A directory of Ohio libraries contains information about state, area, public, academic, school, special, and institutional libraries as well as multicounty interlibrary cooperative projects, state library advisory groups, and officers of associations. Directory information includes name and location of library, type of library, telephone number,…

The first section of this directory of Florida libraries with statistics provides information on Florida Division of Library and Information Services library organizations, councils, and associations, including: directories of State Library Council, Library Services and Technology Act Advisory Council, Florida Library Network Council, and Division…

This survey updates a 1976 survey conducted by the Division for Library Services of Wisconsin. The original survey obtained broad information on patterns of participation in cooperative activities by all types of libraries, including volume demands, referral patterns, and needs for interlibrary loan and reference between different types of…

This report presents findings of the first national survey of U.S. library networks undertaken by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) from 1977 through 1979. A definition of library networks as used in the survey is provided, as well as information on the organizational type, general characteristics, nature of participants,…

This survey is designed both to update data reported in the survey of library networks and cooperative organizations conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics in 1977-78 and to provide more specific data that will make possible more sophisticated analyses of the status of library networks and cooperative library organizations.…

The Wisconsin Division for Library Services is responsible for the administration of federal programs for school and public libraries and for the supervision, improvement, and coordination of public, school, academic, and special libraries. The division's report presents both narrative and statistical descriptions of the status of all types of…

This March 1973 survey assessed library use by non-affiliated users by type of library in the six county library council region. Among the items on the questionnaire distributed to over 100 public, academic, school, and special libraries were: (1) the purpose of the library visit and the subject matter of interest, (2) satisfaction with services…

This publication is a directory of Florida libraries and related organizations, and contains statistical data for Florida public libraries for fiscal year 1994-95. The report lists members of the State Library Council, Florida State Advisory Council on Libraries, Florida Library Network Council, Staff Directory, State Library of Florida…

Libraries in Louisiana strengthen the economy and serve the people. Libraries and their employees play a significant role in the Louisiana infrastructure, consuming state goods and services, complementing educational institutions, creating a literate citizenry, and providing cost effective access to information for business, industry, government…

This report reviews the background and rationale for a cooperative authority file building system and describes the services, products, and operation of the new Name Authority Cooperative (NACO). The document defines the relationship between NACO, other Library of Congress (LC) cooperative projects, and the Linked Systems Project (LSP). The…

The Association of State Library Agencies presents a compilation of data from the 50 state libraries. Information for each state includes name of agency, place in state government organization, powers and duties, purpose and scope of responsibility, organizational structure, personnel, names of key staff, major functional categories, major…

This survey presenting raw data for the planning of resource sharing and other cooperative library activities in Massachusetts focuses on the borrowing and lending characteristics of libraries with regard to nonresident borrowing activity. It is intended to provide up-to-date estimates of such activity, formulate long term solutions to fiscal…

This edition focuses on statistical data supplied by Michigan public libraries, public library cooperatives, and those public libraries which serve as regional or subregional outlets for blind and physically handicapped services. Since statistics in Michigan academic libraries are typically collected in odd-numbered years, they are not included…

This volume presents data for the U.S. and Canadian libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1991-92 fiscal year. The ARL membership consisted of 108 university libraries and 12 public or private independent research libraries. Overall, the 1991-92 statistics offer a gloomy view of the traditional…

This 1997 edition focuses on statistical data supplied by Michigan public libraries, public library cooperatives, and those public libraries which serve as regional or subregional outlets for blind and physically handicapped patrons. Statistics on academic libraries are also presented in this edition, and summary statistics for prior fiscal years…