The press release from Resource on this new report about attendance,
participation in and attitudes to the arts comments on the positive results
for libraries. "More than half of respondents had visited either libraries
or museums in the 12 months before interview..." etc but it seems that the
heaviest use is (still?) by middle class, professional women in London and
South-east. This has implications for libraries' social inclusion work and I
would be interested to know what people think.
Roslyn Cotton
Research Manager
Development Office
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
020 7412 7959
Just in case colleagues had not seen the Resource list details are pasted
below:
Arts in England: attendance, participation and attitudes in 2001 can be
downloaded free from:
http://www.resource.gov.uk/documents/artsurv2001.pdf
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/publications/docs/artsinengland.doc (Word)
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/publications/pdfs/artsinengland.pdf (PDF)
Copies can also be purchased through the Arts Council's publications
distributors, Marston Books on 01235 465500 or [log in to unmask]
Price £10. ISBN 0-7287-0893-0.
(The Arts Council of England, supported by Resource: The Council for
Museums, Archives and Libraries, commissioned Social Survey Division of the
Office for National Statistics (ONS) in 2001 to carry out a survey of
attendance, participation and attitudes to the arts).
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