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Collection Overview

Title: Statistics for College and University Library, 1920-1945

ID: 27/12/7

Primary Creator: Library Organization and Management Section

Other Creators: Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA)

Extent: 9.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by publication date and alphabetically by institution name thereunder

Date Acquired: 04/26/1974

Subjects: College and University Libraries, Statistics

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Annual statistics forms for College and University Library, filed by individual college and university librarians with ALA headquarters, contains institution names, date of founding, name of library director, description of the library system, number of faculty and students, number of days open per year, holidays on which the library is closed, hours of service, circulation statistics, number of reference questions answered, book stock, audiovisual and map statistics, number of personnel by position and terms of service, and financial information including receipts, expenditures, and salaries, and includes correspondence to and from educational institutions with ALA headquarters regarding the statistical forms.

Biographical Note

This section was organized and approved by the governing board in June, 1957 (1). This section exercises responsibility for matters pertaining to the furtherance of efficient library operation in all types of libraries. Illustrative of the fields of interest covered are the theory and practices of library administration; library management research, experimentation, and evaluation; compilation, coordination, and interpretation of library statistics; and work simplification studies (1).

Executive Committee

Budgeting, Accounting, and Costs

Comparative Library Organization

Insurance for Libraries

Nominating

Subject/Index Terms

College and University Libraries, Statistics

Administrative Information

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Other Note: 5 Pages

PDF Box/Folder List

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/2712007a.pdf

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