New OCLC Report on "Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources"

Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005) summarizes findings of an international study on information-seeking habits and preferences.

With extensive input from hundreds of librarians and OCLC staff, the OCLC Market Research team developed a project and commissioned Harris Interactive Inc. to survey a representative sample of information consumers. In June of 2005, we collected over 3,300 responses from information consumers in Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Read the report in its entirety here. One interesting point to ponder from the report: users still tend to see libraries as places to find books. They aren't so aware of the vast quantities of electronic content now available.