The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today: IMLS is pleased to report that the latest update of the Public Libraries Survey (PLS) data (FY2010) is now available on the IMLS web site: http://harvester.census.gov/imls/data/pls/index.asp. We wish to thank the Chief Officers, State Data Coordinators, other State Library staff, the IMLS Library Statistics Working Group, the Census […]
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): The Public Libraries Search and Compare tools have been updated with the FY2010 PLS [Public Library Survey] unimputed suppressed data. Please see http://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx and click on the links provided.
Our new Fast Facts, “ALA-MLS Librarian Staffing in Colorado and U.S. Public Libraries,” will pique the interest of anyone who has wondered about the distribution of librarians to ALA-MLS-accredited librarians, or about the proportions of librarians to other staff, in Colorado or the U.S. at large. Based on an analysis of Colorado and national public […]
The 2011-2012 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Survey (PLFTAS) study results are in and all the various resources based on the data are now available to you and your libraries. Many thanks to all the libraries that participated in the study! Products You and Your Libraries Can Use – State Data/Handouts. www.plinternetsurvey.org Colorado: http://www.plinternetsurvey.org/advocacy/state-details?id=CO […]
Pew has released the results of their study on libraries, patrons, and e-books. They found that 12% of readers of e-books borrowed an e-book from the library in the past year. However, the majority of Americans do not know that this service is provided by their local library. A results summary as well as links […]
ALA has just released the results of the 2012 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study. The press release, with links to the full report, an infographic, press kit, and other information, is available here.
Forbes.com recently posted an article on “The Best And Worst Master’s Degrees For Jobs,” and a Master’s in Library and Information Science was ranked the No. 1 worst degree. These rankings were based on mid-career median pay and estimated rate of growth of careers in 35 popular degrees. The results of our 60-second poll “The […]
Are you interested in finding events related to research and statistics at ALA Annual? Here are some of the sessions that are on our radar: Friday, June 22: 1:30 pm-3:00 pm ARL Library Assessment Forum Saturday, June 23: 10:30 am-12:00 pm Write For It! Jump Start Your Research Agenda and Join the Conversation (ALCTS) 1:30 […]
LRS recently completed an evaluation of the statewide 24/7 virtual reference service AskColorado, as well as its academic queue AskAcademic. Between April and October 2011, nearly 1,300 users completed customer exit surveys. The results indicate that users are pleased with these services and are likely to be repeat users. Four out of five users (80%) […]
Comparisons between the 2010 ALA-APA Annual Salary Survey and the 2010 Public Library Annual Report (PLAR) compiled by the Library Research Service show that across professional library positions in Colorado, salaries are pretty evenly matched with national averages, with the exception of library directors. Within Colorado and nationally, library professionals in large and very large […]
