State Library Agencies National Center for Education Statistics Fiscal Year 2002 Library Statistics Program U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences NCES 2004–304 (page intentionally blank) State Library Agencies National Center for Education Statistics Fiscal Year 2002 E.D. Tabs Library Statistics Program U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences NCES 2004–304 March 2004 Barbara Holton Elaine Kroe National Center for Education Statistics Patricia O’Shea Cindy Sheckells Suzanne Dorinski Michael Freeman Governments Division, U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Department of Education Rod Paige Secretary Institute of Education Sciences Grover J. Whitehurst Director National Center for Education Statistics Robert Lerner Commissioner The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to education in the United States and other nations. 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Box 1398 Jessup, MD 20794–1398 or call toll free 1–877–4ED–PUBS or go to the Internet: http://www.edpubs.org Content Contact: Barbara Holton: (202) 219–7095 Fax: (202) 502–7468 E-mail: [email protected] Acknowledgments Many individuals made important contributions to this report. The authors are grateful to NCES staff members Wilma Greene, Ruth Harris, Jeff Owings, Tai Phan, Patrick Rooney, Marilyn McMillen Seastrom, and John Sietsema for their efforts on behalf of this report. The authors also appreciate Michael Regnier and Gerard Rainville of the Education Statistics Services Institute (ESSI) for their technical review of this report. Sincere gratitude is expressed to all the individuals who provided the data that made this report possible and to Bruce Daniel of Pinkerton Computer Consultants, Inc., who provided additional technical support. iii (page intentionally blank) iv Table of Contents Acknowledgments......................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables.....................................................................................................................................vi Introduction.......................................................................................................................................1 Findings............................................................................................................................................3 Additional Information .................................................................................................................... 10 Tables............................................................................................................................................. 11 Appendix A: Survey Methodology............................................................................................... 141 Appendix B: State Library Agency Applicants to the Universal Service (E-Rate Discount) Program ........................................................................................................... 145 Appendix C: Recipients of Other Federal Income, by State and Type of Income Received ....... 147 Appendix D: Survey Instrument (Data Entry Screens and Instructions) ....................................... 149 Appendix E: References............................................................................................................... 195 Index of Selected Topics by Table Number................................................................................. 197 v List of Tables Governance, Related Operations, and Electronic Services and Information Table 1 Location of state library agencies, by branch of government, type of executive branch agency, and state: Fall 2002 ............................................................................. 12 Table 2 State library agencies, by type of executive branch agency, reporting and selection methods of independent agency, and state: Fall 2002.......................................... 14 Table 3 Allied operations of state library agencies, by type of operation; agencies that contract with a local public library or academic library to serve as a state resource or reference/information service center; and agencies that host or provide funding for a State Center for the Book, by state: Fiscal year 2002 .......................... 16 Table 4 Allied operations expenditures of state library agencies, by type of expenditure, and allied operations expenditures as a percent of total expenditures, by state: Fiscal year 2002 ............................................................................................................ 18 Table 5 Electronic network functions, by type of function, and library access to on-line databases supported by state library agencies, by state: Fiscal year 2002 .......................... 20 Table 6 Electronic access to the holdings of other libraries in the state facilitated or subsidized by state library agencies, by type of access and state: Fiscal year 2002 ........... 22 Table 7 Total statewide database licensing expenditures of state library agencies, user groups covered by the expenditures, and access for remote users, by state: Fiscal year 2002 ............................................................................................................ 24 Table 8 Statewide database licensing expenditures of state library agencies, by source of funds, and by state: Fiscal year 2002 ........................................................................... 26 Table 9 Library access to the Internet, by type of support by state library agencies, by state: Fiscal year 2002 ............................................................................................................. 28 Table 10 Internet workstations available for public use in state library agency outlets; by ownership; staff use of the Internet to receive and respond to reference questions; and the fastest Internet speed of connection, by state: Fiscal year 2002 ............................ 30 Services to Libraries and Systems Table 11A Services to public libraries by state library agencies, by type of service and state: Fiscal year 2002.............................................................................................. 32 Table 11B Services to academic libraries by state library agencies, by type of service and state: Fiscal year 2002............................................................................................ 36 Table 11C Services to school library media centers by state library agencies, by type of service and state: Fiscal year 2002................................................................................. 40 Table 11D Services to special libraries by state library agencies, by type of service and state: Fiscal year 2002............................................................................................ 44 vi Table 11E Services to systems by state library agencies, by type of service and state: Fiscal year 2002 ............................................................................................................ 48 Outlets, User Groups, Public Service Hours, and Collections Table 12 Service outlets of state library agencies, by type of outlet and user group, and by state: Fiscal year 2002............................................................................................... 52 Table 13 Total number of state library agency outlets and total hours open per typical week for all outlets and for main or central outlet, by state: Fiscal year 2002............................... 56 Table 14 Library materials in state library agencies, by type of material; depository library designation, by type of depository; and maintenance of general collection, by state: