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1998
Five files were generated from the Public Libraries Survey for fiscal year 1995: (1) the Public Library Data File, including data for the universe of 8,981 public libraries identified by state library agencies; (2) the Public Library State Summary/State Characteristics File, including data aggregated at the state-level for the 50 states and the…
Descriptors: Data, Floppy Disks, Library Services, Library Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
Five files were gathered from the Public Libraries Survey (PLS) for fiscal year (FY) 1996: (1) the Public Library Data File, including data for the universe of 8,946 public libraries identified by state library agencies; (2) the Public Library State Summary/State Characteristics File, including data aggregated at the state level for the 50 states…
Descriptors: Data, Floppy Disks, Library Services, Library Statistics
Peer reviewedSpeer, Susan C. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes a computer program designed to manage statistics about online searches which reports the number of searches by vendor, purpose, and librarian; calculates charges to departments and individuals; and prints monthly invoices to users with standing accounts. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Data Processing, Database Management Systems
Download full textWilder, Stanley J. – 1995
This study by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) draws from a variety of data sources, but it is based on two unpublished data sets. These data sets, compiled from ARL's 1990 and 1994 salary surveys, contain basic demographic data, including age, for librarians employed in ARL's 108 university member libraries. The study examines the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGoldhor, Herbert – RQ, 1987
Discusses sources of available data on reference questions asked and answered in public libraries, and analyzes data collected between 1970 and 1985 in nine states. National data from libraries in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain are also presented. (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Library Services, Library Statistics, Public Libraries
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
The State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is conducted annually and is the product of a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). This fourth Survey in the series provides state…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data, Elementary Secondary Education, Floppy Disks
PDF pending restorationShurden, Lynn F., Comp. – 1999
The Mississippi Library Commission, which acquires and publishes usage data from each of the 46 public library systems and two independent public libraries in the state, reports the data presented in this publication to the Federal State Cooperative System (FSCS) for Public Library Data. First, a 2-year summary (1997-1998) for public library…
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1995
The Public Libraries Survey (PLS) is conducted annually by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) through the Federal-State Cooperative System for Public Library Data (FSCS). The 1993 fiscal year survey file includes 8,929 public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia identified by state library agencies. A total of…
Descriptors: Floppy Disks, Library Statistics, Library Surveys, National Surveys
PDF pending restorationLance, Keith Curry – 1995
This package of statistics on Colorado's school library media centers (LMCs) is the product of the Survey of School Library Media Centers in Colorado 1994. There are three major components to this profile: (1) a 210-page complete tabulation of the survey's results, arranged by school level and enrollment range; (2) a set of tables reporting…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Research, Library Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1996
The annual State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The survey provides state and federal policy-makers, researchers, and other…
Descriptors: Information Services, Libraries, Library Networks, Library Statistics
PDF pending restorationBank, Jay, Comp. – 1999
This report contains statistical information on Kentucky public libraries for fiscal year 1997-1998 taken from the Annual Report of Public Libraries. The report is separated into seven sections: summary of library statistics for the most recent year (1998) and comparisons with the three prior years; graphs showing statistical trends in library…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin. – 2000
The Texas Public Library Summary for 1999 contains summaries of the information submitted by Texas public libraries in the 1999 Annual Report/System Membership Application Form (ARSMA) and reported in detail in the Texas Public Library Statistics for 1999. The Summary provides an overview of Texas public library income, expenditures, services, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Personnel
Kroe, Elaine – 1998
The State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is conducted annually and is the product of a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Survey provides state and federal…
Descriptors: Information Services, Libraries, Library Networks, Library Services
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
The annual State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The survey provides state and federal policy-makers, researchers, and other…
Descriptors: Information Services, Libraries, Library Networks, Library Services
PDF pending restorationArizona State Dept. of Library, Archives and Public Records, Phoenix. – 1998
This document is a compilation of information supplied by Arizona public libraries. Data is arranged by a separate index divider for each of these county groups: Apache, Cochise, and Coconino; Gila, Graham, Greenlee, and La Paz; Maricopa and Mohave; Navajo, Pima, and Pinal; and Santa Cruz, Yavapai, and Yuma. Each section contains tables of the…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Personnel
