| Agency: | Institute of Museum and Library Services |
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| Category: | Social Insurance and Human Services |
| Date Released: | May 14, 2009 |
| Date Updated: | May 14, 2009 |
| Time Period: | Fiscal Year 2007 (Calendar Years 2005-2007) |
| Frequency: | Annual |
| Description: | This dataset is a national census of public library systems. Its data elements cover library service measures such as the number of uses of electronic resources, the number of Internet terminals available to the general public, reference transactions, interlibrary loans, circulation, library visits, children's program attendance, and circulation of children's materials. It also includes information on collection sizes, staffing, operating revenue and expenditures. Selected data elements are aggregated and summarized at the state level. (more) |
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Data.gov Data Category Type
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Raw Data Catalog
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| Specialized Data Category Designation | Administrative |
| Keywords | IMLS, IMLS Statistics, IMLS Library Statistics, Institute of Museum and Library Services statistics, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Library Data Files, Public Libraries Survey, Public Library Survey, Public Library Statistics, Library Statistics |
| Unique ID | 449 |
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Citation
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Henderson, E., Miller, K., Craig, T., Dorinski, S., Freeman, M., Isaac, N., Keng, J., McKenzie, L., O'Shea, P., Ramsey, C., Sheckells, C. (2009). Public Libraries Survey: Fiscal Year 2007. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Washington, DC
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| Agency Program Page | http://harvester.census.gov/imls/publib.asp |
| Agency Data Series Page | http://harvester.census.gov/imls/data/pls/index.asp |
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Unit of Analysis
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Public Library System, Public Library Outlets (Branches), State
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| Granularity | longitude/latitude pair |
| Geographic Coverage | The United States: All 50 States and The District of Columbia; Guam, the Northern Marianas and the Virgin Islands |
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Collection Mode
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Web
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| Data Collection Instrument | http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/Publications/pupld07a.pdf |
| Data Dictionary/Variable List | http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/Publications/pupld07a.pdf |
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Technical Documentation
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| Additional Metadata | http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/pls/pub_detail.asp?id=122 |