About the Report
The following report highlights US economic trends (2009) and summarizes trends in public, school and academic libraries during the current decade for: Number of Libraries and Population Served, Expenditures, Staffing, and Services. The...
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About the Report
The following report highlights US economic trends (2009) and summarizes trends in public, school and academic libraries during the current decade for: Number of Libraries and Population Served, Expenditures, Staffing, and Services. The compilation was prepared in December 2009 for the staff and member leaders of the American Library Association to support its planning activities.
Data are compiled from multiple sources:
• Data about public, school and academic libraries are derived from national surveys administered by two federal agencies: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (www.imls.gov hosted by http://harvester.census.gov/imls/index.asp). Academic and school library surveys are conducted by NCES. The academic library survey is biennial and respondents are from the “universe” of eligible institutions (all degree‐granting and receiving federal financia
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