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Statistics and Input-Output Measures for Colorado School Libraries 2004

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 2004 School Library Survey.

Colorado 2004 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
FTE of Librarians and Assistants, all schools     .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 2004 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 2004 Benchmarks are derived     .pdf
Colorado School Library Survey 2004 Results
Complete data from 2004 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
Last modified May 2nd, 2007
   
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