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Statistics and Input-Output Measures for Colorado School Libraries 2003
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 2003 School Library Survey.
Colorado 2003 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 2003 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 2003 Benchmarks are derived .pdf
- Colorado School Library Survey 2003 Results
- Complete data from 2003 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