Library Services in the Digital Age Report from Pew: “Americans say reference librarians are a very important service of libraries”

Just out is a new Pew Reserch Center report which found in a national survey of Americans ages 16 and older that 80% say reference librarians are a “very important” service of libraries. For more information about key findings from this national survey of 2,252 Americans ages 16 and older by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and underwritten by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, see the detailed summary here.  The complete report is here.