"Taking Charge of Your Library's Future"
Planning Resources
Planning Methods
C.L.I.P. Continual Library Improvement Program: A Planning Process for Nebraska Libraries, by Vicki Luther & Milan Wall. Nebraska Library Commission.
Lincoln, NE: 1994.
Strategic Planning for Results, by Sandra S. Nelson. Public Library
Association. Chicago: .
Profiling Your Community.
New Pathways to Planning, Kansas State Library
Examples of Library Strategic Plans
Boulder Public Library Master Plan
DeKalb County Library's Strategic Plan
Appleton Public Library Long Range Plan
More on Planning
Strategic Planning in Smaller Nonprofit Organizations
Basic Guidelines for Successful Planning Process
Getting Information from Community Members
User
Surveys: Libraries Ask, "Hey, How Am I Doing?" Dwight B. King, Jr.
Library User Surveys on the Web
The Survey System file
Adapting to
the Current Economic Climate in Non-Metropolitan Nebraska. Center for
Applied Rural Innovation
Designing Surveys that Count
Basics of Developing Questionnaires
What is a Survey? By Fritz Scheuren
Community Survey
eSurvey Software
A Few
Good Online Survey Tools for Your Nonprofit
http://www.surveygizmo.com
www.websurveyor.com
http://www.mysurveylab.com
www.instantsurvey.com
http://ecustomersurvey.com
www.esurveyspro.com
Sources of
Demographic and Socio-Economic and Statistical Data
American
Factfinder
NebraskAccess
Where Can I Find Statistics about Nebraska Counties and Towns
Maps of Nebraska
County Business Patterns
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Economy at a glance: Nebraska
Federal Financial
Institutions Examination Council
FFIEC Geocoding System
FFIEC Census Reports
Nebraska Public Power District
Community Information
Nebraska Economic Development Online-Community GIS Information
National Center for Educational Statistics
Nebraska Department of Education
2007-2008 State of the Schools Report
Data and Information
Migrant Education Program
Community Development Homepage. Nebraska
Department of Economic Development
Research and Statistical Data. Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Nebraska At-A-Glance. statehealthfacts.org
Nebraska...Our Towns, a historical extension of Virtual Nebraska
Statemaster.com - Nebraska
FedStats.gov
Nebraska. RUPRI State
Demographic & Economic Profiles
Migration Information Source
Nebraska Rural Poll
Business in Nebraska
Indicators and Data. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Will the
Rural Economy Rebound in 2010? by Jason Henderson.
Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Information on Libraries
ALA Web site increases visibility for library research, statistics
Public Library Geographic Database
Public
Library Statistical Data
Library Statistics. Institute of Museum and Library Services
Library User Surveys on the Web Library Research
Service
Developing the Community Profile
Identifying
Hidden Assets and Opportunities in Your Community(or What You Don't Know About
Your Community Spells Lost Opportunities)
A Webinar from the University of Nebraska Extension
Community Analysis Methods and Evaluative Options: The CAMEO Handbook
Demographic and Economic Analysis. University of Nebraska Rural
Initiative.
Local Indicators
for Excellence
Developing a Community
Profile. Ohio State University
Developing a Community
Profile. Center for Urban Transportation Research. University of
South Florida.
Thinking about planning a health promotion project
Community Toolbox.
University of Kansas.
Examples of Community Profiles
Best Small
Library in America Award
Community
Profile & Plan Elements. Village of Libertyville
Keene
Community Profile
Community
Profiles. University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Community Profile. City of Republic [MO]
Community Needs Assessment
Community Needs Assessment Survey Guide Utah State University extension
Needs
Assessment Tutorial. University of Arizona Library Needs Assessment
and Data Management Project Team.
Some Help Working with Statistics
Tips on Presenting Your Data with Tables and Graphs
Census Bureau Geographic
Hierarchy
Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
Statistics Every Writer Should Know
technotes. Business and Cooperative Programs. USDA.
"Not
just another pretty picture," by Hilary Davis. In The
Library With The Lead Pipe, November 11, 2009
Against All Odds:
Inside Statistics (Series of videos)
Taking Charge of Your Library's Future" is a program of the Nebraska Library
Commission
and the Nebraska Regional Library Systems