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State Library Agency Survey: Fiscal Year 2006

Dataset Summary

Agency	Institute of Museum and Library Services
Sub-Agency
Category	Social Insurance and Human Services
Date Released	November 2007
Date Updated	November 2007
Time Period	Fiscal Year 2006 (Calendar Years 2005-2006)
Frequency	Annual
Description	This dataset is a national census of state library agencies. A state library agency is the official agency of a state that is charged by state law with the extension and development of public library services throughout the state and that has adequate authority under state law to administer state plans in accordance with the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Beyond these two roles, state library agencies vary greatly. This dataset provides information on the range of roles played by state library agencies and the various combinations of fiscal, human, and informational resources invested in such work. (more)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Administrative
Keywords	State Libraries Survey, State Library Survey, State Library Agencies, IMLS, IMLS Statistics, Institute of Museum and Library Services Statistics, Institute of Museum and Library Services, State Library Data Files, IMLS Library Statistics, State Library Statistics, Library Statistics
Unique ID	353

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/Publications/istla06a_ascii.zip
Agency Program Page	http://harvester.census.gov/imls/stlib.asp
Agency Data Series Page	http://harvester.census.gov/imls/data/stla/index.asp

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	State Library Agency
Granularity	State
Geographic Coverage	The United States: All 50 States and The District of Columbia

Data Description

Collection Mode	Web
Data Collection Instrument	http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/Publications/istla06a.pdf
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/Publications/istla06a.pdf

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/Publications/istla06a.pdf
Additional Metadata	http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/stla/pub_detail.asp?id=114

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