Web library stats and library data

["T. K. Cassidy" <tkc@KUENTOS.GUAM.NET>]

>Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:31:51 -0500 (EST)
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>To: tkc@kuentos.guam.net
>From: eburrows@Census.GOV (Elizabeth Hovis Burrows)
>Subject: Web library stats and library data
>Cc: ethompso@census.gov
>
>TK -
>
>This may be more helpful to those looking for library statistics.
>Unfortunately, I can't even get to the data directly on the Ed. site because
>of the Census firewall.  Feel free to pass this on, as is or modified as
>needed.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Beth
>
>
>Already sent to:lelliott@wombat.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us,
>khones@muse.sfusd.k12.ca.us, wassinpl@uwec.edu, fmoore@polar.Bowdoin.EDU
>
>Here is the best information I have for WWW sources of library data:
>
>National Center for Eduction Statistics of the Deptartment of Education has
>a Web site: www.ed.gov/NCES .  I'm not sure that there is much data to be
>found there - it looks mostly like program information.  Their ftp address
>is FTP.ED.GOV and they have a gopher site at gopher.ed.gov:10000.
>Unfortunately, our Census internet connection is so secure that we can't get
>to NCES's ftp or gopher sites, so I can't be much help on what to do once
>you get there, but search engines are available.
>
>For public library information, look for library statistics.  For
>postsecondary academic libraries, look under IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary
>Education Data System), and for Elsec libraries, look in some of the
>Elementary-secondary programs such as CCD (Common Core of Data).
>
>For those of you interested in collecting data, call me directly
>(1-800-622-6193), or contact Liz Gibson at the California State Library.
>She is currently using a Census development package called IMPS to collect
>data electronically from the public libraries in California
>(lgibson@library.ca.gov).
>
>We at Census work for NCES on the collection of their data, but not on the
>publication or dissemination of it, so I'm sorry that I don't know more.  I
>can give you some contacts at NCES who may be able to help you further.
>Carrol Kindel (ckindel@inet.ed.gov) is the program director for
>Institutional Records Operations (or survey operations).  She can be very
>helpful with the subject matter, but not necessarily with the technical Web
>details.  Carl Schmidt (cschmidt@inet.ed.gov) works on the NCES Web site,
>but may not be as knowledgeable about library statistics.
>
>I hope this information is helpful to you.  If you think I can be of any
>further assistance, please feel free to e-mail or call.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Beth Hovis Burrows
>Public Libraries Survey, Elementary-Secondary Educ. Statistics Branch
>Governments Division
>Bureau of the Census
>

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