Finding Aid for Research Reports, 1939, 1949, 1959- | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Research Reports, 1939, 1949, 1959-

ID: 18/2/805

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Library Research Center

Extent: 2.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: By report number (chronological) and type of report

Subjects: Black Community, Hospitals - Libraries, Librarianship, Library Networks, Library Statistics, Public Libraries

Formats/Genres: Audio-Visual Material

Languages: English

Research reports prepared by center staff with contract or grant support on library service, statistics and networks; public library systems; book processing costs; audiovisual resources; college and university library personnel; and Champaign-Urbana Black community resources.  The series includes the Illinois Public Library statistics for the Illinois State Library (1979-90); Illinois Library Statistical Reports (1-4, 6-20, 22,24)- Illinois State Library Research Series (1-3, 5-7, 9-15), Public Library Statistics published in Illinois libraries (1939, 1949, 1959, 1960-86) and related forms, lists, publications and reports (1966- ).

Established in 1961 through a grant of Library Services Act funds from the Illinois State Library, the Center was originally designed to conduct studies related to rural public library development.¹ The Center broadened its scope to include studies of more general library concern, though it continued to emphasize public library problems.²

1. Library Research Center, 1964 Annual Report, p. 1.

2. Ibid.

Black Community
Hospitals - Libraries
Librarianship
Library Networks
Library Statistics
Public Libraries

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 9/66; 6/85

Other Note: Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1802805.pdf

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