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Learn about the Institute of Library & Museum Services (IMLS)
Public Library Statistics Program
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Search for Public Libraries
Explore PLS Data
The
IMLS Digital Inclusion Survey
is an excellent resource for statistics about technology, the digital divide, and specific demographic information about library service areas.
Public library statistics from other states
are available through the Colorado
Library Research Service
Statistics are gathered from academic libraries by the National Center for Educational Statistics every two years (even-numbered) through their
Library Statistics Program
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The
Pew Research
Center's Internet Project has conducted numerous surveys and reported data on libraries.
Data Presentations
Using Charts to Display Data
A brief table of chart types and when to use them in data presentations.
Andrew Abela's
Chart Chooser
offers a diagram to help you select the right chart for what you want to illustrate.
Visit the
Statistics About Libraries
page from the American Library Association Office for Research & Statistics.
For general population and demographic data, visit the official site of the U.S.
Census Bureau.
The State Data Center at UNO is a great source for Nebraska statistics. It is part of the
Center for Public Affairs Research
(CPAR).
NCompass Live: Presenting Data in Meaningful and Interesting Ways
A recording of this January 13, 2010 presentation.
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