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Main Authors: Goldhor, Herbert, Summers, Janice
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1981
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED205196
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author Goldhor, Herbert
Summers, Janice
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Summers, Janice
Goldhor, Herbert
Summers, Janice
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contents Special Libraries Serving State Governments. Goldhor, Herbert Summers, Janice Library Expenditures Library Materials Library Personnel Library Services National Surveys Questionnaires Special Libraries State Government Statistical Studies Tables (Data) This first compilation of statistics for special libraries serving state government agencies is based on data supplied by 1,134 comprehensive reference, law and legislative, and technical and specialized libraries in response to a mail questionnaire. Twenty-one tables display data on library materials, staff, finances, and services. Analysis of the data reveals that these libraries hold 19 million books, 3.3 million periodical volumes, 8 million government documents, and 9 million microforms; employ 4,471 persons, 46 percent of whom are professionals; expend $87 million, of which 45 percent is for salaries, 17 percent for library materials, and 35 percent for all other; and loan 9 million items per year, answer 9 million queries, and are net lenders at a 3:1 ratio. The basic tables referred to in the text are listed with information for ordering, but are not included. The survey questionnaire is appended. (RAA)
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spellingShingle Special Libraries Serving State Governments.
Goldhor, Herbert
Summers, Janice
Library Expenditures
Library Materials
Library Personnel
Library Services
National Surveys
Questionnaires
Special Libraries
State Government
Statistical Studies
Tables (Data)
Special Libraries Serving State Governments. Goldhor, Herbert Summers, Janice Library Expenditures Library Materials Library Personnel Library Services National Surveys Questionnaires Special Libraries State Government Statistical Studies Tables (Data) This first compilation of statistics for special libraries serving state government agencies is based on data supplied by 1,134 comprehensive reference, law and legislative, and technical and specialized libraries in response to a mail questionnaire. Twenty-one tables display data on library materials, staff, finances, and services. Analysis of the data reveals that these libraries hold 19 million books, 3.3 million periodical volumes, 8 million government documents, and 9 million microforms; employ 4,471 persons, 46 percent of whom are professionals; expend $87 million, of which 45 percent is for salaries, 17 percent for library materials, and 35 percent for all other; and loan 9 million items per year, answer 9 million queries, and are net lenders at a 3:1 ratio. The basic tables referred to in the text are listed with information for ordering, but are not included. The survey questionnaire is appended. (RAA)
title Special Libraries Serving State Governments.
topic Library Expenditures
Library Materials
Library Personnel
Library Services
National Surveys
Questionnaires
Special Libraries
State Government
Statistical Studies
Tables (Data)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED205196