Fantastic Resource: Lee Rainey, Pew Internet & American Life Project

This week I attented the Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey, California. The opening speaker, Lee Rainey is the Director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project and shared some of the latest statistics regarding Internet Usage. If you aren't familar with the Pew Internet & American Life Project, http://www.pewinternet.org/, you should be. They collect and analyze data that you can use to make a data driven case for increased support of technology in your library. The reports are interesting reading and their site has a computer useage "test" you can take to see what kind of technology user you are. For school libraries they have a host of new reports on kids on the Internet. I cite their reports in my papers rather often and it's nice to hear not only my passionate plea to investigate technology, but see current facts about teen use. I hope they continue their great work and if you get a chance to hear Rainey speak, he's a dynamic and entertaining speaker, and it would be well worth your time.