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Saturday, 29th April 2006

Economic Impact Study: Regional Benefits of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Economic Impact
Source: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Economic Development
Economic Impact Study: Regional Benefits of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
"With more than 2 million visitors annually, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is the area's most visited regional asset. Yet, despite its 110-year history, the library has never quantified its contributions to the region. In 2005, the library partnered with Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Economic Development to explore the many ways that Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh impacts the economic vitality of the region. The report examines both the library's value to the economy in terms of return on investment as well as its contributions to people and their communities."
Highlights (PDF; 81 KB) Full Report (PDF; 1.7 MB)
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"In one of the largest pushes to date, electronic versions of assigned textbooks are being made widely available for the first time, right next to their print counterparts at campus bookstores (before, you mostly found them through online specialty stores or directly through publishers, if at all). MBS Direct, which sells some 700 college textbooks in digital form, started the program at 10 campuses last fall and 31 this spring. Interest has been modest -- about 5 percent of the total sales for a given text -- but that's encouraging enough to expand to more than 300 campuses next semester, says Dennis Flanagan, chief executive of MBS Direct."

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