet & American Life Project</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> is conducting
the surveys and analyzing the data as related to reading/e-reading; changes in library services and the choices libraries are making; and if/how the digital age is changing how people use books and libraries.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Chances are you have heard the name of the Pew Research Center in the national media. The organization
<a name="_GoBack"></a>is a highly-respected, national leader in non-partisan public research. With Pew and the Gates Foundation spearheading these efforts, we will get the kind of data-driven information we need to address changing community needs now and
in the future. <b>But, it cannot happen without your input.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The first major report in this series was just released and examines the “rise of e-reading” and how people find/consume digital content (i.e.
e-books). The report, which is fascinating and includes some amazing findings, can be found at
</span><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">libraries.pewinternet.org</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Your help is needed in two ways for the next report to be successful.
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This report will look specifically at people’s experiences in public libraries, especially their use of e-books & other digital services. To gather this research, Pew has developed two
(2) online surveys:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The first is targeted at librarians. Please take this fifteen (15) minute survey at
<b> </b></span><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/participate/survey/e-book-lenders"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/participate/survey/e-book-lenders</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">!<b>
</b>The login is your preferred email address as the username; the password is PEWLIBS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:24.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The second is for library patrons at
</span><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/participate/survey/e-book-borrowers"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/participate/survey/e-book-borrowers</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It also takes about 15 minutes, but does NOT require a username or password.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To help you get the word out to your patrons, Pew has created a brief message (available below) that you can share through your website, e-newsletters, social media and other
dissemination methods, as well as a flyer and code that can be used to embed the survey on your library’s website. To get the Web code or the flyer, please contact Kathryn Zickuhr at
</span><a href="mailto:kzickuhr@pewinternet.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">kzickuhr@pewinternet.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The survey completion deadline is May 18, 2012.
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The report will be issued this summer.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you in advance for completing the survey yourself and for getting the message out to your patrons!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-transform:uppercase">Patron message template:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-transform:uppercase">
<b>How do you use your library?<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-transform:uppercase"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Pew Research Center Internet & American Life Project is conducting an online survey of library patrons. We ask that you take the survey to help us out. All responses will
be confidential. The survey should take about 15 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To take the survey, visit:
</span></b><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/participate/survey/e-book-borrowers"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/participate/survey/e-book-borrowers</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Pew Internet Project will also be doing other general surveys of library patrons, as well as non-library-users who own e-readers or tablet computers. If you would like
to participate future surveys, sign up </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/g-z9-/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">here</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> to be notified.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To learn more about the Pew Internet Project’s research on e-reading and libraries, which is entirely free and available to the public, visit
</span><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">libraries.pewinternet.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">MaryKay Dahlgreen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">State Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">503-378-4367<o:p></o:p></p>
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