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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1985
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED264879 |
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Table of Contents:
- A Summary and Review of the Indexes of American Public Library Statistics: 1939-1983. Goldhor, Herbert Correlation Foreign Countries Indexes Library Circulation Library Expenditures Library Research Library Statistics Public Libraries The Index of American Public Library Circulation dates back to 1939, and the Index of American Public Library Expenditures to 1951. These indexes are based on annual reports from a sample of all American public libraries serving more than 25,000 people each. Using the 1982 American Library Directory, the researchers identified 1,586 public libraries that appeared to meet this criterion. A letter requesting data on their total circulation and total expenditures for 1975 and 1980 was sent to each of the identified libraries. Usable data was received from 1,336 libraries (84%). The four figures for each library were entered in a computer file and a list was printed of the rates of change for each series--circulation and expenditures--from high to low. Libraries in a systematic sample (every 50th library) were invited to become members of a new sample for the indexes for the 1980s and to contribute their data for 1981 circulation and expenditures. Based on this sample population, this report is divided into sections on: (1) analyses of the present study procedures; (2) new features of the indexes; (3) tests of accuracy on the U.S. indexes; (4) comparisons of the U.S. indexes with data from England and Canada; and (5) correlations between variables. Findings are detailed in 13 appendices, including tables, and references are provided. (THC)