Based on 5 years of job postings on our own Library Jobline, we’ve found that starting wages for library jobs are stagnant overall (see our Fast Facts). But this is only one piece of the pay equity puzzle: The American Library Association–Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) has published an updated Pay Equity Bibliography. The bibliography includes […]
The national Public Libraries Survey data for 2011 is now available on the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) web site: http://www.imls.gov/research/pls_data_files.aspx. The data files are available in csv, xls, flat (ascii) and SAS formats. The FY 2011 PLS report will be released in the early fall 2013. Massive spreadsheets not your cup of tea? IMLS […]
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) recently updated the “Search for Public Libraries” and “Compare Public Libraries” online tools with the FY2011 PLS unimputed data. You can find a link to the tools from the PLS main web page at: http://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx
Preliminary data from the 2012 Colorado Public Library Annual Report (PLAR) is now available: : http://lrs.org/documents/plstat12/preliminary-2012-plar-2013-03-22.xls. Preliminary Status A few libraries are still working on getting their data in, however, the vast majority have submitted their reports. The data is considered preliminary until we receive data from all public libraries and all edit checks have […]
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): IMLS 2010 Public Library Survey Results Announced: Libraries doing more with less – Local government taking larger funding role Press Release Highlights from the Report Public Library Services and Operations Public libraries offered 3.75 million programs to the public in FY 2010, which amounts to an average […]
The final Census edit checks are done and I want to thank everyone who helped with annotations and corrections. Of course, the completion of the edit check process means the 2011 Public Library Annual Report data has been finalized and published to LRS.org. You can access the data in several ways… 1) Colorado Public Library […]
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today: IMLS is pleased to report that the latest update of the Public Libraries Survey (PLS) data (FY2010) is now available on the IMLS web site: http://harvester.census.gov/imls/data/pls/index.asp. We wish to thank the Chief Officers, State Data Coordinators, other State Library staff, the IMLS Library Statistics Working Group, the Census […]
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): The Public Libraries Search and Compare tools have been updated with the FY2010 PLS [Public Library Survey] unimputed suppressed data. Please see http://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx and click on the links provided.
The 2011-2012 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Survey (PLFTAS) study results are in and all the various resources based on the data are now available to you and your libraries. Many thanks to all the libraries that participated in the study! Products You and Your Libraries Can Use – State Data/Handouts. www.plinternetsurvey.org Colorado: http://www.plinternetsurvey.org/advocacy/state-details?id=CO […]
Preliminary data from the 2011 Colorado Public Library Annual Report is now available: http://www.lrs.org/documents/plstat11/preliminary_2011_public_library_data_20120403.xls Preliminary Status A few libraries are still working on getting their data in, however, the vast majority have submitted their reports. The data is considered preliminary until we receive data from all public libraries and all edit checks have been resolved. […]
