Comments on: CIL 2008: Day 1 Keynote http://libraryrevolution.com/2008/04/08/cil-2008-day-1-keynote/ The Library Status Quo Must Go! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:20:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jeff http://libraryrevolution.com/2008/04/08/cil-2008-day-1-keynote/#comment-1593 Jeff Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:56:00 +0000 http://libraryrevolution.com/2008/04/08/cil-2008-day-1-keynote/#comment-1593 "Education level is a good predictor of library use. Should this make us worried that the people who may be the least likely to use the library may be those who need us the most? " ABSOLUTELY! In a library system, you will find the poorest performers are the one's in low-income low-education areas. It takes a disproportionate amount of funding for this kind of library to perform at the level of a library in an affluent community. “Education level is a good predictor of library use. Should this make us worried that the people who may be the least likely to use the library may be those who need us the most? ”

ABSOLUTELY! In a library system, you will find the poorest performers are the one’s in low-income low-education areas. It takes a disproportionate amount of funding for this kind of library to perform at the level of a library in an affluent community.

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