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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 108 690 IR 002 224 TITLE 1975 Ohio Directory of Libraries; With Statistics for 1974. INSTITUTION Ohio State Library Board, Columbus. PUB DATE 75 NOTE 116p.; For a related,document see IR 002 225 EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 HC -$5.70 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS Audiovisual Aids; Bookmobiles; Branch Libraries; College Libraries; *Directories; Institution - Libraries; *Libraries;ILibrary Associations; Library CollectionS; Library Cooperation; Library Expenditures; Personnel; Public Libraries; Regional Libraries; School Libraries; State Libraries; *Statistical Data; Tax Support; University, LibrAries IDENTIFIERS ' *Ohio ABSTRACT A directory of Ohio libraries contains inforRation about state, area, public, academic, school, special, and institutional libraries as well as multicounty interlibrary cooperative projects, state library advisory groups, and officers of ,associations. Directory information includes name and location of library, type of library, telephone number, the name of the director, and in the case of large organizations, names of heads of departments. In addition to directory information, statistical data is provided for public libraries, academic libraries, school library media centers; and the state as a whole. Data is given concerning collections, staffing, finance, and Clientele. The section on public libraries is expanded to include a list of libraries by county as well as by city, and information on library organization and tax support, branches, bookmobile service,'audiovisual materials, and statistics and distribution of tax moneys. (LS) ****************************************************************** Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the b'st copy available, nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered andthis affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality, of the original document. Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original. *********************************************************************** « , . - , r , '1 ' "t? _ - '7_ -4 .; - - t A U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION& WELFARE NATiONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION I rot 1MENT HAS BEEN PE P{711 Er ExorTi,v as RFFIi POM F PF ItY.Nr,Q 1471,01..rjAI,ON N P NrF n rig NE, ESS.P,1 PEPRE EN' NAT,i1NaL Nsto,,IE PI4 [ IN Fr r,l,N CO:.prr, 1975 c'-nL OHIO DIRECTORY OFLIBRARIES With Statistics for 1974 1 JAMES A. RHODES Governor of Ohio , THE STATE LIBRARYOF OHIO STATE LIBRARY BOARD Ohio 45213 (Home) HAROLD F. NIEMAN, President 2733 Ridgewood Avenue, Cincinnati, (Office Phone 513-733-3336) Term extends to October 20, 1976 749 Diagonal Road, Akron,Ohio 44320 RAYMOND R. BROWN, Vice-President (Phone 216- 376.6087) Term extends to October 20,1978 Noba, Inc., 684 E. Perry Streit, N1AXDRAKE Tiffin, Ohio 44883 (Phone 419. 447.6262) Term extends to October 20, 1977 Room 808, 65 South Front Street, DR. MARTIN ESSEX Columbus, Ohio 43215 (Phone 614.466-3304) Term extends to October 20, 1975 14 MRS. WILLIAM J. VESELY (ALICE) 1801 East 12 Street, Apt. 901, Cleveland, Ohio 441 (Phone 216-241-6554) Term extends to October 20, 1979 State Librarian, The State Library, Rm. 1-205A JOSEPH F. SHUBERT, Secretary 65 South Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (Phone 614-466-2693) Columbus, Ohio 43215 1975 3 TABLE OF CO GENERAL INFOiSIA run State Library 114...tvl Introduction TILE STATE LIBRARY OF Oki/ix. Checklist of Seryt,e4 Directory AREA LIBRARY-SER1r1( El Its ;14 ivfk PUBLIC LIBRARIES' :Public Libraries rPt -.PLC V- Organization 4)1,1 Fr 4 i-'4114:. Directory Index to Branches- tor.{ ,Extension Servitx ; AudioNiival 1.1a:trial Statistics of 1.1^Ir srii Infarlglblec {:i.'( Statewide SUllintiltYof Plitqlo_I f )1 a Distribution of InLingiista Pori, ,1144 ;"- LIBRARIES IN POST SF(t)NI I OEN tut- flof4 - Directory Statistics sit 1..ihrsirtes you; ti SCHOOL LIBRARY NiFLAst a FN rFaI Directory of Dip., Statistics of Sect.tylio w. P. -I 1 I. SPECIAL LIBRAIZIFS INSTITUTION LIBKARIES STATE LIBRARY ADYIMIRY t,Rs OFFICERS OF SSOCIA floss otttr. MULTICOUtTTY INTERLIBRARY 10; SUMMARY OF OHIO LIBRARY -at ATr3ilt INTRODUCTION The Ohio Directcry of Libraries is compiled chiefly from informationsupplied by public, academic, elementary and second:try school, special, and institution 1ibrarids in Ohio throughquestionnaires sent by The State Library of Ohio. Arrangement of information is generally self- explanatory, footnotes have been used as needed. A dot leader (...) or an N/R in a data column indicates a non-response. Public Library directory listings are based on information from the publiclibrary annual report sent by the State Library to the 250 public libraries on January 3, 1975. All 250 responded.The eight-page form, winch collected information on personnel, services, resources and expenditures for calendaryear 1974, was developed as.part of State Library cooperation with the National Center for Education Statistics(NCES) in the Library General Information Survey (LIBGIS) The Ohio Public Library Report formwas redesigned in November, 1974 to obtain inrmation for both-Ohio and for LIBGIS. Libraries are listed by the name of the city in which the main library is located.Branch libraries open fifteen hours or more per week are listed under the main library. Names and titles of assistant librarians,coordinators, and department heads with system wide responsibilities are included for those librarieswhich have a staff of 30 or more persons. Statistics furnished on the annual report forms were checked at the State Libituy andforwarded to the State Data Center for computer calculation. Copies of the completed forms from the librariesin the LIBGIS sample were male, pre-edited for LIBGIS, and sent to NCES May 1, 1975. Questionnaireswere also sent December 27, 1974 to the 88 county auditors' offices to collect data on the distribution of intangibles tax funds. The information fromthese questionnaires was compared with the reports received from the public libraries. Area Library Service Organization (ALSO) statistics were taken from the annualreport submitted by the ALSO January 3, 1975 and from the public library report forms filed by the twelvelibraries which are members of the ALSO. These data are for the calendaryear 1974. Academic Library directory information was gathered by questionnaires sent to 119post secondary educational institution libraries by The State Library January 15, 1975. Of these, 98 responded. School Library Media Center directory information was updated March 31, 1975. Thisincludes name, title, address, and telephone numbers of directors, supervisors, or coordinators library media centers employed at the school district level, directing, supervising, of coordinating the work of certificated libraryor media specialists in two or more school buildings. Statistics (for school year 1973-74) on secondary school librarymedia centers were collected by the Ohio State Department of Education's Secondary Principals' Annual Opening Reportwhich was sent to 4,737 secondary schools in September, 1974. These statistics were compiled by the Departmentof Education's Division of Computer Services and Statistical Reports and forwarded to the State Data Center, March1, 1975, for print-out. Special Library directory and statistical information were collected byquestionnaires sent October 25, 1974 to the 154 special libraries which were listed in the 1974 Directory. The questionnairerequests information concerning the personnel, collection, and fiscal data for the most recently completed fiscalyear. Responses were received from 108. Institution Library directory and statistical information were collectedon questionnaires sent October 25, 1974 to 44 state -supported institution libraries in Ohio. Of these, 40 libraries repondedto this questionnaire. The form requested information concerning personnel, collection, budget, and expendituresfor the fiscal year ending June. 30, 1974. --- Data handling was done both at The State Library and at the State Data Center. Directory listings (andstatistics for specia' libraries and institution libraries) were edited and typedon magnetic tape at the State Library. The printer produces "cold type" from this magnetic tape. public and school library statistical forms were edited at the State Library and then sent to the State Data Center. Printouts are checked foraccuracy at the State Library and preliminary printouts of academic and public library data are sent to libraries for verification beforeprinting. These statistics are also used to compile Rankings of Ohio Public and Academic Library Statistics, whichis available from The State Library at $3.25 per copy. Information in this Directory was checked, and changes were made up through April 25, 1975. Notes ofomissions and errors are invited Thanks are expressed to the librarians, clerk-treasurers, auditor.school superintendents, and other officials who have supplied the data for this Directory. r.- 4 The State Libraryof Ohio Checklist of Services of Ohio offers a variety of services As a special library and as the State agency responsiblefor library service and development, the State Library other services are welcome to libraries, institutions, and Individuals. Thefollowing list is not comprehensive. Inquiries on these and Interlibrary Loansfrom a million volume collection includingfederal