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Policy Research 101 Available Data on Libraries & Librarians

Policy Research 101 Available Data on Libraries & Librarians. Keith Curry Lance Consultant RSL Research Group. Public Library Statistics. National Center for Education Statistics. Public Libraries in the U.S., (Year). Public Library Locator Public Library Peer Comparison Tool

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Policy Research 101 Available Data on Libraries & Librarians

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  1. Policy Research 101Available Data on Libraries & Librarians Keith Curry Lance Consultant RSL Research Group

  2. Public Library Statistics • National Center for Education Statistics. Public Libraries in the U.S., (Year). • Public Library Locator • Public Library Peer Comparison Tool • Note: FY 08 move from NCES to IMLS • Public Library Association. Public Library Data Service Statistical Report (Year). • Library Journal • [Public Library] Budget Report, January • Public Library Referenda. June 15

  3. Academic Library Statistics • National Center for Education Statistics. Academic Libraries [Year]. (Every 2 years) • Academic Library Locator • Academic Library Peer Comparison Tool • Note: Stays at NCES for now

  4. Academic Library Statistics • ACRL Statistics • Print & online access • ARL Statistics • Print & online access • New Measures • LibQual+ • DigiQual • MINES for Libraries • SAILS

  5. School Library Statistics • Various National Center for Education Statistics publications. (Every 4-5 years) • School Library Journal survey. (Every 2 years) • School Libraries Count! (new annual AASL sample survey of school libraries nationally)

  6. Automated Systems/Databases • Automated System Marketplace, Library Journal, April 1. • Database Marketplace, Library Journal, May 15.

  7. Library Buildings • Library Buildings (in addition to a unique annual title). Library Journal, December. • Academic and public library facilities • New buildings as well as additions/renovations

  8. Fiscal Indexes • Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). See Bureau of Labor Statistics site, stats/bls/gov. • The BOWKER ANNUAL: Library and Book Trade Almanac. Contains average book prices.

  9. More fiscal indexes ... • U.S. Periodical Price Index, American Libraries, May. • XXth Annual Report, Periodical Price Survey. Library Journal, April 15. • Public Library Circ …(American Libraries Index of Circulation and Expenditures) American Libraries, October.

  10. Salaries/Staffing • Administrative Compensation Survey. Washington, DC: College and University Personnel Association. • ALA Survey of Librarian Salaries. Chicago: American Library Association. • ARL Annual Salary Survey. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries. • Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Washington, DC: GPO (biennial).

  11. More on staffing/salaries … • Davis, Denise M. (formerly Lynch, Mary Jo). [article on ALA survey of librarian salaries] American Libraries, October-November. • National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service. • Placements & Salaries. Library Journal, October 15. • SLA Annual Salary Survey: a Workplace Study. Alexandria, VA: Special Libraries Association.

  12. Contact Information • Keith Curry Lance • Consultant, RSL Research Group • Tel. 303 466 1860 - Mobile 720 232 5866 • keithlance@comcast.net or • klance@RSLresearch.com • http://www.linkedin.com/in/keithcurrylance • http://www.RSLresearch.com

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