Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2002

Description

The Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2002 (PLS FY2002), is a study that is part of the Library Statistics program. PLS FY2002 (https://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx) is a cross-sectional survey that collects annual descriptive data on the universe of public libraries in the U.S. and the Outlying Areas. Information such as public service hours per year, circulation of library books, etc., number of librarians, population of legal service area, expenditures for library collection, staff salary data, and access to technology are collected. The study was conducted using paper surveys. The key respondents in this study were state library agencies. The study's response rate was 98.1 percent. The key statistics produced from PLS FY2002 were about service measures such as access to the Internet, number of users of electronic resources, other electronic services, number of Internet terminals used by staff only, number of Internet terminals used by the general public, reference transactions, public service hours, interlibrary loans, circulation, library visits, children's program attendance, and circulation of children's materials. It also includes information about size of collection, staffing, operating income and expenditures, type of geographic service area, type of legal basis, type of administrative structure, and number and type of public library service outlets.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
47 https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
0 Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2002 data available in a zipped Microsoft Excel file https://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/pupld02b_xls.zip
71 Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2002 data available in a zipped SAS file https://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/pupld02b_sas.zip
0 Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2002 data available in a zipped text file https://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/PUPLD02b_ASCII.zip
58 Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2002 data available in a zipped CSV file https://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/pupld02b_csv.zip

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  • library-system
  • 0c7a3027-6d0b-4199-a454-1fbf3b9480f5
  • library
  • public-library
  • library-resources
  • library-staff
  • librarians

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