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Report on Evaluation of Definitions Used in the Public Library Statistics Program. Technical Report.
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Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Governments Div. – 1995
This report reflects the results of an evaluation of the definitions used in the annual Public Library Statistics (PLS) program, a joint federal-state information collection project, and is intended to raise specific issues for discussion among the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the Federal State Cooperative System (FSCS), and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Definitions, Federal Programs
Staffing Data in the Public Library Statistics Program: Definitions, Internal Consistency, and Comparisons to Secondary Sources. Technical Report.
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Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Governments Div. – 1995
This is the fourth in a series of reports evaluating the Public Library Statistics (PLS) program, an annual census of public libraries in the United States. The census includes, in addition to a full count of public libraries and their outlets, a variety of statistics about the services provided by and, the financial condition and the staffing…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Databases
Texas Public Library Statistics for 1981: An Analysis.
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1982
Intended for use by librarians and library administrators, this document presents information derived from the 1981 Annual Report/System Membership Applications submitted by public libraries in Texas. Statistics are included on library populations served; library holdings; library circulation; library services; interlibrary loan transactions;…
Descriptors: Definitions, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Collections