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Library Research Service view detail comment email this

Statistics and information on all types of libraries of interest to librarians and library managers are available here. Fast Facts offers one to three page overview statistical reports, several of a national nature, covering public, academic, and school libraries (PDF files). They maintain a page of links to the statistics departments of state library agencies for public libraries and another for academic library statistics. In addition their Other Sites section has annotated links covering research on libraries, literacy, users, and technology. LRS is a collaboration between the Colorado State Library the Library and Information Sciences Department of the University of Denver.
http://www.lrs.org/
Topics: Statistics

Last updated Feb 20, 2001


Library Statistics Program: Public Libraries view detail comment email this

Annual and historical reports about public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. "Statistics are collected from more than 9,000 public libraries. ... [Data] are available for individual public libraries and are also aggregated to state and national levels." Find data about service measures such as reference transactions, public service hours, interlibrary loans, circulation, library visits, children's program attendance, circulation of children's materials, and more. From the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/public.asp
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Statistics

Last updated May 17, 2004




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