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California Library Statistics, 1990. Fiscal Year 1988-1989 Data from Public, Academic and Special Libraries DOCUMENT RESUME ED 329 292 IR 053 492 AUTHOR Clark, Collin, Ed. TITLE California Library Statistics, 1990. Fiscal Year 1988-1989 Data from Public, Academic and Special Libraries. INSTITUTION California State Library, Sacramento. REPORT NO ISSN-0741-031X PUB DATE 90 NOTE 247p.; Product of the Library Development Services Bureau. For the 1989 edition, see ED 315 076; for the accompanying directory, see IR 053 491. AVAILABLE FROM California State Library, 1001 Sixth Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814. PUB TYPE Statistical Data (110) -- Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Academic Libraries; Annual Reports; Higher Education; Interlibrary Loans; Library Circulation; Library Expenditures; *Library Materials; Library Networks; Library Personnel; *Library Services; *Library Statistics; *Public Libraries; *Special Libraries; Two Year Colleges IDENTIFIERS *California ABSTRACT This report provides information that characterizes libraries in California, profiling each library within its appropriate library type, i.e., public, academic, special, state agency, and county law. The data were gathered through the annual report forms for fiscal year 1988-1989 that were returned by 866 libraries of an estimated tLital of 1,000 California libraries, excluding school libraries. Presented in the statistical tables are data on activities (e.g., interlibrary loans borrowed and lent, circulation, and total volumes); income; expenditures; staffing; and collections. These data are organized by library type and area population. Also provided is a state summary of library statistics for the fiscal year 1988-1989, plus the 2 preceding years. The data reported include total operating expenditures, salaries, library materials, full-time staff equivalents, total volumes, circulation, interlibrary loan (ILL) borrowings, ILL lending, and total numY,er of reference questions answered during the year. A library index provides an alphabetical list of libraries by short form name with cross references to the full name and city of location. (MAB) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** U.S. CEPARTMENT OF EDUCATOR Dace ot Educettonsi Memo end mow 4ement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERO) 0 The document Nur Mal rearOdtsCOd welted from tM person or organdetion ongineting It 0 Minor clumges neve been made to improve raproduCtiOn Quality Paws of yogi ps opinions stated in thill demo CtP mint do not nOCOUStify fillpfleat ONO* CZOEM PORtIon or POMP 1:4 *0 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Collin Clark T OYAY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." , C a lifo rnia Lib rary S ta tis tic s 1990 - Fiscal year 1988-1989 data from Public, Academic and Special Libraries a ilLII MU W-IIMINb Library Development Services Bureau California State Library Sacramento, 1990 Gary E. Strong, State Librarian California Library Statistics 1990 ISSN 0741-031X Edited by rollin Clark, State Data Coordinator Library Development Services Bureau California State Library 1001 Sixth St., Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel. (916) 322-0373 FAX (916) 323-1870 Also available from California State Library California Library Directory Printed by California Office of State Printing Distributed LDA I Contents 4 State Summary of Library Statistics 8 Public Library Systems 12 Public Libraries 19 Group 1, over 200,000 population[A] 27 Group 2, 100,000 to 200,000 population[B] 35 Group 3, 75,000 to 100,000 population [C] 43 Group 4, 50,000 to 75,000 population[D] 51 Group 5, 30,000 to 50,000 population[E] 59 Group 6, 15,000 to 30,000 population[F] 67 Group 7, under 15,000 population [G] 75 Mobile libraries 78 Academic and Special Libraries 80 Academic Libraries 80 State Universities[H] 82 Community Colleges, over 20,000 students[I] 84 Community Colleges, 13,000 to 20,000 students[I] 86 Community Colleges, 7,500 to 13,000 students[J] 88 Community Colleges, under 7,500 students [K] 90 Private Academic, over 1,5u0 students[L] 92 Private Academic, under 1,500 students [M] 94 Academic Libraries, Branches [N] 96 Special Libraries 96 For profit organizations, over 1,000 persons [0] 98 For profit organizations, under 1,000 persons[P] 100 Non-profit organizations, over 1,000 persons[Q] 102 Non-profit organizations, under 1,000 persons [R] 104 Law [S] 106 Medical, Community, State[T] 108 Medical, Private, over 2,000 persons [U] 110 Medical, Private, under 2,000 persons [U] 112 Federal Government [V] 114 State resident [W] 116 State special [W] 118 Library Index 3 ;) State Summary of Library Statistics Each year the State Library sends annual report forms to California's academic, public, special, state agency and county law libraries.Statistical data from those reports are tabulated in this publication, with directory listings published in the companion volume, CalifGrnia Library Directory. Although the statistics program and these publications are promoted as widely as we can, participation for most is voluntary (public libraries are required by the Education Code to report annually to the State Librarian) and some choose not to do so. This makes the state summary less than complete. Libraries failing to return the report form two years in a row are dropped from the free publications distribution list.California cooperates with the National Center fOr Education Statistics in the collection of uniform public library statistical data nationwide For fiscal year 1988-1989 we list 866 libraries. We estimate there are at least 1,000 libraries in operation inCalifornia, exclusive of school libraries, so data inthese publications are about 86% complete. By type of library, the number reporting are: 168 public libraries with 3,031 public service points. By jurisdictions, there are 48 county, 105 city, four combined city-county, and 11 district public libraries.'This year, King City Library merged with Monterey County Library, reducing the number of city libraries and the total of library jurisdictions. By level of service, there are: 162 main libraries. Administrative headquarters are not included, and some county or district libraries have no main library. 604 branch libraries. A branch is an extension library open some part of each of five days a week, has at least 1,400 square feet of floor space, a general book collection of at least 7,000 volumes, and is staffed with the equivalent of at least one librarian and one clerical employee during hours open for service. 326 library stations. A station is a library structure smaller than a branch, providing a lower level of service. 1,872 mobile library stops.A mobile library stop is a location visited by a bookmobile or other traveling library.There are 67 mobile libraries operated by 49 libraries. Combining main, branch, station and bookmobile figures, there are 1,159 public library outlets. 4 Emeryville and Piedmont are included with Oakland. Glenn County is served by Orland and Willows city libraries. Hillsborough is served by Burlingame and San Mateo city libraries. Mariposa Co. is included with Tuolumne Co. Santa Barbara Co. is served by the three city libraries of Lompoc, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. Sierra Co. is included with Plumas Co. 192 academic libraries: 28 state supported academic libraries. 105 community college libraries. 59 private academic libraries. 447 special libraries: 36 legal libraries. 80 medical libraries. 123 libraries operated by for profit organizations. 75 libraries operated by non-profit organizations. 17 popular libraries at U.S. armed forces installations. 18 special libraries at U.S. installations. 40 resident libraries at state institutions and schools. 34 special libraries at state government offices. 24 branch libraries of academic institutions. 58 county law libraries. Included under special libraries are 45 operated by the federal governmentand 89 operated by the state government. County Law Library data are not availablefor 1988/89. In the State Summary table that follows, the current year plus the twopreceding years are shown. Figures are presented inthousands, except for Staff I-TE in units. 5 State Summary column headings Total operating exgend. Total operating expenditure, in thousands of dollars.Includes materials, salaries, operations, contract services, transfers and payments. Excludes capital outlay. Salaries. Expenditure for staff salaries and benefits, in thousands of dollars. A subtotal of total operating expenditures above. Library materials.Expenditure for all library materials: books, periodicals, microforms, audiovisual materials, in thousands of dollars.Excludes supplies, binding and materials leased on contract. A sub-total of total operating expenditure above. Staff 1- I b. Total number of persons employed, professional and support, expressed in full- time equivalent (FTE). Full-time is normally 40 hours per week, but not less than 36. Total volumes. Total count of volumes held at end of fiscal year, June 30, in thousands. Circulation. Total annual out-of-building circulation, all materials, all units, in thousands. ILL borrow. Number of items borrowed by reporting library on interlibrary loan from other libraries, in thousands.Includes photocopies sent in lieu of ILL. ILL lent. Number of items lent by reporting library on interlibrary loan to other libraries, in thousands. Includes photocopies sent in lieu of ILL. Reference.Annual
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