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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 320 595 IR 053 194 AUTHOR Scheppke, Jim, Comp.; Vogt, Valerie, Comp. TITLE Directory and Statistics of Oregon Libraries, 1989. INSTITUTION G-egon State Library, Salem. PUB DATE Jan 90 NOTE 261p. AVAILABLE FROMOregon State Library, State Library Building, Salem, OR 97310 ($10.00). PUB TYPE Statistical Data (110) -- Reference Materials - Directories /Catalogs (132) EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Academic Libraries; Higher Education; *Library Expenditures; *Library Materials; *Library Personnel; *Library Services; *Library Statistics; Public Libraries; Special Libraries; State Surveys; Tables (Data) IDENTIFIERS *Oregon State Library ABSTRACT This report provides information for 1988-89 on libraries in Oregon. The first section, which presents informationon 214 public libraries, includes a directory arranged by city of headquarters library; a map showing governance of public libraries; analysis of statistics including long-term trends, short-term trends, cmparisons by county, and top ranking libraries based on several performance criteria; and statistical data on services, interlibrary lending, collections, operatirg income, expenditures, hours and attendance, staffing, and salaries. Following a directory of 62 academic libraries, the second section provides statistics on circulation, interlibrary loan, service hours, and attendance; reference and group services in a typical week; print materials held; nonprint materials held; print materials added; nonprint materials added; expenditures; and staffing. The next section offers a directory and statistics for 166 special libraries on circulation, interlibrary loan, and attendance; reference and group services ina typical week; print materials held; nonprint materials held; and expenditures, staf`ing, and service hours. The final section presents information on the Oregon State Library including directories of the Board of Trustees, State Advisory Council on Libraries, and library departments; a list of depository libraries; and statistics on personnel, expenditures, development, collections, services, and talking book and Braille services and utilization. (MES) * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * rri ) DIRECTORY AND 8747/87/CS OF OREGON LIBRARIES 1989 Compiled by Jim Scheppke and Valerie Vogt Library Development Services OREGON STATE LIBRARY Salem, Oregon Oregon State Library Board of Trustees Gail Schultz, Chair George Bell, Vice Chair Audrey Lane Carey Anne L Carter William S. Hansell Wayne M. Robertson Consuelo Romanski, PhD Cregon State Librarian Wesley A. Doak Deputy State Librarian/Planning and Research John Webb Deputy St ite Librarian/Director of Library and Information Services Kathleen McHarg Deputy State Limarian/Business Manager Keith Adams Library Development Administrator Jim Scheppke Directory and statistics of Oregon libraries. 1977 - [Salem, Oregon State Library] v. 23 cm. Vols. for 1977-81 issued by the Oregon State Library; 1984 by the Oregon State Library. Library Development Services Division; 1985-86 by the Oregon State Library. Library Development Division; 1987- by the Oregon State Library. Library Development Services. Continues: Oregon. State Library, Salem. Directory of Oregon libraries. Key title: Directory and statistics of Oregon libraries. 1. Libraries--Oregon--Statistics--Yearbooks. 2. Libraries--Oregon--Directories. I. Oregon State Library. Library Development Services. II. Oregon State Library Z732.08 027.795 78-645032 ISSN 0162-0290 OREGON STATE LIBRARY State Library Building Salem, Oregon 97310-0640 (503) 378-2112 Published in January, 1990 Contents Page INTRODUCTION 1 PART 1 DIRECTORY AND STATISTICS OF OREGON PUBLIC LIBRARIES 3 Part 1.1 Directory of Oregon Public Libraries 5 Part 1.2 Governance of Oregon Public Libraries 25 Part 1.3 Analysis of Oregon Public Library Statistics 27 Part 1.4 Statistics of Oregon Public Libraries 43 PART 2 DIRECTORY AND STATISTICS OF OREGON ACADEMIC LIBRARIES 87 Part 2.1 Directory of Oregon Academic Libraries 89 Part 2.2 Statistics of Oregon Academic Libraries 93 PART 3 DIRECTORY AND STATISTICS OF OREGON SPECIAL LIBRARIES 111 Part 3.1 Directory of Oregon Special Libraries 113 Part 3.2 Statistics of Oregon Special Libraries 125 PART 4 DIRECTORY AND STATISTICS OF THE OREGON STATE LIBRARY 135 Part 4.1 Oregon State Library Board of Trustees 137 Part 4.2 Oregon State Advisory Council on Libraries 139 Part 4.3 Oregon State Library Directory 141 Part 4.4 Oregon State Documents - Depository Libraries 143 Part 4.5 Oregon State Library Statistics: 1388-89 145 7 Introduction The Directory and Statistics of Oregon Libraries1:789 provides information on 214 public libraries, 62 academic libraries, and 166 special libraries in the state, as well as informationon the Oregon State Library. The dii 9ctory information is compiled from questionnaires sent to each library and from other directory informationsources. The statistics are also compiled from questionnaires received from the libraries in the fall of 1989. All of the libraries report statistics according to their own organizationalyear, which in .he case of all of the public libraries and most of the academic libraries, ran from July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1989. As was the case in past three years, the public library statisticsare based on the Federal-State Cooperative System for public library data (FSCS) of the U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Thisnew system is designed to insure comparability of data between all 50 states, and will hopefully result, next year, in a comprehensive nationaldatabase of public library statistics. For the fourth year the academic library statistics were collected using a slightly modified version of the U. S. Department of Education'sIntegrated Post-Secondary Data System ( IPEDS). The special library statistics were collected using a questionnaire adapted from IPEDS. This year's Directory and Statistics contains several improvementsover the1988 edition. For the first time, a map illustrating the governance of public libraries has been added. Also for the first time are charts showing longterm (five decade) trends in public library input and output statistics. A table has been added to the public library statistics givinga breakdown of library collections by format for each reporting library. Finally, we have made some improvement; to the format of all of the statistical tables which will hopefully make them easierto use. All of the statistical data that were submittedto the State Library are maintained in a computer database. The database was used to generatethe Statistical sections of this publication. Not all of the dataare published, but only the data that we feel to be the most important and the most useful. We would welcome requests for any of the statistical data thatwe maintain, and are glad to generate special statistical reports to meet specific needs. As always we would be pleased to receiveany suggestions for improvements to the Directory and Statistics which would serve to make ita more useful publication. For tilos& of you who might be interested in the production of this document, a technical note: The State Library uses Apple Macintoshcomputers and Microsoft Excel software to maintain its database of library statistics. Thepublication itself involved the use of the Macintosh and Microsoft Excel, in addition to Microsoft Word, Cricket Graph, and SuperPaint. Copyproduction utilized an Apple LaserWriter Plus printer. Part 1: Directory and Statistics of Oregon Public Libraries Part 1.1 Directory of Oregon Public Libraries Part 1.2 Governance of Oregon Public Libraries Part 1.3 Analysis of Oregon Public Library Statistics Long Term Trend of Total Reported Statistics of Oregon Public Libraries Short Term (Five-Year) Trend of Total Reported Statistics c` Oregon PublicLibraries Comparisons of Public Library Statistics Combined by County "Top Twenty" Ranking of Public Library Performance in 1988-89 Part 1.4 Statistics of Oregon Public Libraries 10 3 11 Part 1.1Directory of Oregon Public Libraries (arranged by city of headquarters library) ADAMS ALOHA ARLINGTON ADAMS PUBLIC LIBRARY WASHINGTON COUNTY "`RLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PO Box 17 97810-0017 COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SERVICE nnain Street 566-2620 17880 SW Blanton St. PO Box 339 97812-0339 David Gowdy PO Box 5129 97006-0129 No Telephone System membership: UCSLD 642-1544 Darlene Smythe Population served: 360 Peggy Forcier Population served: 705 Registered borrowers: 73 System membership: WCCLS Registered borrowers: 125 Population served: 14,145 AGNESS Registered borrowers: 5,942 ASTORIA AGNESS COMMUNITY LIBRARY BRANCH ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY 03905 Cougar Lane 450 Tenth Street 97103-4699 PO Box 33 97406-0033 Banks Community Library 325-7323 247-6323 660 S Main Bruce Berney Merry M. Hilscher PO Box 356 97106-0356 Population served: 10,180 Population served: 285 324-1382 Registered borrowers: 5,681 Registered borrowers: 85 Jar Nicholas ATHENA ALBANY Wes: Slope Community Branch Library ATHENA PUBLIC LIBRARY ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3670 SW 78th Main Street 1390 Waved; Dr. SE 97321-6945 Portland 97225-3098 PO Box 450 97813-0450 967-4307 252-6416 No Telephone Wayne L. Suggs MaryLee Gregg Dolores G. Sheard Population served: 28,020 System membership: UCSLD Registered borrowers: 9,985 AMITY Population served: 1,382 Registered borrowers: 397 BRANCH AMITY PUBLIC LIBRARY 307 Trade Street BAKER CITY Albany Downtown Branch Library PO Box 740 97101-0740
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