A much anticipated rollout of OCLC’s new membership report will be previewed at the ALA Midwinter meeting by OCLC’s Global Vice-President of Marketing, Cathy De Rosa. Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community, is the sequel to the informative 2005 Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources. According to OCLC, “The new report provides updated information and new insights into information consumers and their online habits, preferences and perceptions. Particular attention was paid to how the current economic downturn has affected information-seeking behaviours and how those changes are reflected in the use and perception of libraries.”

For more information and a link to two pre-publication chapters of the new report, visit the OCLC Cooperative blog at community.oclc.org/cooperative