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Recent Fast Facts 
- Computer Access and Traditional Library Services
- Use of Statewide Databases Skyrockets in 2009: Library Patrons Benefit from Additional Databases & Training
- State's Collaborative Climate Fosters Interlibrary Loan in Colorado
- Web 2.0 and Colorado's Public Libraries
- "ASK" - A National Campaign for Reference?
- See more Fast Facts.
Recent LRS News
- 2009 LSA Populations Posted
- New Fast Facts and New Field Initiated Study Posted
- Results from the 60-Second Survey: The Future of the Book
- ALA Releases New Report - The Condition of Libraries: 1999-2009
- Service Trends in U.S. Public Libraries, 1997-2007
- NCES Published 2008 Academic Library Statistics
- Find more LRS news on our blog
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About the Library Research Service
The Library Research Service is a unit of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education that is operated in partnership with the Library and Information Science (LIS) Program, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver. The LIS-LRS partnership enables the LRS to offer research fellowships as well as practicum opportunities to DU-LIS students.
| Mission | Goals | Services | LRS Fellowships |
| www.LRS.org | LRS.org-At-Large | Staff Contact |
Mission
- The Library Research Service provides library professionals, educators, public officials, and the media with research and statistics about libraries.
Goals
- To collaborate with clients to design and conduct research projects and apply the results.
- To gather needed data; package it attractively, flexibly, and persuasively; and deliver it on time to clients.
- To enable clients to utilize available data, to collect and report more complete and accurate statistics, and to use both types of data more effectively.
Services
- Research design
- Location, compilation, and analysis of available data
- Sample design and selection
- Survey administration
- Statistical analysis
- Report writing, layout, and design
- Presentation of findings
- Workshops on presenting research and statistics persuasively
www.LRS.org
- About LRS.org
- LRS.org provides online access to research and statistics about academic, public, and school libraries in Colorado and beyond. For each type of library, it provides statistics for Colorado, other states, and the nation. The website also provides access to two types of reports: FAST FACTS, one- to three-page issue papers on current topics and trends facing libraries that are published once or twice a month; and A CLOSER LOOK reports, more in-depth analyses resulting from major LRS research projects that are published two or three times a year. In addition, the site provides links to research and statistics on specific library topics - such as materials prices, public opinion about libraries, and library technology - and links to dynamic tools that assist users in making sense of library statistics - such as peer comparison tools and calculators that adjust dollar figures for inflation over time or cost-of-living differences from place to place. Contact information for other organizations involved in library research and statistics and key individuals in those organizations is also provided.
Citation of the website: Library Research Service.(applicable year) LRS.org. Colorado State Library; Denver CO. Accessed (date) address: http://www.lrs.org
LRS.org-At-Large
Awards/Honors
2003 Helen M. Eckard Award for Exemplary Use of FSCS and Public Library Data from the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science 
AG&H Education Site Award, January 2004 
Wise Owl Site of the Month, March 2004
Portal Links
- Colorado by the Numbers (Libraries)
- dmoz.org open directory project (reference/libraries/library and information science/research organizations)
- Google.com (Directory/Reference/Libraries/Library and Information Science/Research Organizations)
- Librarians' Index to the Internet (Ready Reference & Quick Facts/Statistics/Libraries)
- LibraryHQ.com (Resources/Library Education, Library Development/Library Statistics)
- LibrarySpot.com (Libraries/Librarian's Shelf/Admin/Management)
- Refdesk.com (Reference Resources/Facts Subject Index/Libraries)
- School-Libraries.org, online resources for school librarians