[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] 11/17/2007 08:26:00 PM

[Lesley Farmer]

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)issued its first
library statistics report on state library agencies in the 50 states
and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year (FY) 2006. The State
Library Agency Report for FY 2006 includes a wide array of information
on topics such as libraries' Internet access, services, collections,
staff, and revenue, and is used by state and federalpolicymakers,
researchers, and others. The report covers seven main topics: 1.
Governance, Allied Operations, Electronic Services, and
InternetAccess-describes the organizational location of state library
agencieswithin state governments, related operations that are usually
beyond thescope of state library agencies, and statewide electronic
services,information, and networks. 2. Services to Libraries and
Cooperatives-identifies activities andprograms that support public,
academic, school, and special libraries,and library cooperatives. 3.
Outlets and User Groups, Public Service Hours, andCollections-describes
the availability of state library locations andbookmobiles to provide
services to the public or specificconstituencies, public service hours
during a typical week, and statelibrary holdings of materials in
various formats. 4. Service Transactions-characterizes library use,
such ascirculation and reference transactions. 5. Staff-reviews
functions performed by employees of state libraryagencies. 6.
Revenue-identifies various sources of income. 7. Expenditures-describe
how state library funds are
spent.http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/stla/index.asp

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