2011

School Library Studies-Next Steps

September 2011

In response to some questions we’ve received about our School Library Journal article and our future plans for school library research: The results reported in this article represent the first part of a larger study we are conducting to look at the relationship between school librarian staffing and achievement scores. Our next step is to […]

NCES Updates Compare Academic Libraries Web Tool with 2010 Data

September 2011

The Compare Academic Libraries tool allows users to compare college and university libraries on a wide range of characteristics. It also allows the user to view and download historical data of a library of interest as far back as FY 2000. To view this updated tool, visit: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/compare/ This web tool is a product of […]

2009 Public Library Data Files Released

August 2011

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced the release of the 2009 Public Libraries Survey (PLS) data. It is available on the IMLS web site at: http://harvester.census.gov/imls/data/pls/index.asp. All 50 states and the District of Columbia participate in the Public Libraries Survey every year and the collection includes data on visitation, circulation, the availability and […]

Our new American Libraries feature article– “Who’s the Boss”–is now available

July 2011

Last November, we asked you in a 60-second survey to share your opinions about privatization and public libraries. We just published the results of this study as a feature article in American Libraries: “Who’s the Boss? Does Private Management Have a Place in Public Libraries?”. Access the article here. The study’s results were also summarized […]

Who is in the Queue: Public Access Computer Users

June 2011

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) just published the research brief:  “Who’s in the Queue? A Demographic Analysis of Public Access Computer Users and Uses in U.S. Public Libraries” by Carlos A. Manjarrez and Kyle Schoembs.  Highlights from the report include: • The demographic analysis in this brief dispels some myths about the […]

Librarian Job Satisfaction Survey

June 2011

Library Journal’s 2011 Job Satisfaction Survey–Rocked by Recession, Buoyed by Service:  “Budget cuts from coast to coast have turned up the heat, but librarians still love their jobs. Realistically, however, money shortages have reduced advancement opportunities and many feel they’ll have to leave libraries before retiring.” Read the article at: http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/newslettersnewsletterbucketljxpress/890617-441/lj_2011_job_satisfaction_survey.html.csp Read about the results […]

2010-2011 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Report Now Available

June 2011

ALA officially released the 2010-2011 Public Library Funding & Technology Access report: http://www.ala.org/plinternetfunding.  The full survey report, including state data, is available at http://plinternetsurvey.org/?q=node/13.   Also available is a highly shareable executive summary: http://www.ala.org/ala/research/initiatives/plftas/2010_2011/plftas11-execsummary.pdf.  

Results from the 60-Second Survey: What is the Value of an MLIS to You?

June 2011

Over the last two weeks of May, librarians, library staff, and library school students weighed in on the LRS 60-Second Survey “The Value of an MLIS Degree to you.” Almost 2,500 people from every state and 15 countries, representing all library types, responded. Around 1,300 respondents left comments, sharing additional thoughts on the value of […]

Public Libraries Search and Compare Tool Updated

June 2011

? The Institute of Museum and Library Services just announced the Public Libraries Search and Compare tools have been updated with the national FY 2009 Public Library Survey unimputed suppressed data. Search tool: http://harvester.census.gov/imls/search/index.asp Compare tool:  http://harvester.census.gov/imls/compare/index.asp