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Health Libraries

Digital Health Libraries Drive Hospital Web Traffic

8 October 202118 October 2021 Kimberly Silk

U.S.-based marketing agency Boston Digital recently reported on how American hospitals are competing to become consumers’ go-to for digital health information. “When analyzing the digital

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School Libraries Social Value

Study: U.S. Public Libraries Improve Student Achievement

4 October 20214 October 2021 Kimberly Silk

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago recently published a working paper to explore the effects of public library use. “The Returns to Public Library Investment”

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Trends

Pew Research: Social Media Use in 2018

5 March 201829 January 2021 Kimberly Silk

On March 1, Pew Research released its latest survey of U.S. adults and how they use social media. A few highlights: Facebook and YouTube dominate

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Community Engagement Public Libraries

Brookings: How public libraries help build healthy communities

13 April 201726 June 2023 Kimberly Silk

This article, published by Brookings, cites their own recent research, and that from Pew, identifying the public library as an emerging, important third place that supports community

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Academic Libraries

Measuring the Value of Academic Libraries, Beyond Books

11 April 201711 April 2017 Kimberly Silk

Ithaka S+R and OCLC Research are launching a research project to examine how value academic libraries, not in terms of collections, but in terms of service.

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