http://www.lrs.org/ Research and Statistics about Libraries - FieldStudies en-us http://www.lrs.org/blog/rss.xml Librarians working in public libraries may be interested in the newest Field Initiated Study (FIS).

The Programming Policies and Evaluation FIS includes a summary of responses from two Libnet inquiries regarding public library programming policies and evaluation procedures. It provides examples of actual policies and evaluation forms used at a variety of public libraries in Colorado.

For more information, please click the title above or visit our Field Initiated Studies section.


-Amanda
arybin@du.edu

http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=229 Librarians working in school, academic, special, and public libraries may be interested in the newest Field Initiated Study (FIS).

This study includes two documents, compiling resources about the responsible disposal of library materials. The Recycling in Libraries document includes a summary of the responses from three Libnet inquiries regarding weeding and disposal policies at public, school, academic, and special libraries. The Weeding document is a list of resources collected for Library People, Coloradoand#8217;s statewide friends group.

You may click on the titles above or see our Field Initiated Studies section for more information.

-Amanda
arybin@du.edu http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=227 Librarians working in many types of libraries may be interested in the two most recent Field Initiated Studies (FIS).

The Best Practices for Scanning FIS is a summary of responses from a Libnet inquiry regarding the best methods for scanning large volumes of library materials. Responses primarily include those from academic and special librarians.

The Minors' Use of the Internet FIS is a summary of responses from a Libnet inquiry regarding policies for minors' Internet use, primarily in public libraries.

You may click on the titles above or see our Field Initated Studies Section for more information.

-Amanda
arybin@du.edu
http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=199 Librarians who work with Spanish-speaking populations may be interested in two recent Field Initiated Studies entitled, Colorado Latinos and Information: Key Informant Interviews with Latino Organizations and Information-Seeking Behaviors of Spanish-Speaking Populations: An Annotated Bibliography.
These Field Initiated Studies are the result of a Service Learning Project completed by Catherine L. Meis, a graduate student at the University of Denver's Library and Information Science program. The end goal of this study was to help AskColorado assess potential Spanish use of the AskColorado Spanish queue.

For more information, you may click on the above links or see our Field Initiated Studies section for more information.


~ Daphne
Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us

http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=180 Librarians working in academic libraries may be interested in the latest Field Initiated Study summarizing a Libnet inquiry posted by Gayle Gunderson, Director of the Colorado Christian University Library, entitled Instant Messaging in Small Academic Libraries.

For more information, you may click on the link above or see our Field Initiated Studies section for more information.


~ Daphne
Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=170 Public librarians may be interested in two recently posted Field Initatied Studies (FIS).
The Graphic Novels FIS is a summary of responses from public libraries to the inquiry regarding where to shelve graphic novels.
The Instant Messaging FIS is a summary of responses received from public libraries regarding an inquiry about policies on instant messaging using the libraries computers.
You may click on the titles above or see our Field Initated Section for more information.

~ Daphne
Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=155 School librarians may be interested in a Field Initiated Study posted regarding Internet Filtering in public and private schools. A survey was posted to Survey Monkey by Leroy Smith, inquiring about the implementation and effectiveness of internet filtering in public and private schools.

A summary of the survey results is available in our Field Initiated Studies section at:
http://www.lrs.org/documents/field_stats/internet_filtering_in_schools.pdf

Daphne
Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us
http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=124 School librarians may be interested in a Field Initiated Study posted regarding Teacher Librarians and Media Specialists in Colorado elementary schools. An informal survey was conducted by Connie Masson of the St. Vrain school district with 15 school districts responding. The results of the survey are available in our Field Initiated Studies section at:
http://www.lrs.org/documents/field_stats/Teacher_Librarian_Summary_and_Spreadsheetict_summary.pdf.


Daphne
Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us


http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=113 Steve Wasiekco of the City of Aurora, Library, Recreation and Cultural Services created a report demonstrating the annual materials spending for the years 2000-2006 of selected front range public libraries based on data supplied by each library.

The study is titled "Materials Spending of Comparable Front Range Libraries" and is located in our Field Intitiated Studies section at http://www.lrs.org/documents/field_stats/materials_spending_analysis.pdf.


Daphne
Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us
http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=105 The summary of a Libnet inquiry regarding library materials security has been posted to the Field Initiated Studies section of lrs.org.

The Library Materials Security Field Initiated Study can be found at http://www.lrs.org/documents/field_stats/materials_security.pdf.


Daphne
Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us

http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=103 The summary of a libnet inquiry regarding coffee shops in libraries along with a document regarding requests for proposals has been posted to the Field Initiated Studies section of lrs.org.

The Coffee Shops Field Initiated Study can be found at: http://www.lrs.org/documents/field_stats/coffee.pdf.


Daphne
Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us

http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=102 School Librarians may be interested in a newly posted Field Initiated Study on the LRS.org website.
The results of a libnet inquiry regarding magazines and databases in school libraries are summarized and can be found at http://www.lrs.org/documents/field_stats/Magazines_databases.pdf.






Daphne
Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=94