Office for Research and Sta... Director Federal-State Cooperative S... Finding AidBy Cara Bertram
Title: Federal-State Cooperative System Steering Committee File, 2002-2007
ID: 14/2/40
Primary Creator: Office for Research and Statistics
Extent: 0.3 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: Chronological
Date Acquired: 02/26/2020
Subjects: Research, Research Project Files, Surveys
Languages: English
Files from the Federal-State Cooperative System (FSCS) for Public Library Data's steering committee (2004-2007), including correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, meeting documents, notes, data elements ballots and procedures, FSCS Professional Development Conference, steering committee directory, FSCS dictionary, committee objectives, FSCS mission statement, steering committee by-laws, and resource contacts.
The Federal-State Cooperative System for Public Library Data was a partnership of the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Commission for Libraries and Information Science and state library agencies. It was the national census of public libraries. The data collected was tabulated, analyzed and disseminated annually to inform state and national policymakers.
The Office for Research concentrates on the research needs of the library profession, cooperates with other units of the ALA and works with bodies active in library research (1). It is charged to carry out three functions: 1) to collect, analyze and interpret data on the ALA and users of its products and services as a basis for organizational decision-making; 2) to collect and promote the collection of statistics on libraries and librarians so that the ALA and other organizations have pertinent and consistent data available to them; and 3) to monitor ongoing research related to libraries and disseminate information about such studies to the profession (2). In doing so the Office for Research provides advice regarding research and statistics to the Executive Board, Council, and other units of the ALA requesting such advice (3). The Office's first director was appointed in 1978, and since that time the Office for Research has developed research programs and monitored existing research activities (4). When assisting units of ALA, the Office prepares proposals, gathers statistical data, and implements survey projects. The ALA Committee on Research advises the Office for Research on matters of policy and priorities, and presents recommendations on research programs (5). The Office for Research is under the Deputy Executive Director (6).
Sub-Groups:
2-Director
3-Publications
5-Library Research Clearinghouse
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/1402040a.pdf
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