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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
The IMLS search and compare tools have been updated with the 2008 national public library data. Search tool: http://harvester.census.gov/imls/search/index.asp Compare tool: http://harvester.census.gov/imls/compare/index.asp
ALA just released their State of America’s Libraries, 2010 report. “The report shows the value of libraries in helping Americans combat the recession. It includes data from a January 2010 Harris Interactive poll that provides compelling evidence that a decade-long trend of increasing library use is continuing—and even accelerating during economic hard times. This national […]
Released at PLA this week, the study Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries shows what most librarians already knew—patrons are using the library for more than checking out paper books. The study is already generating buzz outside of the library profession and is being picked-up by news […]
