FYI -----Original Message----- From: Bob Molyneux [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 11:27 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Summary library statistics There are some summary statistics at: http://www.nclis.gov/statsurv/summarystats.pdf NCLIS occasionally entertains librarians from other countries as a part of a State Department program. I prepared this sheet to summarize basic statistics about US libraries for our visitors using the NCES data for public, school, academic, and state libraries. On the second page, I added a few figures up--even though they are for different years--to give an asynchronous estimate of the size and impact of libraries using these four sets of data. Mary Jo did a similar kind of estimate for number of libraries and staff employed at libraries at: http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Our_Association/Offices/Research_a nd_Statistics/Statistics_About_Libraries/Statistics_About_Libraries.htm See the first two items. There are slightly different methods--hers is a national estimate, for instance, but the totals for those two variables are reasonably close. I also included an estimate of volumes at those four types of institutions and total expenditures. Bob Molyneux Director, Statistics and Surveys US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science 202-606-9181