Statistics and Input-Output Measures for Colorado School Libraries 1998

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 school libraries responding to the 1998 School Library Survey.

Colorado 1998 Data Elements

Addresses

Addresses, District Names, and RLSS codes     .pdf     .xls

Respondent Information

Name, Title, Phone     .pdf     .xls

Service Hours per Typical Week

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

School Library Staffing per Typical Week

CDE Endorsed, Not CDE Endorsed, and Parapros     .pdf     .xls

School Library Staffing per Typical Week

BOCES, Tech. Staff, Aides, and others paid     .pdf     .xls

Volunteer Hours

Number of adult and student volunteers, hours worked     .pdf     .xls

Staff Activities

Identify materials, plan with teachers, manage computers and more     .pdf     .xls

Percentage of Time Spent on Paid Staff Activities

.pdf     .xls

Overtime Hours

Identify materials, plan with teachers, manage computers and more     .pdf     .xls

Electronic Access

Online catalog, Internet, and ACLIN      .pdf     .xls

Electronic Access

WWW available to staff and students, restrictions to use     .pdf     .xls

Electronic Access

Filtering, access to fax, phone, copier and modem     .pdf     .xls

School Library Usage

Circulation, ILLs, and Information-Skills Contacts     .pdf     .xls

Weekly Ratios

Visits per Student, Circ per Student, Net loan rate, etc     .pdf     .xls

School Library Collection

Volumes, CDs, Magazines, Videos, Computer Software, Full-text Svcs     .pdf     .xls

Collection Ratios

Vols/Student, CDs, Subscriptions, Videos per 100 Students     .pdf     .xls

Operating Expenditures

Books, Electronic, and Nonprint     .pdf     .xls

Per Student Expenditures

(school budget) Books, Electronic, and Nonprint     .pdf     .xls

Per Student Expenditures

(all other sources) Books, Electronic, and Nonprint     .pdf     .xls

Capital Outlay

Equipment, and other     .pdf     .xls

LMC Management

Budget, Advisory Comm., Challenges, and more     .pdf     .xls

Colorado 1998 Analysis

Benchmark Ratios

In this spreadsheet, information provided by schools responding to the survey is weighted to be representative of the state as a whole. Ratios for staffing, staff activities, usage, expenditures, and collections are organized both by size of school and by grade levels. The benchmarks include averages, highs, 75th percentiles, and medians in the categories listed.      .xls

Benchmark Narrative

An explanation of how the 1998 Benchmarks are derived     .pdf

Colorado School Library Survey 1998 Results

Complete data from 1998 school library survey respondents sorted alphabetically by school name     .xls

State Totals

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