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Lynch, Mary Jo – Public Libraries, 1991
Describes the development of the Federal State Cooperative System (FSCS) for Public Library Data, a system that combines the annual collection of data from public libraries by state agencies with the reporting of national public library statistics by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Future plans are also discussed. (six…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Futures (of Society), Library Statistics, National Programs
Gorman, G. E. – 1999
Libraries and information agencies depend heavily on statistics to describe their services, evaluate their activities, and measure their performance. In the data gathering on which statistical analysis depends, there are always assumptions and uncontrolled variables that interfere with the purity and objectivity of the data, and therefore…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Foreign Countries, Information Management, Library Materials
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Speer, 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
Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1986
Program presentations on issues related to the use of statistics by research libraries and business meeting minutes are combined in this report from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The full text is provided for the three papers on the program theme that were presented at the meeting: (1) "Information to Manage--The Economics of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Hernon, Peter – Library Administration & Management, 1989
Discusses the potential for increasing library effectiveness through the appropriate design and utilization of research and describes fundamental research and statistical techniques. Topics examined include areas amenable to data collection, data collection methods amenable to statistical analysis, measurement techniques and levels of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Library Planning
Young, Peter R. – Library Administration & Management, 1989
Describes the activities of the federal government, state governments, and library associations in generating statistics on U.S. libraries, and discusses the problems that arise from a lack of coordination. Issues discussed include standardized definitions, scope and coverage, data collection and aggregation, data analysis and interpretation,…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Federal Government, Government Role
Miller, Inabeth – 1985
Despite the recent interest in studying American education and remedying its problems, school libraries and media centers have been neglected in analyses of educational assessment and as instruments for educational improvement. Although statistics have been gathered on the number of books owned, information is also needed about the collection's…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Rogers, JoAnn V. – School Library Journal, 1993
Examines the need for and uses of statistical data about school library media centers; describes data currently collected by the states; discusses national data collection efforts, including an increasing emphasis on output measures; recommends further actions that should be taken; and suggests future possibilities. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Futures (of Society)
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Roy, Loriene – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1992
Discusses the use of quantitative collection development and use studies as research tools to evaluate the quality of children's library collections. Four studies, conducted in school and public libraries, that involve analyzing data with statistical tests are reviewed to show how data already being collected can be developed into research…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Brin, Beth; Cochran, Elissa – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1994
Describes the methodology used at the University of Arizona Library to address the issue of access versus ownership of library materials. Topics discussed include participatory management; data collection, including focus groups, interlibrary loan statistics, and graduate research citation analysis; and resulting recommendations, including…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Citation Analysis, Data Collection