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Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 2000
The objectives of the Alabama Public Library Service are to: provide library services to the citizens directly or through local libraries; provide library services for those with special needs through the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; provide library services to employees of the State of Alabama to meet their…
Descriptors: Information Services, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Networks

Goldhor, Herbert – RQ, 1987
Discusses sources of available data on reference questions asked and answered in public libraries, and analyzes data collected between 1970 and 1985 in nine states. National data from libraries in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain are also presented. (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Library Services, Library Statistics, Public Libraries
McClure, Charles R.; Fraser, Bruce T.; Nelson, Timothy W.; Robbins, Jane B. – 2001
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the economic impacts and benefits of Florida public libraries. The study objectives were to: describe the role of public libraries in economic development; identify and describe the range of specific activities and programs engaged in to support economic development; identify factors that…
Descriptors: Community Services, Data Analysis, Economic Development, Information Services

Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1994
This volume is the first annual Texas Public Library Summary Statistics. It contains information as submitted by local public libraries on their 1993 Annual Report forms. The contents include: analytical tables; population served by Texas public libraries; number of Texas public libraries; how Texas compares per capita; percentage of expenditures;…
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Services

Texas State Library, Austin. Library Development Div. – 1995
This volume is the second annual Texas Public Library Summary. It contains information as submitted by local public libraries on their 1994 Annual Report forms. The contents include: analytical tables; statistical summary overview; operating and materials expenditures adjusted for inflation; Texas library per capita data compared to U.S. averages;…
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Services

Texas State Library, Austin. Library Development Div. – 1996
This volume is the third annual Texas Public Library Summary. It contains information as submitted by local public libraries on their 1995 Annual Report forms. The contents include: analytical tables; statistical summary overview; income and percent of population served by type of library; operating expenditures adjusted for inflation; materials…
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Services
Roose, Tina – Library Journal, 1985
Examines online searching done for public libraries during October 1984 at The System Reference Service of the multitype North Suburban Library System. Highlights include total requests searched online, total public library requests searched online (by subject category), samples of successful and unsuccessful public library searches, databases…
Descriptors: Costs, Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Networks
Somerville, Mary R. – School Library Journal, 1989
Reviews the factors that tend to limit youth services budgets in public libraries, and discusses the need to collect relevant data on the use of libraries by children and adolescents to justify financial support of youth services. Strategies for collecting such data are outlined and appropriate resource allocation is discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Budgeting, Children, Demography

Bunge, Charles A. – RQ, 1986
A survey of public and academic libraries conducted to obtain information on length of reference desk shifts and proportion of the reference librarian's time spent at the desk found the two-hour weekday shift to be the most common, and that librarians typically work 7 to 21 hours per week at the desk. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Statistics
McClure, Charles R.; Bertot, John Carlo – 1998
The purpose of this study is to identify users of Pennsylvania public libraries and determine their reasons for using the library. In addition, the study provides information describing the impacts and benefits to those users as a result of their contact with the public library. The objectives were to: (1) describe users in terms of their…
Descriptors: Information Services, Library Role, Library Services, Library Statistics
Chute, Adrienne; Kroe, P. Elaine – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2000
Summarizes information about public libraries, including their number, administrative structure and legal basis, operating income and expenditures, staffing and collections, and services. Data from the Public Libraries Survey of the National Center for Education Statistics reflect the 8,967 public libraries in the 50 states and the District of…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Statistics, Public Libraries

Hardsog, Ellen L.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992
Three articles consider methods of demonstrating the value of library services. The first discusses showing the relevancy of public library services at New England town meetings; the second describes ways in which the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library evaluates user satisfaction; and the third discusses justifying the value of a special library.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Methods, Library Services, Library Statistics
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 1996
Discusses results of a survey conducted by "Library Journal" to ascertain to what degree librarians' jobs were evolving and why. Highlights include the major influence of technology; experiences of a reference librarian at the University of California at Berkeley; and professional and support staff perspectives at academic, public, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Higher Education, Job Analysis

Allen, Bryce – Library Trends, 2003
This investigation compared self-reported use of public libraries and public opinion about library services with levels of per-capita library funding over time. Results showed a small relationship between self-reported use of libraries and levels of library funding. There was no relationship between public opinion and funding levels. Non-economic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Information Services, Library Expenditures

Pettigrew, Karen E.; Durrance, Joan C.; Vakkari, Pertti – Library & Information Science Research, 1999
Reviews current trends in the networked community information literature, including public library involvement, and discusses a present study for which multiple methods are being used to collect data from users, librarians, and service providers in three states. Particular attention is given to explaining use of theory specification to apply…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Data Collection, Information Centers, Information Networks