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Research and Publications

WPLC Brochure: This brochure produced by the WPLC Board helps libraries understand what WPLC is, what they do, and how libraries can participate. There is a print version as well as a digital version.
WPLC User / Non-User Surveys: WPLC program that runs every four years to caputre data about Wisconsin library user and non-users. The data is freely available to all Wisconsin public libraries and public library systems.
Audiobooks Turn More Readers Into Listeners as E-Books Slip (New York TImes, September 2016)
No, the Internet Has Not Killed the Printed Book. Most People Still Prefer Them. (New York Times, September 2016)
The Myth of the Ebook Plateau (Troy Lambert, Public Libraries Online, April 2016)
How Public Libraries are Evolving to Meet Patrons’ Needs in the Digital Age (OverDrive, October 2015)
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Pilot Study on Remote E-Lending - Statement on the main findings from The Publishers Association, Society of Chief Librarians, Booksellers Association, Society of Authors and Association of Authors Agents (The Publishers Association [UK], June 2015)
The Giant Has Stirred - Public Libraries Could Dominate Ebook Reading (Tim Coates, Library Technology Guides, January 2015)
Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries (The Aspen Institute, October 2014)
Ebook Usage in U.S. Public Libraries: Fifth Annual Survey (Library Journal, 2014)
Digital Library Trends for 2015 (Good E-Reader, December 31, 2014)