The result of a joint effort of the Texas State Library and the Statistics Committee of the Texas Council of State University Librarians, this publication provides a comprehensive source of statistical data on academic libraries in the state. The report contains a directory of the 150 participating institutions (33 four-year public schools, 32…

This document characterizes libraries in California through statistical tables, profiling each library within the appropriate library type (public, academic and special, academic, special, state agency, and county law). Directory listings are published in a companion volume, California Library Directory. For fiscal year 1984-1985, 990 libraries of…

The data published in this volume were taken from the 1994 Annual Reports submitted by public libraries in Texas. This volume contains only local library statistics, county statistics, and summary data for the state and for the 10 library systems. Directory information and summary statistics formerly published in the statistics book are contained…

The data published in this volume were taken from the 1995 Annual Reports submitted by public libraries in Texas. This volume contains local library statistics, county statistics, and summary data for the state and for the 10 library systems. Directory information and summary statistics formerly published in the statistics book are contained in…

The most surprising response from the "Library Journal" 2002 survey of 150 public libraries is that circulation is up after declines for the past couple of years. Budgets are holding their own, with a slight increase overall of 3%. Aggressive merchandising, promotion, and better circulation systems point to success. (AEF)

The statistical data on Texas academic libraries presented in this report were extracted from the 1988 national Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) database, which was obtained from the U.S. Department of Education. The statistics supersede those previously published in "Texas Academic Library Statistics, 1988." The…

The data presented in this report from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) were gathered through a questionnaire for fiscal year 1990-91 that was returned by 106 U.S. and Canadian academic libraries out of the 120 U.S. and 5 Canadian academic libraries that were surveyed. These data are designed to complement the data…

The information reported in this document characterizes libraries in California through statistical tables, profiling each library within its appropriate library type (i.e., public, academic, special, state agency, and county law). The data were gathered through the annual report forms for fiscal year 1987-1988 that were returned by 895 libraries…

The information reported in this document characterizes libraries in California through statistical tables, profiling each library within the appropriate library type (public, academic, special, state agency, and county law). The data were gathered though the annual report forms for fiscal year 1985-1986 that were returned by 967 libraries of an…

The data published in this volume were taken from the 1993 Annual Reports submitted by public libraries in Texas. This volume contains only local library statistics, county statistics, and summary data for the state and for the 10 library systems. Directory information and summary statistics formerly published in the statbook are contained in…

This annual report summarizes activities of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) for the fiscal year 1994. It begins with a letter from the director who gives an overview of the report. Technology activities included installation of a new phone system, purchase of a digitized fax microform reader-printer, new booking/cataloging system for the…

This report provides information that characterizes libraries in California, profiling each library within its appropriate library type, i.e., public, academic, special, state agency, and county law. The data were gathered through the annual report forms for fiscal year 1989-1990 that were returned by 839 libraries out of an estimated total of…

This publication reports results of a survey of 83 ARL (Association of Research Libraries) member libraries that examined the decision making process in migration from one automated library system to another. Data are reported on planning; implementation; workflow redesign; and training, publicity, and evaluation. Supplemental materials include:…

This summary of Nebraska Library statistics for the 1994-1995 fiscal year is a compilation of data reported by 234 of the 256 public libraries in the state. The major urban libraries of Omaha and Lincoln serve 47% of the state population, while 75% of libraries in the state serve populations under 2,500. Even with limited resources, Nebraska…

This annual report summarizes activities of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) for the fiscal year (FY) 1993. It begins with a letter from the director who gives an overview of the report and a listing of the Library Service Executive Board. The following general areas are then discussed: (1) agency services including the summer reading…