Linking Libraries and Academic Achievement

What is your libraries ‘brand’ saying?
In a recent report by OCLC entitled Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources, http://www.oclc.org/reports/2005perceptions.htm information regarding library usage was reported and the information was both enlightening and alarming. Consider these facts:

84 % of respondents use search engines

1% begin their search on a library web site

Respondents do not trust purchased information [...]

PUBLIC HEARING:  STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATIONThe Board of Education has scheduled five public hearings on Standards of Accreditation for the evening of January 17, 2006 to begin at 7 p.m. at the following locations:  Richmond, Loudoun County, Chesapeake, Waynesboro, and Wytheville.  Specific locations will be announced at a later date.
Contact: Margaret Roberts, executive assistant to the Board ofEducation, [...]