Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Generation Y biggest user of U.S. libraries, survey finds

One might have thought that the electronic age would spell the doom of public libraries. However a recent US survey showed that more than 50% of Americans visited a library last year and - hold on - the largest segment of these were Generation Y'ers. Part of the explanation might come from the fact that most libraries have gone high tech in their search capabilities. Another possible explanation is that maybe the internet generates a hunger for information, some of which can only be satisfied with libraries. Generation Y biggest user of U.S. libraries, survey finds

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