Please explore http://www.oclc.org/reports/2005perceptions.htm Here are some of the findings about libraries reported in the study:

>Information consumers use the library.
>They use the library less and read less since they began using the Internet.
>The majority of respondents anticipate their usage of libraries will be flat in the future. (Parts 1.1 and 3.7)
>Borrowing print books is the library service used most. (Part 2.1)
>“Books” is the library brand. There is no runner-up. (Part 3.8)
>Most information consumers are not aware of, nor do they use, most libraries’ electronic information resources. (Parts 1 and 2)
>College students have the highest rate of library use and broadest use of library resources, both physical and electronic. (Parts 1 and Part 2)
>Only 10 percent of college students indicated that their library’s collection fulfilled their information needs after accessing the library Web site from a search engine.

Then read about the 2007 OCLC study here:

http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/10/24/oclcs-report-on-privacy-and-trust-the-nut-graf/

http://www.personal.psu.edu/esc10/blogs/E-Tech/2007/10/the_state_of_the_library_web_s_1.html

As a new librarian, what might you make of these findings? What should librarians DO to improve perceptions and use of their institutions? What core values are threatened? How might we change our list of values to balance these feelings?

Respond with 300-400 words summarizing your thinking on this data.