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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Return-on-Investment Study

February 2007

In April 2006, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh released the report on its return-on-investment study. See the report, Economic Impact Study: Regional Benefits of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, at http://www.clpgh.org/about/economicimpact/. For links to this and other similar studies, visit LRS.org’s Economic Impact topic on the Library Topics page at: http://www.lrs.org/topics.asp#econ2. Also, stay tuned for breaking […]

School Library Survey Preliminary Results Available

January 2007

The 2006 School Library Survey took place this fall. We are still going through the process of edit checks to ensure good data, but preliminary results are now available in spreadsheet form at http://www.lrs.org/documents/slmc06/School_Library_2006_Preliminary.xls

LibraryJobline.org Goes Live

January 2007

Starting today, the CSL Jobline has a new name, new address, and new functionality. New Name and Address Library Jobline is the new name for the Colorado State Library’s online job posting service, which can be found at www.LibraryJobline.org. New Functionality By setting up an account, users will be able to customize their job seeking […]

Annual Public Library Survey Opens

January 2007

Starting today public library directors all over Colorado will be filling out their 2006 Public Library Annual Reports. Also known as the public library survey, the annual report is mandated by law and gathers data about Colorado public libraries for inclusion in national (NCES) and state (LRS) statistics. These statistics provide library professionals with important […]

Colorado Public Librarians Eligible for Public Assistance

January 2007

A Fast Facts titled Colorado Public Librarians Eligible for Public Assistance has been posted. This issues focuses on salaries of key positions in Colorado public libraries and demonstrates how some librarians in Colorado are paid such low salaries that they may qualify for public assistance. The issue can be found in our Fast Facts at […]

National Report Indicates Many Students Lack Information Literacy Skills

December 2006

As reported in eSchool News ( http://www.eschoolnews.com, 11/28/06), researchers from ETS in Princeton, NJ found that, despite the frequently assumption that students are tech-savvy, “?the majority of high school and college students lack the proper critical thinking skills when it comes to researching online and using sources.” For the complete story: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=6725 ~Nicolle steffen_n@cde.state.co.us

LRS Launches ROI Study

December 2006

How much is the public library worth to you? Your family? Your community? These are some of the questions return on investment studies can answer. Purpose The LRS study, “What’s It Worth to You? A Return-on-Investment Study of Selected Colorado Public Libraries” is designed not only to yield an overall return-on-investment figure for Colorado public […]

School Library Survey – Closed

December 2006

The 2006-07 School Library Survey is now closed. The LRS would like to extend a big thanks to all 778 schools that responded. Results from the survey will be posted to LRS.org shortly. Zeth lietzau_z@cde.state.co.us

Researchers Solicit Responses to National Library Workforce Survey

November 2006

The Future of Librarians in the Workforce — An important IMLS research study of current and future library staffing needs is now underway. This important study will produce estimates of the size of the library workforce and the skills required of current and new workers now and in the next ten years. It will also […]

“Full House for “”Must Know Strategies”” Session at CAL”

November 2006

Last Saturday, during the 2006 Annual Conference of the Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL), it was standing-room-only for the LRS session, Must-Know Strategies for Analyzing and Presenting Your Library’s Data. The space allotted for the concurrent session seated about 25, and several later arrivals stood throughout the event. The PowerPoint file used for this presentation […]