Internet Replacing Libraries for Homework

[gary price <gprice@gwu.edu>]

Internet Usage--Students
Research Skills--Students

"Internet Replacing Libraries for Homework"
Source: Reuters
From the article, "For a majority of U.S. teenagers, ''homework'' is finally
living up to its name. Thanks to the Internet, research projects and other
school assignments are being completed at home, on-line, replacing
last-minute trips to the library, according to a study released Saturday.
Seventy-one percent of middle school and high school students with Internet
access said they relied on the electronic technology the most in completing
a project, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Internet and American
Life Project. That compares to 24 percent who said they relied on libraries
the most, according to the survey. Of students aged 12-17, the Pew study
found that 73 percent, or 17 million children, have Internet access. The Pew
study surveyed 754 of those students. The Pew study quoted one 15-year-old
boy, who said, ''Without the Internet, you need to go to the library and
walk around looking for books. In today's world, you can just go home and
get into the Internet and type in your search term.''
http://library.northernlight.com/HA20010901910000017.html

See Also: Direct to the Complete Pew Study. Includes Full-text, Charts,
Methodology, etc.
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=39


See Also: "For Some, Net Puts Library on Shelf" from Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/education/461784_internetkids_0.html





cheers,
gary

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Gary D. Price, MLIS
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Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
gprice@gwu.edu

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