The Counting on Results (CoR) study was a nationwide examination of the impact of public library services on individual patrons. Volunteer libraries throughout the United States participated in the project.
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Reports
Counting on Results: New Tools for Outcome-Based Evaluation of Public Libraries
.pdf version of the final report for the Counting on Results study
Final Outcome Reports
Outcomes for all libraries: .xls tables
.xls charts
Outcomes for libraries with 50 or more responses: .xls tables .xls charts
Outcomes and Demographic Factors: .xls table
Counting on Results: Outcomes Interim Report
This report details project administration, and describes the survey information obtained from the patron questionnaires. Interim data suggests trends and demonstrates the variety of ways patrons are using their local public libraries.
Participating Library Preliminary Results
Individual library data for participating libraries for each survey
CoR Tools
Library Service Responses
Library service responses taken from the Public Library Association’s Planning for Results program, used in CoR
CoR Instruction Manual
Instructions for participating libraries
Manual Program Forms
Forms used by participating libraries to record program activities
Print versions of surveys used in Counting on Results
Basic Literacy
Business & Career Information
Commons (The Library as a Place)
General Public Library Survey
Information Literacy
Local History & Genealogy