2010

LRS.org, Nicolle Steffen Win Awards at the 2010 CAL Conference

October 2010

LRS and its director, Nicolle Steffen, won awards at this past weekend’s annual Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) Conference. LRS.org, which provides dynamic, on-demand access to statistics for public, school, and academic libraries in Colorado, received the Library Advocate Award. This award recognizes far-reaching, sustained contributions to the promotion and/or support of library and information […]

2010-11 Colorado School Library Survey Now Open

October 2010

Letters have been sent to public school libraries throughout the state announcing the opening of the 2010-11 Colorado School Library Survey. It can be accessed at http://www.lrs.org/slsurvey. The data gathered in the annual school library survey provides library professionals with important information for planning, evaluating, and budgeting. Login information is included in the letter, but […]

2010 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Survey Launched

September 2010

Each year, the American Library Association and the Center for Library & Information Innovation, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, surveys a national sample of public libraries regarding their Internet connectivity and computing access resources. The 2010-2011 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study survey (PLFTAS) is now open and survey announcement postcards […]

The Future of the Book 60-Second Survey Results

August 2010

Last winter, LRS posted a 60-Second Survey on “The Future of the Book.” More than 1,300 people responded, with nearly 950 leaving additional comments about their thoughts on the topic.  With all that information, we were able to write two Fast Facts providing analysis of both the results and the comments. The comments proved to […]

Study Shows Summer Reading Programs Close Reading Gap

August 2010

Published earlier this year, The Dominican Study: Public Library Summer Reading Programs Close the Reading Gap showed that “Students who participated in the public library summer reading program scored higher on reading achievement tests at the beginning of the next school year than those students who did not participate.” For more see… Executive Summary http://gslis.dom.edu/sites/default/files/documents/IMLS_finalReport.pdf […]

LRS Welcomes Two New Staff Members

August 2010

Linda Hofschire is the new Research Analyst at the Library Research Service. Previously she worked as a social science researcher in the fields of Mass Communication and Education, designing and implementing surveys and analyzing statistics. She recently received her Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois. Dave Hodgins is our […]

Public Libraries & the Internet – Issue Briefs

July 2010

Using data from the national Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, issues briefs from the Center for Library & Information Innovation in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland include the following four topics. Public Libraries and Broadband: http://clii.umd.edu/sites/default/Briefs/BroadbandBrief10July10.pdf Public Libraries and Community Access: http://clii.umd.edu/sites/default/Briefs/CommunityAccessBrief10July10.pdf Public Libraries and E-government: http://clii.umd.edu/sites/default/Briefs/EgovBrief10July10.pdf Public […]

2008 Public Library Survey Report Released: Library Use Up–Way Up–In The Last 10 Years

July 2010

IMLS recently published the 2008 Public Libraries Survey Report: https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/publications/documents/pls2008_0.pdf. An analysis of the data shows that nationally public library visits and circulation went up 20% from 1999 to 2000 while staff numbers stay the same: https://www.imls.gov/news/public-library-visits-circulation-spike-while-staff-numbers-stay-same-imls-fy2008-public

CAL Surveys Colorado Library Community

June 2010

Using an online survey, the Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) is soliciting feedback from the entire Colorado library community. Rochelle Logan, current CAL president, wrote: “It has been quite a few years since CAL conducted a survey to ask you if the association is meeting your needs. With the Board in the midst of writing […]

NCES Releases Report on The Condition of Education 2010

May 2010

From NCES: The National Center for Education Statistics today released The Condition of Education 2010, a Congressionally mandated report to the nation on education in America today. It covers all aspects of education, with 49 indicators that include findings on enrollment trends, demographics, and outcomes. The report projects that public school enrollment will rise from […]