Interconnections: The IMLS National Study on the Use of Libraries, Museums and the Internet

1. Interconnections:
The IMLS National Study
on the Use of Libraries,
Museums and the Internet
José-Marie Griffiths, Dean and Professor
Donald W. King, Distinguished Research Professor
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2. Overview
• Conduct national survey of
information needs of users and
potential users of online information
• Primary focus on museums, public
libraries and the Internet as sources
• Telephone surveys of adults (18 and
over)

3. Surveys

4. The Power of Trust
Conclusion 1:
Libraries and museums evoke
consistent, extraordinary public trust
among diverse adult users.

5. Libraries and museums are the most trusted
sources of information according to a
survey of over 1,700 adults.