“There are currently over 121,000 libraries in the United States, including the grandaddy of them all, the Library of Congress. In today's digital world, it's no longer just a matter of the traditional print book we're accessing. The modern library also has digital media and Internet access. 67% of libraries offer downloadable e-books and 28% lend out e-readers and mobile devices. Additionally, 95% of libraries have some kind of online, social media presence. So the question becomes about how libraries are responding to library goers' new high-tech demands. This infographic from OpenSource gives you an idea of what libraries are facing, being just as much a changing and developing institution as anything else in the age of InfoWhelm. ”
