I chose the Pew Research Center's website to subscribe to as although it is an American website the library section contains observations that are also applicable in an Australian context about libraries and emerging technologies. This organisation is a non-partisan, not for profit think tank that conducts research on the impact of the internet on all aspects of a person's life.
The Library section has content on a variety of topics such as e-books, accessing library services through mobile devices, library services in the digital age and using information searches to solve problems. As the website has been updated in the past few months the content is current and as the observations are supported by research it is fairly authoritative. The intended audience would be anyone working in a library and interested in emerging technologies. From here you can also access the Libraries In The Digital Age Blog. Check out the post about The science of "the smell of books".
Pew Internet & American Life Project. 2013. Pew Internet - Libraries. [online] Available at: http://libraries.pewinternet.com [Accessed: 30 Jul 2013].
Excellent. A thoughtful evaluation.
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