ERIC Number: ED482239
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2003-May
Pages: 297
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Statistics & Input-Output Measures for School Libraries in Colorado, 2002.
Colorado State Library, Denver.
This document presents statistics and input-output measures for K-12 school libraries in Colorado for 2002. Data are presented by type and size of school, i.e., high schools (six categories ranging from 2,000 and over to under 300), junior high/middle schools (five categories ranging from 1,000-1,999 to under 300), elementary schools (four categories ranging from 700-999 to under 300), and combined schools (four categories ranging from 700-999 to under 300). Information provided for each school library includes: school identification (district, address, city, county, zip code); respondent identification (name, title, phone, fax, e-mail); service hours per typical week; library staffing per typical week; activities of paid staff percentage of hours per week; library usage per typical week; computers with access to school library resources; Internet access for students; school library collection; and annual operating expenses. Data on the following benchmarks is included: staffing ratios; weekly service ratios; collection ratios; percentage of weekly library staff hours spent in leadership or collaborative activities; and funding ratios. State totals by school level and enrollment range are given for: services per typical week; staff; collections; computer access; and budgets. (MES)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Benchmarking, Elementary Secondary Education, Internet, Library Expenditures, Library Materials, Library Services, Library Statistics, School Libraries, Tables (Data)
Library Research Service, 201 East Colfax Ave., Suite 309, Denver, CO 80103-1799. Tel: 303-866-6906; Web site: http://www.lrs.org/. For full text: http://www.lrs.org/html_public/io_2002.htm/.
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Colorado State Library, Denver.
Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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