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Palmer, Carole – American Libraries, 1992
A 1991 survey of 53 public libraries serving populations greater than 25,000 showed library circulation is increasing at a steady rate, whereas library expenditures for materials (measured in 1980 dollars) decreased in the past year. This survey showed the largest annual increase in circulation since the survey began in 1980 and the first decrease…
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Statistics, Library Surveys
Lance, Keith Curry; Cox, Marti A. – American Libraries, 2000
Offers a methodological critique of Thomas Hennen's American Public Library Rating Index as well as a response by Hennen. Discusses statistics; indexes; correlations; variables; weighting; and how public libraries should be assessed, and Hennen defends his work and suggests it should be called a scorecard rather than an index. (LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Indexes
Palmer, Carole – American Libraries, 1991
Reports circulation and expenditure statistics for public libraries for 1980-90, based on a representative sample of 53 U.S. public libraries serving a population of over 25,000. Data include figures for adult circulation, juvenile circulation, salary expenditures, material expenditures, and circulation and expenditures per capita. (LRW)
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Materials, Library Statistics
Wright, Lisa A. – American Libraries, 1996
Presents statistics from the 1995 Index of American Public Library Circulation, including the index of library expenditures (salary expenditures, material expenditures, and others), adult and juvenile circulation figures, circulation per capita, expenditures per capita, expenditures per circulation, and material expenditures per capita. (LRW)
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Materials
Hamilton, Lynn A. – American Libraries, 1993
Discusses results of the 1992 Index of American Public Library Circulation based on a survey conducted by the University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign Library Research Center. Highlights include adult and juvenile circulation, operating expenses, salaries, library materials expenditures, expenditures per capita, and expenditures per circulation.…
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Materials, Library Statistics
Ballard, Thomas H. – American Libraries, 1990
Examines public library interlibrary loan statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) as a measure of the effectiveness of efforts to equalize service throughout a state. Data from 1988-89 are compared with data from approximately 5 years earlier from 35 states. Data without earlier year comparisons are offered for other…
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Circulation, Library Services
Lynch, Mary Jo – American Libraries, 1997
Provides statistics based on the 1996 National Households Education Survey (NHES) of 55,000 families, measuring library use by presence of children, race, and ethnicity. Provides tables reporting use of public libraries by presence of children, by any household member, and by any household member in the last month. (PEN)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Ethnicity, Family (Sociological Unit), Library Research
Lynch, Mary Jo – American Libraries, 1999
Describes how libraries can use statistics to make useful comparisons with similar types of libraries. Discusses public libraries, academic libraries, and school library media centers; considers print and electronic sources; and lists acronyms and applicable Web sites where statistics can be found. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Intner, Sheila S.; Futas, Elizabeth – American Libraries, 1994
Discusses evaluation procedures for public libraries. Topics addressed include accountability; cooperation among libraries; economic factors; evaluation options, including the use of staff and/or consultants; problems uncovered; and factors to consider when deciding to keep or discard materials, including community needs, circulation statistics,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Relations, Consultants, Economic Factors