Federal, State, and Local Governments
Public Libraries Survey
(Data Respondent Web Site)
WinPLUS User's Guide
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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1850-0689. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 45 hours per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this collection of information, please write to : U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, please see the contact information below. |
The Public Libraries Survey (PLS) collects nationwide descriptive statistics on all public libraries in the United States. These statistics include service measures such as reference transactions, public service hours, circulation, library visits, size of collections, staffing, operating income and expenditures, electronic technology and summary information about the number and type of public library service outlets. The PLS data is collected using WinPLUS software.
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WinPLUS Software | |
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Full Software Installation
(11,901KB/11,957KB) |
users with no version of WinPLUS installed - download the software installation file and your state data file | |
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Software Upgrade Installation
(273KB/1,632KB) |
users with WinPLUS already installed - download the software upgrade installation file and your state data file | |
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Instructions | instructions on how to download and install the WinPLUS software and state data files |
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Troubleshooting Guide | if you have problems installing or running the WinPLUS software |
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State Data Files
(View file sizes) |
all users must download their state specific data file (required by the WinPLUS data collection software) (password required to access the state data files) |
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Submit Data Via FTP | electronic form to help you use FTP to submit your data files |
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Contact us by email or by phone at (800) 451-6235. |
