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Education Statistics Quarterly
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Public, State and Federal Libraries
 
 
 
School Library Media Centers: Selected Results From the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), from Volume 7—Issues 1 & 2
     By: Leslie Scott
     Examines various aspects of school libraries-their space, organization, collections, resources, staffing, and use-that serve 10th-graders. Also provides information by 10th-graders on their use of and opinions about school libraries.
Fifty Years of Supporting Children's Learning: A History of Public School Libraries and Federal Legislation From 1953 to 2000, from Volume 7—Issues 1 & 2
     By: Joan S. Michie and Barbara A. Holton
     Presents national-, regional-, state-, and school-level descriptive data about public school libraries since 1953, as well as regional school accreditation standards and federal legislation affecting school libraries.
 
State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 2003, from Volume 6—Issue 4
     By: Barbara Holton, Elaine Kroe, Patricia O'Shea, Cindy Sheckells, Suzanne Dorinski, and Michael Freeman
    

Contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia , including these agencies' governance, collections and services, service outlets and staff, and revenue and expenditures.

 
The Status of Public and Private School Library Media Centers in the United States: 1999–2000, from Volume 6—Issues 1 & 2
     By: Barbara Holton, Yupin Bae, Susan Baldridge, Michelle Brown, and Dan Heffron
     Examines the state of public and private school library media centers in 1999–2000 by addressing the following topics: characteristics of library media centers, staff characteristics, expenditures, collection holdings, and library policies.
State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 2002, from Volume 6—Issues 1 & 2
     By: Barbara Holton, Elaine Kroe, Patricia O'Shea, Cindy Sheckells, Suzanne Dorinski, and Michael Freeman
     Contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, including these agencies’ governance, special operations, services, collections, staff, and income and expenditures.
 
Academic Libraries: 2000, from Volume 5—Issue 4
     By: Nancy Carey and Natalie M. Justh
     Summarizes universe data on libraries in 2-year and 4-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions. Includes information about services, staff, collections, and expenditures.
 
Programs for Adults in Public Library Outlets, from Volume 4—Issue 4
     By: Laurie Lewis and Elizabeth Farris
     Presents nationally representative data about three types of offerings for adults in public library outlets: literacy programs, lifelong learning programs, and Internet access for independent use.
State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 2001, from Volume 4—Issue 4
     By: Barbara Holton, Elaine Kroe, Patricia O'Shea, Cindy Sheckells, Suzanne Dorinski, and Michael Freeman
     Contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, including these agencies’ governance, special operations, services, collections, staff, and income and expenditures.
 
Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2000, from Volume 4—Issue 3
     By: Adrienne Chute, P. Elaine Kroe, Patricia Garner, Maria Polcari, and Cynthia Jo Ramsey
     Summarizes information on public libraries, including number of service outlets, population of service area, Internet access, children's and other services, operating income and expenditures, staffing, and size of collection.
 
Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 1999, from Volume 4—Issue 1
     By: Adrienne Chute, P. Elaine Kroe, Patricia Garner, Maria Polcari, and Cynthia Jo Ramsey
     Summarizes universe data on public libraries. Includes information about public libraries’ administrative structure and legal basis, operating income and expenditures, staff, collections, and services.
 
State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 2000, from Volume 3—Issue 4
     By: P. Elaine Kroe, Patricia Garner, and Cindy Sheckells
     Contains data on state library agencies, including these agencies’ governance, staffing, income and expenditures, electronic services, and services to libraries.
Public Library Trends Analysis: Fiscal Years 1992-1996, from Volume 3—Issue 4
     By: Denise Glover
     Identifies and describes trends in public libraries for 24 selected variables, including library collections, services, operating income and expenditures, and staffing.
 
Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 1998, from Volume 3—Issue 3
     By: Adrienne Chute and P. Elaine Kroe
     Summarizes universe data on public libraries. Includes information about public libraries’ administrative structure and legal basis, operating income and expenditures, staff, collections, and services.
Academic Libraries: 1998, from Volume 3—Issue 3
     By: Margaret W. Cahalan and Natalie M. Justh
     Summarizes universe data on libraries in 2-year and 4-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions. Includes information about services, staff, collections, and expenditures.
 
The Status of Academic Libraries in the United States: Results From the 1996 Academic Library Survey With Historical Comparisons, from Volume 3—Issue 2
     By: Maggie Cahalan, Wendy Mansfield, and Natalie Justh
     Presents detailed data on the status of academic libraries in 1996, as well as historical comparisons with previous years, focusing on comparisons since 1990.
 
State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 1999, from Volume 2—Issue 4
     By: P. Elaine Kroe
     Contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, including these agencies' governance, services, collectionsk staff, and income and expenditures.
 
Public Libraries in the United States: FY 1997, from Volume 2—Issue 3
     By: Adrienne Chute and P. Elaine Kroe
     Summarizes information about public libraries, including their number, administrative structure and legal basis, operating income and expenditures, staffing and collections, and services.
Academic Libraries: 1996, from Volume 2—Issue 1
     By: Margaret W. Cahalan and Natalie M. Justh
     Summarizes information on libraries in higher education institutions in the United States.
State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 1998, from Volume 2—Issue 1
     By: P. Elaine Kroe
     Contains data on state library agencies, including governance, finances, and services to libraries.
 
Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 1996, from Volume 1—Issue 2
     By: Adrienne Chute and P. Elaine Kroe
     Summarizes information on public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Includes public library types, services, collections, staffing, and operating income and expenditures.
Measuring Inflation in Public Libraries: A Comparison of Two Approaches, the Input Cost Index and the Cost of Services Index, from Volume 1—Issue 2
     By: Jay C. Chambers and Robert Vergun
     Describes two approaches to measuring inflation in public libraries, presents estimates derived from each approach, and compares the approaches in terms of their advantages and disadvantages.
State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 1997, from Volume 1—Issue 2
     By: P. Elaine Kroe
     Contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, including these agencies' governance, staffing, income and expenditures, roles in electronic network development, and services to libraries in their states.

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