'Library Users and Non-Users - A Bibliography from the OCLC Library' by OCLCLibrary

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"The average American now spends 11.7 hours each week ... reading and spends 16.3 hours watching television and 16.4 hours listening to the radio" [p. 5]

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"About 2 out of 5 book readers purchase books they do not read. These books are usually saved for reading at a later date." [p. 39]

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According to the poll, 26 per cent of Americans used a library to "connect to the internet." [p 1].

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Half of all people surveyed would favor charging for services to help fund the library. [p. 38]

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Seventy per cent of the adults surveyed had not visited a library in 3 months or more. Fewer than 10 per cent could be considered heavy users. 66 per cent rated their libraries as "Good" or "Excellent." [p. 4]

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Some conclusions: Accessibility is a key factor of use; user’s awareness of, and ability to use, information sources is often imperfect; users often require information on short notice. [p. 70]

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"Non-users of public libraries are about as likely as frequent and moderate users to think it is very important for all communities to have libraries." [p. 25]

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Forty-four per cent would favor increased taxes if their library needed additional funds, 41 per cent charging people for services, and 8 per cent reducing services. [responses to question #5]

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Annotated list of some 500 surveys. Includes studies on use of materials, levels of usage and factors that inhibit use of libraries. Geographical index.

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Burke's study found that immigrant households were less likely to attend library programs or seek help finding a job than previous studies suggest.