Pew Research Center announces new research initiative to study the changing role of public libraries and library users in the digital age

The Pew Research Center has announced plans to study how the role of public libraries is changing in the digital age and how library patrons' needs and expectations are shifting. The new research is funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with a 3-year, $1.4 million investment and will be conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project