June 19, 2015
Strengthening the library field by gathering and organizing existing data and research about public libraries to provide a central, living collection on a platform that is easy, accessible, usable, and sustainable to help inform researchers and practitioners, as well as policy makers and funders.
April 30, 2014
What influences the success of regional libraries intended to spearhead national improvements in reading, learning, and information access?
February 18, 2014
What is the role of library-like institutions in providing public access to information and technologies? How do they compare to libraries?
November 26, 2013
What are the features of effective innovation spaces? What policies and practices support their establishment and growth?
August 14, 2013
What is the impact of public libraries in the European Union on library users’ lives? How are libraries in the EU perceived and used?
May 25, 2013
What data should libraries be collecting to best reflect their role & impact in the 21st century? How can we come up with a national plan for US public libraries to collect, store, use, & communicate data?
January 3, 2012
Perceptions of Libraries as Development Partners involves 70 stakeholder interviews in 13 countries to assess the opportunities and challenges in efforts to better leverage and integrate public libraries into development initiatives.
October 27, 2011
The Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities convened diverse local actors to advance guidelines to help libraries and other organizations improve access to computers, the Internet, and other vital digital resources.
July 11, 2011
The Public Access Landscape Study examined public ICT access and use in libraries, telecenters, and cybercafés in 25 countries. Local teams conducted primary research; TASCHA researchers analyzed the data for common themes.
July 4, 2011
The Global Impact Study examined how public access to ICTs — through venues like libraries, telecenters, and cybercafés — changes people’s lives in the areas of communication and leisure, culture and language, education, employment and income, governance, and health.
