Research

In his last column, Marc Aronson raised a number of questions about the recently released Common Sense Media brief on "Children, Teens, and Reading." Seeta Pai, Vice President of Research at Common Sense Media, responds.

The high school graduation rate for the class of 2012 was 80 percent in the United States—the highest in the history of the country and a one percentage point gain over last year, the National Center for Education Statistics reports.

Common Sense Media released the new reading report "Children, Teens, and Reading," a research brief that offers a big picture perspective on children's reading habits in the United States and how they may have changed during the technological revolution.

Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced the launch of InterLink, a new technology that connects current articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals with contextual reference content found within ebooks on Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).

SLJ invites you to participate in the 2014 ebook survey for school and public libraries throughout the United States. This is our fifth year trending library ebook usage information, which benefits libraries, advocacy groups, and publishers in navigating and serving this essential market. Respondents will have the opportunity to receive a summary of the overall results AND be entered into a drawing to win a new Apple iPad mini.

SLJ's spending survey, sent to school and public libraries, found that libraries' use of digital tools, ebooks, and other resources continues to grow—while budgets do not.

The numbers you put to work every year are here. See the list of average book prices for 2013 and 2014 to date, produced in partnership with Baker & Taylor.

The numbers you put to work every year are here. See the list of average book prices for 2013 and 2014 to date, produced in partnership with Baker & Taylor.

A new study from PBS KIDS reveals that parents value their children's learning of social and emotional skills over academic performance in early learning.