Patron Preferences Shift Toward Streaming

摘要

Library users are migrating toward streaming services for both music and movies, according to the most recent edition of L/'s Patron Profiles, which examines trends in Media Consumption and Library Use.DVDs are the top format for films loaned by libraries, and 27 percent of respondents continue to report that libraries are their primary source for movies. Yet 36 percent of respondents described libraries as their primary source for DVDs in the first Patron Profiles survey, conducted less than a year ago.