Statistics and Input-Output Measures for Colorado School Libraries 2002

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 600 + school libraries responding to the 2002 School Library Survey.

Colorado 2002 Data Elements

School Identification

School Name, District, Enrollment     .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

Number of staff and hours, by school     .pdf     .xls

Activities of Staff per Typical Week

Collaboration, Leadership, Technology, etc.     .pdf     .xls

Computers with Access to School Library Resources

Numbers and types of networked computers and access      .pdf     .xls

Internet Access for Students

Internet access conditions and filter practices     .pdf     .xls

School Library Usage per Typical Week

Circulation, number of visits, and information-skills instruction, ILL & Document Delivery      .pdf     .xls

School Library Collection

Books, reference CD-ROMs, magazines, newspaper subscriptions, audio cassettes, videos, software packages, and subscriptions to online CD-ROM services     .pdf     .xls

Annual Operating Expenditures

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

Colorado 2002 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.      .pdf     .xls

Benchmark Narrative

An explanation of how the 2002 Benchmarks are derived     .pdf     .doc

Colorado School Library Survey 2002 Results

Complete data from 2002 school library survey respondents sorted alphabetically by school name     .pdf     .xls

State Totals

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