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Library Statistics
The State Library annually publishes California Library Statistics, a compilation of statistical data from public, academic, special, and county law libraries throughout the state.
- Public Library Statistics FY 2006-07 Draft (665k PDF)
- California Library Statistics 2007 (2005 - 2006 fiscal year) (3 MB pdf)
Previous Issues:
- California Library Statistics 2006 (2004 - 2005 fiscal year) (1.5 MB pdf)
- California Library Statistics 2005 (2003 - 2004 fiscal year) (2 MB pdf)
- California Library Statistics 2004 (2002 - 2003 fiscal year) (1.4 MB pdf)
- California Library Statistics 2003 (2001 - 2002 fiscal year) (1.1 MB pdf)
Library Statistics Resources
- California Public Library Statistics FY 2005-06 Data File (483 KB xls)
- California Public Library Survey 2005-2006 Instructions (86 KB pdf)
- Library Research Service, Colorado
http://www.lrs.org/ - Illinois Library Research Center FSCS Library Data Tool
http://lrc.lis.uiuc.edu/web/dataTool.html - GEOLIB: Public Library Geographic Database (PLGDB)
http://www.geolib.org/PLGDB.cfm - National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Library Statistics Program
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/ - U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
http://www.nclis.gov/survey.htm - ALA Office for Research and Statistics
http://www.ala.org/ala/ors/statsaboutlib/statisticsabout.htm - California Community Colleges Library and Learning Resources Survey and Reports
http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa_ir/llrp.htm - University of California Library Statistics
http://www.slp.ucop.edu/stats/ - California State University Library Statistics
http://www.calstate.edu/LS/planning_docs.shtml - California School Libraries
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/ - Health Science Libraries Statistics
http://www.aahsl.org/ - Bibliostat Connect (subscription required)
http://connect.informata.com
In addition, library staff, local government officials, state officials, and members of the general public can obtain selected data on California public libraries:
- Specialized statistical reports comparing any of the 150+ statistical data elements collected by the State Library for any combination of libraries or branches.
- Machine-readable files of all statistical data collected are available in a variety of formats.
Contact the State Data Coordinator, Ira Bray, at: (916) 653-0171 or ibray@library.ca.gov.
(Documents in PDF format can be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.)