Documentation for the Academic Library Survey (ALS) Data File
Documentation for the Academic Library Survey (ALS) Data File

Author: Carl M. Schmitt

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this report is to document the procedures and methodologies employed during the Academic Library Survey of 2000. This report is designed to provide guidance and documentation for users of the public-release and restricted-use data files. Information about the universe of academic libraries and how to access this information is included in this report. Following the acknowledgments, and list of tables, the report is divided into 3 parts. Part I, Introduction, contains: (1) History of the Academic Library Survey; (2) NCES Academic Library's Universe Survey 2000; (3) Data Confidentiality; (4) Information Included in the Academic Library Survey Data Collection; and (5) Uses of the Academic Library Survey Data. Part II, Methodology, contains: (6) Web Data Collection; and (7) Coverage and Response Rate. Part III, User's Guide for Processing the Academic Library Universe Survey Data, concludes with the following chapters: (8) Data Files; (9) Record Identifier (UNITID); (10) Imputation Status Flags; (11) Parent/Child (Branch) Records; (12) Changes in Survey Questions and Variables; (13) Institutions Participating in the Survey; and (14) Data Issues. Appended are: (1) Glossary; (2) Record Layout; (3) Survey Instrument; (4) Crosswalks; (5) Edits and Imputations; (6) Response Rate Tables; (7) Comparison of Reported and Imputed Values; and (8) Frequency and Continuous Variable Statistics. (Contains 1 table.).

Documentation for the Academic Library Survey (ALS) Data File
Documentation for the Academic Library Survey (ALS) Data File

Author: Carl M. Schmitt

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 218

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This manual describes the methods, procedures, techniques, and activities that were used to produce the Academic Library Survey of 2004 (ALS:2004). This manual is designed to provide guidance and documentation for users of the ALS data. Included in the manual are the following: (1) an overview of the study and its predecessor studies; (2) an account of instrumentation; (3) a summary of the data collection methodology and results, including detailed response rates; (4) a description of data preparation and processing activities; and (5) an overview data file structure and contents. In addition, there are a number of appendices. The ALS: 2004 provides information pertinent to libraries at 3,889 degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions throughout the 50 states, and the District of Columbia. Appended are: (1) Glossary; (2) Record Layout; (3) Survey Instrument; (4) Crosswalks; (5) Edits and Imputations; (6) Response Rate Tables; (7) Comparison of Reported and Imputed Values; (8) Frequency and Continuous Variable Statistics; and (9) Academic Libraries Survey Tutorial. (Contains 3 tables and 10 footnotes.).

Documentation for the Academic Library Survey (ALS) Data File
Documentation for the Academic Library Survey (ALS) Data File

Author: Carl M. Schmitt

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13:

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This manual describes the methods, procedures, techniques, and activities that were used to produce the Academic Library Survey of 2002 (ALS:2002). This manual is designed to provide guidance and documentation for users of the ALS data. Included in the manual are the following: an overview of the study and its predecessor studies; an account of instrumentation; a summary of the data collection methodology and results, including detailed response rates; a description of data preparation and processing activities; and an overview data file structure and contents. The ALS:2002 provides information pertinent to libraries at 3,887 degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions throughout the 50 states, and the District of Columbia. The following are appended: (1) Glossary; (2) Record Layout; (3) Survey Instrument; (4) Crosswalks; (5) Edits and Imputations; (6) Response Rate Tables; (7) Comparison of Reported and Imputed Values; (8) Frequency and Continuous Variable Statistics; and (9) Planning Document. (Contains 6 notes.).

Big-Deal Serial Purchasing
Big-Deal Serial Purchasing

Author: Walt Crawford

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2014-07-08

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0838959261

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The “Big Deal” looked like a good deal, a true win-win. But while the Big Deal has lowered the rate of serial price inflation, for many libraries the pricing remains unsustainable. Nearly half of libraries have seen substantial increases in serial spending during the past ten years. Where does your institution fall on the scale? Drawing from National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data, Crawford presents a thorough study, crunching the numbers of a survey of 2,594 academic libraries through 83 revealing charts and graphs. Examining data organized by groups of academic libraries, and broken down by library size, sector, and Carnegie Classification, this issue ofLibrary Technology Reports offers such findings and explanations as: Summary of number of institutions and full-time equivalent studentsTables plotting key figures from 2002 to 2012Analysis of trends in spending and acquisitions, with notes on special casesData on how the non-serial spending is hitting the 1,516 small libraries particularly hardBook-spending trends comparing liberal arts colleges to doctoral research universities or public and private institutionsSuggestions for improving libraries' position in the serial marketplace