As many states move forward with adoption or adaptation of the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, Common Core State Standards, and/or Next Generation Science Standards, students are expected to be fluent with data: to collect and analyze it, create figures and tables, integrate quantitative…

There are existing studies on data curation programs in library science education and studies on data services in libraries. However, there is not much insight into how educational programs have prepared data professionals for practice. This study asked 105 practicing professionals how well they thought their education prepared them for…

Evidence-based library and information practice (EBLIP) provides school librarians a systematic means of building, assessing, and revising a library program, thus demonstrating a school library program's worth to the larger school community. Through survey research collecting both qualitative and quantitative data, 111 public school librarians in…

To address the presence or absence of school librarians in Kansas public schools, a study using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was designed to investigate staffing levels for library media specialists (LMSs), the label used for school librarians in licensed-personnel data in Kansas, and student achievement at the school level. Five subject areas…

The purpose of this study is to gain a finer-grained picture and better understanding of the travel patterns of library users, and the activities, demographics, and other factors that affect library access. Previous studies of physical accessibility of public libraries, which have focused on library users' single-destination trips and their travel…

A standardized reporting format is being used by Massachusetts public libraries to provide another approach in identifying comparable libraries and to facilitate comparison of employee salary ranges and other personnel data. Tables list libraries by population group with corresponding data on current salary ranges, number of full time and part…

As in previous years, this survey provides information on median and beginning professional salaries for filled or temporarily vacant positions in all ARL libraries. In addition, tables detail the numbers of and average salaries for positions in ARL university libraries and display the distribution of these positions by sex and minority group…

This report includes tabulations of median and beginning professional salaries for budgeted positions in all Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries, and tables listing average salaries for filled positions in ARL's university libraries. The tables display information on average salaries by position, sex, minority group…

This survey includes tabulations of median and beginning professional salaries for the year for budgeted positions in all Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries and supplementary tables listing average salaries for filled positions in ARL's academic libraries, displayed by position, sex, minority group membership, and geographic…

Data are presented from an annual survey of law school libraries, including salary ranges and fringe benefits of head librarians and professional staff. Data for each institution: collection size and content; staffing; hours; budgets for compensation and library materials; facilities, students, and faculty. Available from Am. Assoc. Law Libraries,…

Study presents data based on American Association of University Professors (AAUP) tabulations for salary comparisons between instructional faculty and academic librarians. Eleven references are provided. (EJS)

This study describing trends in library manpower in all types of Ohio libraries, with emphasis on public libraries, used three research approaches: an assessment of the number of librarians in the state compared to the number of library users, an examination of librarians' salary scales, and a questionnaire sent to all Ohio public libraries. In…

This paper provides a snapshot of developments in the electronic journal industry. The first section identifies issues affecting librarians and publishers, including: (1) issues of common concern to both publishers and librarians, e.g., lack of comparable data, lack of context, incomplete usage data, marketing, content provided, interface…

Following the closing of the National Library of Medicine's (NLM's) card catalog, a study was performed in 1982 to specify minimally acceptable requirements and capabilities for an NLM-based online catalog system and to evaluate the technical performance and user acceptance of available systems. Two prototype online catalog systems were selected…

This survey of 124 special librarians suggests that library schools should emphasize a well-rounded curriculum to prepare students to function effectively in any professional position, rather than to train them for specific positions. The questionnaire used focuses on educational experience, and is appended. (Author/LRW)