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Townsend, Catherine M. – 1988
This report presents statistical comparisons of South Carolina library media centers. Statistical data from the publication "Information Power," the Basic Educational Data System (BEDS) Reports, and the South Carolina School Directory were manipulated to derive the following measures for each school district: (1) secondary library media…
Descriptors: Budgets, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Wright, Ronald J. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Presents five charts that compare data for elementary schools and secondary schools for (1) the average cost of paperback books, (2) the average cost of hardcover books, (3) the average cost of a periodical subscription, and (4) the index of inflation; plus (5) a chart that shows the average cost of hardbound textbooks. (LRW)
Descriptors: Books, Charts, Comparative Analysis, Costs
Wright, Ronald J. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1992
Presents five charts and graphs drawn from the latest "Bowker Annual" that show the average cost of books, periodicals, textbooks, videocassettes, and cassette tapes for elementary and secondary school libraries from 1979-89. (LRW)
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Charts, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
Lynch, Mary Jo; Brier, David J.; Lebbin, Vickery K.; Halstead, Kent; Fox, Bette-Lee; Kremen, Maya L.; Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1998
Provides nine articles: research on libraries and librarianship, 1997; changing faces of library education (ALA-accredited graduate program title changes); number of libraries in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico; highlights of NCES surveys; library acquisition expenditures; price indexes for public and academic libraries; state rankings of selected…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Facility Improvement, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study
Lynch, Mary Jo; And Others – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1994
Includes seven articles that discuss research on libraries; numbers of libraries in the United States and Canada; library acquisition expenditures; price indexes for academic and school libraries; expenditures in school library media centers; state rankings of public library data; and library building construction. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Indexes, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textFast Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service, 1995
Each of nine issues of this newsletter focuses on one topic. The topics covered are: (1) Librarian Salaries at Colorado Community Colleges; (2) Criteria for Allocating the Library Materials Budget; (3) School Library Media Centers in Colorado 1994; (4) Circulation Statistics: What's Included & What's Excluded?; (5) U.S. Population Unserved…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Budgeting, Community Colleges
