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Kathryn Zickuhr

Former Research Associate

Expertise:Internet and Technology

Kathryn Zickuhr is a research associate at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. Zickuhr studies the changing role of libraries in Americans’ lives and communities in the era of digital content. She has also published reports on topics ranging from location-based services to broadband adoption. Zickuhr is a graduate of the University of Kansas, where she studied History and Slavic Languages & Literatures. She is the lead author of reports on libraries and e-books, younger Americans’ reading and library habits, and disparities in technology access and use. She has been interviewed by The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, and other major news outlets regarding Pew Internet’s research.

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  • short reads

    7 things to know about offline Americans

    The Pew Research Center recently reported that 15% of American adults are not internet users. Here are some lesser-known things that we found when in exploring offline Americans and their lives.

  • presentation

    Books, libraries, and the changing digital landscape

    Kathryn Zickuhr will explore not only how libraries are dealing with the changing technological environment, but also the larger context of Americans’ reading and library habits, and what they expect from libraries in the future.

  • report

    Who’s Not Online and Why

    15% of American adults do not use the internet at all, and another 9% of adults use the internet but not at home.

  • report

    Location-Based Services

    More social media users are adding location information to their posts, and most smartphone owners use location-based information services.

  • short reads

    How Pew Research calculates broadband adoption

    Since publishing new figures this week on home broadband adoption, Pew Research has received questions on how it calculates its figure. Kathryn Zickuhr of the Pew Research Center Internet Project provides the answers.

  • report

    Home Broadband 2013

    Seven in ten American adults have a high-speed broadband connection at home. Another one in ten Americans lack home broadband but do own a smartphone.

  • presentation

    Library services in the digital age

    Research associate Kathryn Zickuhr discussed data from the Pew Research Center’s nationally representative surveys to explore the changing role of libraries in the digital age.

  • report

    Younger Americans’ Library Habits and Expectations

    Americans ages 16-29 are heavy technology users, including in using computers and internet at libraries. At the same time, most still read and borrow printed books, and value a mix of traditional and technological library services.

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    Tablet Ownership 2013

    Tablet adoption has almost doubled over the past year. A third of American adults now own a tablet computer, including almost half of those ages 35-44 and a majority of those in higher income households.

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