Author name: Miranda Doran-Myers

McGraw-Hill survey finds a gap in how librarians and faculty perceive academic libraries

February 2017

McGraw-Hill recently published a white paper presenting the results of a survey of more than 1,000 librarians and faculty members to learn more about how each group views the importance of academic libraries. The results reveal a gap between what librarians and faculty view as the most valuable functions of their university library. In the […]

73% of adult readers prefer print books, according to Gallup survey

January 2017

A recent Gallup survey revealed that most Americans are still reading books at about the same rate as they were in 2002, before digital diversions like smartphones and social media became popular. More than 1 in 3 adults (35%) can be considered “heavy readers,” meaning that they have read more than 11 books in the […]

Pew finds that only 1 in 5 Americans feel the effects of “information overload”

December 2016

A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that the majority of American adults do not feel overwhelmed by information, contradicting a long-held anxiety about the consequences of “information overload.” Over three-quarters (77%) of respondents like having so much information easily available to them, compared to the 1 in 5 (20%) who feel overwhelmed […]

Maine State Library study finds that Librarian is one of the most trusted professions

December 2016

A recent survey by the Maine State Library shows that librarians are the second most trusted professionals out of the 22 professions studied. The purpose of this research was to determine the perceived trustworthiness of librarians compared to other professions and to assess perceptions of librarians across demographic groups. When asked about their perceptions of […]

Pew survey finds that 65% of Americans read a print book in the past year

November 2016

A recent Pew survey found that print books remain the most popular method of reading books, despite more options like e-books and audiobooks that are readily available. The results presented in this report came from an annual survey started in 2011 to measure book reading among American adults. In the past year nearly three-quarters (73%) […]

Library Journal survey finds signs of a thriving library job market

October 2016

Library Journal’s annual Placements & Salaries 2016 report shows a positive view of the library job market, marked by increasing salaries and full-time employment. The data from this report is drawn from a survey of 2015 LIS graduates. According to the survey results, 2015 graduates were generally successful in finding jobs, with about 4 in […]

Study finds that a large percentage of students are performing above grade level

October 2016

A recent study conducted by the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy has shown that a much larger number of students perform above grade level than previously thought. After noticing that “getting students to grade level” was a prevalent goal throughout national education policy, the research team behind this study wanted to figure out how […]