Statistics and Input-Output Measures for Colorado School Libraries - 2011-12

These reports include complete data on hours of operation, schedule, staffing levels, staff activities, technology, collection holdings, usage, and expenditures. Results are compiled from answers submitted by the 800 + school libraries responding to the 2011-12 School Library Survey.

Colorado 2011-12 Data Elements

School Identification

School name, district, enrollment     .xls     .html

Respondent Information

Name, title     .xls     .html

Service Hours per Typical Week

School hours, after-school, and summer hours     .xls     .html

School Library Staffing per Typical Week

FTE of Librarians and Assistants, all schools     .xls     .html

Teaching Approaches of Teacher-Librarians

Approaches used by teacher-librarians     .xls     .html

Computer Information

Numbers of computers with library resources in the library and school     .xls     .html

School Library Usage per Typical Week

Circulation, number of visits, and information-skills instruction, and ILL     .xls     .html

School Library Collection

Books, reference, periodical subscriptions, audio, video, and subscriptions to databases     .xls     .html

Annual Operating Expenditures

Books, materials in electronic formats, non-print materials, electronic access, and other expenses      .xls     .html

Library's Virtual Presence

Online presence of library      .xls     .html

Professional Environment

Library staff's collaboration with teachers and administrators      .xls     .html

Colorado 2011-12 Analysis

Benchmark Ratios

Ratios for staffing, staff activities, usage, expenditures, and collections are organized both by size of school and by grade levels. The benchmarks include averages, 95th and 75th percentiles, and medians in the categories listed.      .xls

Benchmark Narrative

An explanation of how the 2011 Benchmarks are derived     .pdf

State Totals

Total numbers in several categories including services, staff, collections, budget (All categories listed in one large spreadsheet)     .xls .html

2011-12 Master File