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Download full textCorya, William L.; And Others – 1973
This overview study examines the systems presently used at Purdue University to circulate library and audiovisual materials in the general library, the 28 departmental libraries, and the audiovisual center. Also examined are three basic approaches to the automation of library circulation systems, with examples drawn from systems already in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, College Libraries, Library Automation
Hawkins, Evelyn F.; Rossi, Robert J. – 1998
The data collected through the 1994 Federal Libraries and Information Centers Survey present a picture of federal libraries and information centers that provide a wide variety of services to their respective agencies as well as to the general public. Federal libraries and information centers reported holding over 51 million volumes or volume…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Government Libraries, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Chute, Adrienne; Kroe, Elaine; Garner, Patricia; Padgett, Regina – 1998
The tables in this report summarize information about public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1995. This report includes information about service measures such as reference transactions, public service hours, interlibrary loans, circulation, library visits, children's program attendance, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Electronic Libraries, Library Collections
Chute, Adrienne; Kroe, Elaine – 1996
The tables in this report summarize information about public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1996. This report includes information about service measures such as reference transactions, public service hours, interlibrary loans, circulation, library visits, children's program attendance, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Electronic Libraries, Library Collections
French, Joe; Collins, Lesley; Vittitow, Susan – 1999
This report includes data furnished by public library directors to the Wyoming State Library and gives a statistical picture of the condition of public libraries throughout the state for fiscal year 1998 (July 1997 through June 1998). Information is taken from a national survey of the Federal-State Cooperative System for Public Library Data.…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Library Collections, Library Development, Library Expenditures
Cahalan, Margaret W.; Justh, Natalie M.; Williams, Jeffrey W. – 1998
This report is based on information from the 1994-95 IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) Academic Libraries Survey. IPEDS is the U.S. Department of Education's vehicle for collecting data from all postsecondary institutions in the United States. The tables in the report summarize library services, library staff, library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Circulation, Library Collections
PDF pending restorationColorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. State Library and Adult Education Office. – 2001
"Statistics and Input-Output Measures for Colorado Public Libraries, 1999" is a compilation of data collected from the Colorado Public Library Annual Report sent to each public library jurisdiction in February of 2000 and returned in March. The 1999 response rate was excellent: 100% of Colorado public libraries returned the Annual Report…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Personnel
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; King, Donald W. – 1991
A comprehensive study of the current state of library services and library cooperative activities in Massachusetts found that the state's 2,796 public, academic, school, institutional and special libraries make a significant contribution to lifelong learning, to the economy, and to the quality of life. The libraries have a combined collection of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
Bills, Linda G. – 1984
From January 1980 through December 1982 the Illinois Valley Library System (IVLS) and 33 of its participating libraries conducted an experimental project to test the costs and benefits of OCLC use in small and medium-sized libraries. This report, one of eight describing the results of the OCLC Experimental Project, examines interlibrary loan…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Catalogs, Library Cooperation
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Governments Div. – 1995
The tables in this report summarize information about public libraries in fiscal year 1993. These data were collected through the sixth Public Libraries Survey. Respondents for this census were the 8,929 public libraries identified in the 50 states and District of Columbia, by state library agencies. Over 71% of the population of legally served…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Chute, Adrienne; Kroe, Elaine – 1994
The tables in this report summarize information about public libraries in fiscal year 1992. These data were collected through the fifth Public Libraries Survey. Respondents for this census were the 8,946 public libraries identified in the 50 states and the District of Columbia by state library agencies. Nearly 71 percent of the population of…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Chute, Adrienne; And Others – 1997
The tables in this report summarize information about public libraries in the United States for the fiscal year 1994. These data were collected through the seventh Public Libraries Survey (PLS). Respondents for this census were 8,727 of the 8,921 public libraries identified in the 50 states and District of Columbia, by state library agencies.…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Lance, Keith Curry; Kroe, Elaine – 1996
This report provides a statistical profile of state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1994. The data were collected through the new State Library Agencies Survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report documents the variety of roles being played by state library…
Descriptors: Grants, Library Development, Library Expenditures, Library Funding
Thompson, Ellen; Medina, John; Kroe, Elaine – 1997
This report provides a statistical profile of state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1995. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies Survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report documents the variety of roles being played by state library agencies…
Descriptors: Grants, Library Development, Library Expenditures, Library Funding
Wallace, Danny P. – 1982
Using data provided by the annual reports of Illinois public libraries and by the Illinois state library, this publication is a companion to the November 1982 issue of "Illinois Libraries," which enumerated the 16 data elements upon which the analyses are based. Three additional types of information are provided for each of six…
Descriptors: Library Expenditures, Library Networks, Library Services, Library Surveys
