57% of information professionals, according to a nationwide LexisNexis survey, see collaborative workspaces as very important for the future. Nearly four in ten of those surveyed access blogs at least weekly (39%) and more than a third access wikis (34%).

For more traditional sources there was even greater usage. More than nine in ten surveyed access news websites (92%), and company websites (93%) at least weekly (or more often). Video or audio podcasts were rarely accessed. Less than two in ten access video podcasts (16%), or audio podcasts (15%).

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