Are you responsible for filing your library’s 2005 Public Library Annual Report? If so, this message is for you. The last couple of months I’ve been busy updating the 2005 Public Library Annual Report (aka the Public Library Survey) and doing the requirements testing of the survey software, Collect. It’s a busy time for LRS, […]
From March through May 2005, a study examining academic library usage and outcomes was conducted by the LRS in association with the Colorado Academic Library Consortium. Over 3000 undergraduate students and nearly 400 faculty from nine Colorado college and universities participated in the study. The results of the undergraduate and faculty surveys are now available […]
The good news for Colorado public libraries in November’s election results is even better than we thought. See the updated edition of the November 4 issue of FAST FACTS, now titled Eight Out of Eleven Colorado Library Ballot Measures Win Voter Approval. Two additional positive votes–both for Ignacio Library District (one for operations and another […]
The dynamic section of LRS.org, LRS-Interactive was featured in a presentation given by Keith and myself at the Colorado Association of Libraries Conference last weekend. Included in the presentation were demonstrations of the historic analysis tools for Colorado public libraries and the 2004 School Library Profiles. Additionally, we are currently working on a new element […]
Two new issues of FAST FACTS consider how Colorado’s public libraries rank compared to their counterparts in other states nationwide. “Colorado’s Low Ranking on State Funding for Public Libraries Plummets Further” describes how the state’s investment in library collections dropped from 50 cents per capita to a nickel per capita during the budget cuts of […]
A new issue of FAST FACTS–“Six Out of Nine Colorado Library Ballot Measures Win Voter Approval”–summarizes the library-related results of the elections finalized on November 1, 2005. This issue is available at: http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/228_Library_Ballot_Measures.pdf. If your ballot measures is not mentioned, please send information about it and we will update this issue. Keith Lance_K@cde.state.co.us
The AskColorado statewide virtual reference service recently completed its second year, gaining momentum and receiving positive feedback from its users. Read details about user feedback during AskColorado’s second year of operation at: http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/231_AskCo.pdf. Keith Lance_K@cde.state.co.us
A new Field Initiated Study has been posted to the LRS.org website. The results of an inquiry regarding Teaching Computer Classes in the Public Library are summarized at http://www.lrs.org/documents/field_stats/Teaching_Public_Computer_Classes.pdf. Daphne Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us
Have you ever wondered how other libraries manage the people traffic aimed at their Internet computers? Is it a first-come-first-served proposition? Is software used for this purpose, or is it a paper-and-pencil matter? How long are people allowed to use Internet computers before being required to make way for the next person? This survey by […]
The Library Research Service is undertaking a third “Colorado study” of school libraries, with the working title, How School Librarians Teach Critical Thinking. This study, employing an exciting new methodology, will provide the most precise evidence to date on the value of school librarians by focusing on how they teach information literacy skills. Here is […]
