Libraries,Librarians,and Library Associations in the United States in 2001: Making a Difference in the Knowledge Age

No annual survey provides statistics on all types of libraries. The public, academic, and school library counts presented come from the most recent versions of three different surveys by the US Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): Public Libraries in the United States: FY 1997 (2000); Academic Libraries: 1996 (2000); and School Library Media Centers: 1993-94 (1998), respectively. Figures for special libraries, armed forces libraries, and government libraries come from the American Library Directory 2000-2001 (2000) compiled by the R. R. Bowker Company.

The Function and Roles of State Library Agencies , compiled by Himmel, Ethel E. and William J. Wilson , American Library Association, Chicago 2000.

American Library Association , con- ducted by the Gallup Organization, 1998.

Fox, Bette-Lee. "Library Buildings 2000: Strength in Numbers " Library Journal, 125 (20): 50-61 (December 2000).

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): Public Libraries in the United States: FY 1997 (2000); Academic Libraries: 1996 (2000); and School Library Media Centers: 1993-94 (1998), respectively.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Public Libraries in the U.S. FY 1997 (2000).

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Use of Public Library Services by Households in the United States: 1996.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Public Libraries in the U.S. FY 1997 (2000).

"Technology in Public Libraries Survey," distributed by ORS. Based on 1999 Statistical Reports of PLA's Public Library Data Service.

Ibid.

Hoffert, Barbara "Book Report 2001: The Budget Shifts" Library Journal 125 (3): 130-132 (February 15, 2001). 12 Ibid.

"Cultural Programs for Adults in Public Libraries: A Survey Report" American Library Association, Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, January 1999.

"Survey of Programs for School-Age Youth in Public Libraries, Technical Report to the Dewitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund." American Library Association, January 1999.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): Academic Libraries: 1996 (2000).

Kyrillidou, Martha. "Research Library Spending on Electronic Scholarly Information on the Rise," ARL: Bimonthly Report 213: 9 (December 2000)

Association of Research Libraries, "ARL Statistics 1998-99."

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): School Library Media Centers: 1993-94 (1998).

Lance, Keith Curry, Christine Hamilton-Pennell, Marcia J. Rodney, and others. Information Empowered: The School Librarian as an Agent of Academic Achievement in Alaska Schools (Juneau: Alaska State Library, 1999). Lance, Keith Curry, et. al., The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement. State Library and Adult Education Office, Colorado Department of Education, 1992.

Miller, Marilyn , and Marilyn Shontz "Location Is Everything" School Library Journal 46 (11):50-60 (November 2000)

Library and Information Science Education Statistical Report. Association for Library and Information Science Education [A review of reports from 1990-2000].

MCI LibraryLINK study, conducted by Nielsen Media Research, April 1998.

Estabrook, Leigh and Ed Lakner "Managing Internet Access: Results of a National Survey" American Libraries 31:8 60-62 (September 2000).