DOCUMENT RESUME
ED 094 743 IR 000 941
AUTHOR DeProspo, Ernest R.; And OthersTITLE Measurement of Effectiveness of Public Library
Service Study. A Report on Phases 1 and 2.Appendix.
INSTITUTION Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Bureauof Library and Information Science Research.
SPONS AGENCY Bureau of Libraries and Educational Technology(DHEW/OE), Washington, D.C.
PUB DATE 71GRANT PEG-0-70-5236NOTE 244p.; Appendix to ED 075 052; Some pages of this
document may not reproduce clearly
EDRS PRICE MF-$0.75 HC-$11.40 PLUS POSTAGEDESCh:PTORS Librarians; Library Circulation; Library Collections;
Library Facilities; Library Reference Services;*Library Services; Library Surveys; *ProgramEffectiveness; *Public Libraries; Use Studies
IDENTIFIERS *Library Statistics
ABSTRACTAn appendix to a study that attempts to measure the
service capabilities of public libraries, either in relation tc theneeds of their communities or to the standards adopted by theprofession. (Author)
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1.tatermine the prohability of a user ol3taining
any
"7-tof:
o',Dl!she4 in the last five years.
The follewirv-. are Car results cor your library:
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CD
1.
Total Sanple (N=500)
CD
D. Probability of o..:nershie
b, ?robability of availability
Lii
c. Availability of boc%-.s oriel
Ault 3oo:s (:=447)
a. Probability of ownershio
D. Probability of availDbilitY
c. Availability of boa%;
5:
(':=53)
a. Pro)-!5ilitY of o:.ners-io
n.
wrot,obility or rvaill'ility
c.
or 1,03
B.
Periodic:I! 3alole
Your Li'lrary
All Phase
Libraries
t-leeian
Laro:e
Aedium
Small
Larze
.210
.337
.231
.122
.13.3:-.53C
.1
'.27'.
.133
.^C3
.11C-.414
.315
.C31
.727,
.CC.,
.5.:1-.111
.1E1
.405
.24C
.123
.125
.237
.174
.0C3
.121-.3!:q
.n11
.731
.7E3
.261
353-.72
.453
.453
.302-
.075
.521
.Z27
.:57
.717.
Lows '-..an-e
Meeium
Cmall
.130-.2:
./7:-.17C
.3Z:-.7,2
.7:4L-.174
.F53-.77.-
.145-.273
.07L-.
ine periodical orobability sompie Wa5 drawn to -loterminn t'-oavDilability or articles fistee
in ei:Clt common Inlexes.
The foll,-)win7 nr,. the results fnr vo%ir li-w-nry:
I.
Probability of ownership
.57.?.:
45n
.5/5
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.1 I5-.?U
.z55-.453
Z.
Proahility of nvaitaDility
575
.45';
.313
13-.259
.1tZ-.b:".;
0.3-.51:
"3.
Avai!aility of articles one-1
."':-
.'l/7
.05-C
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Title Availabiiity
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A.
Description of Users
1. Sex
Your
11^rlr '
Me-!ium
5mall
Lar.:(!
74e::um
Male
1693
65.0
60.3
44.3
44.5
43.9-55.0
42.2-51.5
35.1-55.2
Female
731
30.1
33.2
52.4
54.5
39.1-53.3
45.1-55.2
44.5-52.2
No Response
95
3.0
3.2
2.3
1.6
2.2- 5.3
2.0- 5.5
1.3- 2.3
TOTAL
2421
100.0
2. Student-Nonstudent
Student
845
34.8
35.1
47.3
52.7
23.4-45.1
45.1-52.5
42.2-57.1
Uonstuient
1524
65.2
61.3
48.2
45.7
52.7-51.0
40.7-53.2
42.1-57.2
No Response
**
**
*3.0-11.0
1.3- 7.5
5.2- 7.2
TOTAL
2429
101.0
3. Grade Level of Students
Elementary (K-6)
143
16.9
2.8
75.1
31.3
3.6-21.4
20.1-35.5
13.3-45.1
Junior Hizh School (7-0)
155
13.3
14.2
19.0
11.7
2.4-25.5
12.2-22.7
13.2-22.9
High School (10-12)
303
37.6
34.9
'9.7
23.0
22.3-43.9
21.5-35.1
22.1-37.1
122
14.4
30.2
16.7
13.5
11.6-41.6
10.7-22.3
5.2-24.5
Graivate School
23
2.3
4.1
1.1
0.4
2.1-16.3
'-'..2- 2.4
-.7,-
No Response
93
11.9
5.7
5.3
C.3
3.7 -23.4
4.1- 1.:
^.1-12.2
TOTAL
845
100.0
4.
Occupation of Nonstudents
Professional
242
15.3
27.0
13.1
18.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.5-28.1
Other .ihite Collar
158
19.9
29.3
21.9
13.3
10.0-33.3
12.0-3C.2
14.7-25.2
Slue Collar
272
17.2
13.0
10.2
10.3
5.7-1/72
2.7-15.5
6.1-1E.7
Housewife/mother
Retired
81
188
5.1
11.9
7.7
22.5
32.2_
3.6
2.5-21.8
3%3-15.4
13.3-22.5
1.3-1".5
17.4-2 .3
1.3-13.5
Unemployed
37
3.6
:.)
1.7
1.3
1.7- 5.4
1.1- 2.3
0.5- 3.2
No Response
502
35.9
5.3
15.9
7.5-
0.5-36.3
4.5-21.1
0.4-20./
TOTAL
1520
100.0
3.
Time Entered
9:00-9:51
161
7.0
5.9
7.3
5.3
4.2- 2.6
0.1 -19.5
n.::- 7.3
10:00-10:59
155
5.4
7.3
el.1
5.5
6.4- 3..9
7.0-11.1
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:59
115
7.7
3.3
,..
-G .I
6.0
5.8- 1.5
:L.4- 1.5
3.0- 1.1
12:00-12:59
232
1.5
11.5
1.3
5.9
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.2-11.2
1:00-1:53
129
7.4
10.4
7.4
8.9
5.5-12.5
6.3-13.0
4.5-15.1
2:00-2:59
172
7.1
3.5
10.3
5.8
6.8-10.8
6.6 -11.2
2.5-12.1
3:00-3:50
222
9.4
10.4
10.9
11.2
1.4-12.6
2.8-12.7
7.4-74.7
4:00-4:59
294
12.1
13.1
10.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
P.5-15.7
5:00 -5:53
244
11.0
8.5
5.5
5.1
7.1-11.0
3.3- 1.3
3.S- 1.2
6:00-6:51
207
8.5
1.5
5.3
10.1
2.7-
..5
3.7.-1',.';
5.Z-I5.2
7:00-7:5)
177
7.3
7.5
1.0
14.4
5.5-10.1
7.5-12.4
7.0-15.2
8:00-2:51
123
5.1
4.5
5.0
7.1
2.5- 5.8
2.5- 2.3
4.0- 2.1
No Response
51
2.4
...1
9.1
*0.0- 2.4
9.0- 0.3
9.;- 1.0
TOTAL
2420
100.9
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfied
1524
52.7
31.1
72.1
53.3-73.1
65.3-73.1
52.5-77.5
Partially Satisfied
-,-7.
272
11.2
16.2
15.9
8.3-20.3
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
Not Satisfie
131
5.7
7.1
2.0
5.7
5.7-25.3
3.1- 1.%.
5.0- 2.5
t:o Response
-
415
'0.4
4.2
5.5
3.0-26.4
3.2- 5.1
2.»- 5.2
TOTAL
2422
110.9
H!.
Circulation
1.
In-Lihrary Circulation
Lihr=lry 11
In-Library circulation leals with the use o' nate-lls within t"e
lir-.ry by the patrons.
The collowin:; ta'Au cives a brea%inwn o' t"e
types o' materials une-f 1.1thIn your lihrar
anl the frequency with which they were use! -Iuring the
three days stu-iie!.
Your Lihrnry
111 Phase I'
Lihraries
Low-ig'.- Rance
elian ";
Type of Material
i*
Large
Mellun
Snail
Large
-'u1
Smdll
Circulatinc ,Ion-Fiction
321
7'%1
25.7
13.1
21.7
12.3-3c.2
1.-41.5 17.-%7
Periolicals
17?
11.1
1r.1
21.7
25.1
2.1-35.7
24.5-'4.5
10.5-71.5
General Fncyclopetias
34
1.P
2.4
4.3
11.3
P."- 7.7
2.2-
Neuspaeers
211
23.r
11.1
7!
4.3
5.5-25.0
1.5=11.4
7.7-2%5
Reference 3ooks
54
4.4
14.0
12.
10.0
4.4-25.6
3.4-51.2
4.7-15.1
crofiin
l':'
5.2
4.3
1.7
*.3- 1.5
0.3- 55
0.C- 1.
Circulating Fiction
11
7./
4.4
1.1
5.4
7. -15.7
:.2-2:.4
1.1-17.2
1ertical File
c7
4.
"1
1.7
4.7
0.-1.3
ecnrts
71
5.7
,..
*n.3
..,-- 5.7
1.2- -.5
'.- 2.:
other
51
4."
7.1
2.5
4.4
7.2-11.5
".2-13.4
3.5-11.5
i)T'L
1131
111.1
3.
Outs He the Library Circulation
0.itsi.IP the lihrary circulation -teals with
trliitional circulatinn fi-ures.
The followinc is a
hrea%!own of the circulation in
your library
thP thrle--'nys
47 of Items Circulate.".
of Users Circulating Sootcs
Averace
of !tens per User
Users Checkinc Out looks
1571
515
7.74
21.7";
375"
112
3.12
1314
616
3.25
53.)%
C.
Items Circulate-1 an-1 Returnel
"It''-is Circulatel and Returne.1" refers
to the types of items circulate'.
The followinc
is a
reak,lown or the items that your lihrary ciwculate-I
on the three 'lays sturlie&
Circulatel
3ooks
Periolicals
Rflcoris
Other
TOT-'L
aeturnei:
Ei00%s
Periolicals
Recoris
Other
TOT'\L
5n.;
57
).1
2'17
14.5
2117
111.1
711
71.1
11/
n
171
13.
1141
111.1
1371-1C054 1414-4252
515-3410
451-147
2:56-3.35
3.15-3.17
71.7-52.4
27.2-51.3
1113-2245
372- 7'11
2.15-'.1"
27.3-5C.2
14.2
13.1
21.2-74.0
04.5-11.P
72.5-13.7
1.1
1.0
0.0- 1.3
0.3- 3.3
'1.1- 5.2
5."
2.4
3.4
0.1- 7.0
n.4- 44
2.3- 3.7
1./
1.1
1.2-14.5
1.0- 2.3
1.7-21.9
15."
141
11.7
73.0-11.7
04.0-12.4
2.1
1.3
1.3- 1.5
r.j- C.3
7.1
1.6
2.7
5.3-13.J
1.2- 4.5
77
1.2
1.1
0.3-11.3
1.4- 5.2
73.5-17.1
1.1- 4.2
2.4- 45
1.C-71.4
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your li'lrary collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
Library 11
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your
Library
%
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-1:59
33
7.3
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 2.2
0.5- 9.3
0.5-11.3
10:00-10:59
41
7.9
8.3
1.7
4.8
7.1-19.5
5.5 -13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
47
9.0
9.1
7.9
7.8
6.9-10.5
4.3- 3.9
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
42
8.0
9.1
7.3
3.9
6.6-11.6
5.3-12.4
3.1-11.3
1:00-1:51
52
1C.0
1.1
7.3
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2-13.6
5.5-14.5
2:00-2:59
45
3.5
9.1
0.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.8-14.2
3.5-16.7
3:00-3:59
33
6.3
1.2
16.5
3.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.8-16.3
4:00-4:59
CI
15.5
10.2
12.4
10.8
3.5-15.5
2.1-13.2
2.3-1a.3
5:00-5:59
45
8.5
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 8.5
1.1 -10.0
4.7-10.4
6:00-6:59
34
5.5
6.2
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 8.3
5.9-12.9
7:00-7:59
40
7.7
5.5
3.7
8.2
2.8- 2.5
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-3:59
24
4.6
5.0
8.G
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
522
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
256
41.1
36.3
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3 - 72.2
19.6-23.2
Directional
266
50.1
61.2
65.8
53.2
42.5-70.3
27.8-69.7
9.3-80.4
TOTAL
522
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
38
34.4
22.9
45.5
44.5
15.'5-34.4
31.4-61.4
22.5-55.5
Uonstudent
153
51.7
76.1
51.6
51.5
50.5-82.3
33.3-53.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
10
3.9
2.3
1.7
*-
0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
250
100.0
2.
Means in Person
191
77.7
53.5
81.5
10.0
39.2-77.7
75.6-11.1
51.4-95.1
3y Phone
57
22.3
46.5
13.5
16.1
22.3-50.8
3.9-27.4
4.2-38.5
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
256
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
227
81.7
80.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
31.3-11.0
55.6 -100.9
User
24
9.4
3.5
8.5
5.7
0.4 -11.8
3.3-50.6
1.0-34.1
Both
51.1
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
**
0.4
0.0
0.0
C.0- 9.8
0.0- F.7
:.C-1::.3
TOTAL
256
10%0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
253
18.3
99.6
97.3
100.0
95.2-99.6
36.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
10.4
n.5
'1.5
C.0
0.0- 3.3
C.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
2P.3
0.7
C.5
2.0
0.3- 2.3
0.0- 3.2'
::.0- 3.2
TOTAL
25r:
Your Library
5.
Source Used to Answtr Questions
All Phase II
Libraries
Median It
Large
mediu
Small
Lo:.-High Range
Large
Library 11
Medium
Small
Reference 3ook
57
21.2
24.5
21.2
21.5
13.3-34.2
I4.3-32.a
12.3-31.8
Circulating Collection
41
15.4
13.4
39.4
27.3
4.5-46.6
10.6-4C.0
5.8-45.5
Card Catalog
51
11.1
17.3
11.1
11.8
12.4-21.1
5.7-29.0
9.0-47f.4
Index
32
12.5
9.1
6.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.5-11.7
2.7-:3. -
Telephone Book
13
5.1
5.1
9.4
0.0
0.6-10.4
3.0- %.2
C.1- 1.7
City Directory
71.7
3.2
9.5
0.0
0.3- 1.5
2.0-
.1
1.2- 2.:
Vertical File
21
7.8
5.8
1.1
-,.0
1.C- 7.3
1.1- 7.a
1.7- 2.7
Other
24
1.4
20.5
15.3
15.7
1.4-17.2
12.1-35.1
3.-35.2
TOTAL
256
100.0
VFacilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of enuipment an4 snecial facilities in
your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate t'e biabest incidence of
use n4 each of
the listed items during the three days that
you collected tt-is infnrmatinn as well as
the tine of day when this occured.
Your Library
All phase II
Libraries
Type of Item
Median
4Time
Large
Medium
Small
Low -High Range
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
39
5:39
25
57
4n
2-173
2-02
2 ..a18
Lounge Chairs 5 Couches
15
12:39
25
11
11
0-55
0-25
9-15
Photocopier
2Often
54
2.0-7
S-5
C-3
Meeting Room
38
2:30
16
77
51
1-211
0 -215
p-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
37:39
62
20-10
0-;
0 -14
Record Player
45 :31
42
20-3
/-'!
6-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of
the library that have contact with
the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in
your library.
A.
Median Age
31
33
48
145
-25-48
28-48
22 -53
B.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
11
77
76-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at.
Public Service
17
12
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-35
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
21
17
17
17
2 -23
13-24
11-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
High School
Some College
3AMA PhD
No Response
TOTAL
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average !
Your Library
29.5
14.3
733.3
11
52.4
**
II,
*
21
100.0
of People Assia.ned
All Phase 11
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
7.4
0.0
22.9
14.4
21.4
32.0
22.4
35.2
25.0
47.3
37.5
23.5
**
*
1.3
**
to Public Service)
Low-High Ran :y.
Large
it.edium
0.0-14.7
0.0-21.4
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
15.6-50.0
5.9-50.0
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.3
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 3.8
0.0-11.7
Library 11
Small
0.0-33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
0.C-77.3
0.0- C.0
9.0- 9.1
9:00-9:59
410
42
4-25
2-10
0-7
13:00-10:59
411
G3
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
411
G3
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
510
53
3-23
3-2
2-5
1:00-1:59
511
43
-3-27
3-9
3-r
2:00-2:51
512
54
.3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
511
65
4-34
4-11
4-1
4:00-4:59
612
G4
4-31
4-10
4-1
5:00-5:59
514
44
3-25
2-2
3-5
6:00 -6:59
48
45
3-17
2-C
3-5
7:00-7:51
47
45
3-19
2 -5
3-5
8:00-8:59
47
35
3 -12
2-6
3-5
9:00-9:59
25
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LlbRARILS PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. MEASUREmbNI SlUOY
Name of Library:
Library 11
Size Category:
Large
I.
Description or collection
A.
"diJR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sampie was to dere-rinine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The roiloing are the results for your library:
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
Z.
Adult Books (N=44/)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
3.
Periodical SamPle (N=20)
Your Library
.43b
.514
./2u
All Phase II
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
.56/
.1:b3
.z5U
.180
./zu
.135-.580
.1b0-.Z3b
.0/b-.1/b
.110-.414
.03U-.1T1
.04.-.1z4
.s95
.405
.Z4b
.125
.131-.893
.143-.26G
.0/5-.123
. 515
.15/
.174
.U35
.121-.343
.U74-.192
.S45-.123
.353
.611
.730
.561
.353-.729
.515-.267
.523 -.77::
.755
. 302
.409
.453
.230
.G32
.3!)2
.226
.GS8
.073
357
.750-
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability cf articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
2.
Probability of availability
3.
Availability of articles owned
C.
Title Availability Sample
.033 -.755
.013-.33G
.403-.340
.033-.472
.C1:::-.273
.311?-.7E1
.590-.803
.503-1.03
.550
.459
.325
.128
.175-.950
.255-.450
.139-.253
. 534
.4511
.313
.175
.153-.950
.128-.603
.022-.513
. 077
.077
.362
.275
.295-1.03
.622-1.00
.525-1.06
The title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well as to determine the availability
of the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=500)
2.
Adult Availability (N=453)
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N=37)
.712
.314
. 514
.756
.744
.335
.318
.646
.345
.732
.092
.048
.585-.249
.639-.88?
.522-.251
.634-.882
.560 -.E23
.505-.322
.338-.245
.4?4-.724
3uilding Usage
A.
Description of Users
1. Sex
Your
Library.
All Phase
Lane
11
Libraries
Small
Low -High. Rar:e
Large
Library 12
Small
male
2245
61.0
60.3
44.8
44.5
43.0-65.0
42.2-51.5
36.1-53.2
Female
1354
30.3
32.2
52.4
54.5
30.1-53.3
45.1-55.3
44.3-22.2
No Response
33
2.2
3.2
2.2
2.6
2.2- 5.1
2.C- 5.5
0.9- 2.4
TOTAL
3532
110.0
2. Student-Nonstudent
Student
1632
44.3
1.5.1
47.3
52.7
22.4-45.1
45.1-52.5
42.5-57.1
'1onstudent
2050
55.7
61.2
42.2
45.7
52.7-21.0
41.7-54.3
42.9-57.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-11.0
0.0- 7.5
0.0- 7.2
TOTAL
3532
100.0
3. Grade Level of Students
Elementary (K-G)
178
10.1
8.3
25.1
31.3
3.6-20.4
21.1-35.5
13.5-L2.1
Junior High School (7 -3)
240
14.7
14.2
11.0
19.7
2.4-25.5
12.2-22.7
13.7-22.1
High School (10-12)
717
43.1
34.1
29.7
23.0
22.3-43.9
21.5-35.1
24.1-37.1
College
3,5
21.3
30.2
16.7
13.5
11.6-41.5
10.7-20.9
0.2-24.5
Graduate School
40
2.5
4.1
1.1
0.4
2.1-16.3
0.2- 2.4
9.0- 3.4
No Response
102
6.2
G.7
6.6
G.3
-
3.7-20.4
4.1- 1.5
2.2 -12.2
TOTAL
1632
160.0
4.
Occupation of Nonstudents
.
Professional
555
27.0
27.0
18.1
18.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.E-22.1
Other White Collar
534
25.0
20.8
21.0
18.3
10.0-35.0
10.0-30.2
14.7-25.2
Blue Collar
222
13.7
13.0
10-8
10.3
5.7-17.2
3.7 -15.5.
_5.2-15.7
Housewlfe/mother
210
10.2
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-21.8
13.3-2'.,(1-5
17.4-43.3
Retired
176
8.6
'
9.0
1.8
5.6
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.E.-15.5
Une.nployel
67
3.7
3.0
1.7
1.3
0.7- 5.4
1.1- 2.3
5.0- 3.2
No .Response
232
11.3
5.3
15.0
7.6
0.5-35.9
.G -21.0
0.4-20.7
TOTAL
2056
130.0
8.
Time Entered
9:00-9:59
315
8.6
5.1
7.3
5.3
4.2- E.G
0.1-10.5
0.3- 7.3
10:00-10:59
245
5.7
7.3
9.9
5.5
6.4- 8.9
7.J-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:31-11:50
310
3.4
2.3
3.7
0.0
5.3- 1.5
.4- n.S
3.r- 1.1
12:00 -12:53
352
1.6
11.5
1.1
:.0
7.5-15.3
5.7 -13.0
2.3-21.1
1:03-1:53
317
10.3
1n.%
7.
8.3
6.5-12.5
5.3-13.0
4.5-15.1
2:00-2:51
301
2.2
1.5
10.3
6.3
6.3-13.8
6.6-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:00-3:59
303
10.7
10.4
10.1
11.2
1.4-12.5
2.3-11.7
7.4-24.7
4:00 -4:53
351
0.5
11.1
10.4
11.5
7.4-17.7
5.7-12.7
t_5-15.0
5:00-5:59
253
7.1
2.,-;
G.S
6.3
7.1-19.0
3.3- 1.3
3.S- S.2.
5:00-5:51
302
3.1
6.5
5.3
10.1
4.7- 8.5
3.3-1r.1
5.9-15.2
7:91-7:51
325
7..2
7.5
1.1
14.4
5.5-11.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-1:.2
3:00-8:51
171
3.5
4.5
5.0
7.1
2.5- 5.2
2.5- 2.3
4.0- 8.1
!lo Response
**
1.1
0.1
*3.0- 2.4
3.0- 9.3
0.0- 1.0
TOTAL
3622
100.0
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfied
2477
57.3
6";.::
91.1
77.1
5F.5 -73.1
65 3 -;3.2
52.5-77.5
Partially Satisfied
757
21.2
1.2.3
10.2
16.9
3.3-20.6
-15.2-21.1
13.1-72.7
Not Satisfied
215
3.0
7.1
2.3
5.7
5.7-25.8
6.1- 1.4
5.0- 3.6
No Response
143
3.3
6.5
4.2
5.5
3.1-20.4
3.2- E.1
2.0- 0.3
TOTAL
3682
'100.0
.
III.
Circulation
A.
in-Lihrary Circulation
in- Literary circulation de:Ils with the use of -nateriels wit'iin the library by t'e patrons.
The following tahle gives a hrea%io:m of tke tyP.!s of .nete-ials Asc1 wit"in your lihrary
al the frequency with whic:i they were use! 4ring the throe Llys studie1.
Type of Aaterial
Circulating Mon-Fiction
Periodicals
':eler31 'Encyclope1las
%e.:spa,:ers
.eference 3001:5
Circulating Fiction
Vertical File.
Records
Other
T1TAL
4.
gJtsi!e the Li "riry Circulation
Your Lihrery
:111;
743 721;
72;
111
31.7
1F1
2.4
".5
11.n
4.%
11.1
Al:
!!
Lihreries
fleIien ;
lar7e
LP)rz_r7 12
Lod-Hi.;
Large
.3 -ail
2f..1
21.7
17.5-3r..9
10.3-;7.5
11.7
27..1
1.1-31.7
!1/4.5-3%.:
:3.--:1.F
4.1
11.5
1.)- 7.7
2.7- "...3
.'
%.1
0.5-23.2
".5-1".'
12.4
4.4-23.:
3.4-,'.7
4.7
".?-1:.)
^.;-11.7
1.0-
-.F
"."- 2.r
?.r
4.4
3.2-17.S
^.7-13.4
1.3-11.5
Outsile the lihrary circulation 'icals wit" tregitinnil circulation fi7ures.
The followirrt i5 is a
:3reak1on of the circulation in your lihrory luring the e-ree
5tudied.
4 of Ite-ns Circulated
of Users Circulating Sooks
Piverage
e of 'terns per User
Users Checking Out Sootts
5511
751F
330"
1314
1371-1:034 1404-425'
1:333-:2245
147:1
13q5
111
516
503-3410
451-1147
322 -~7
3.P,1
7.11
3.12
3.73
2.55-3.01
3.11,"-3.6-7
7.117-3.30
1.11;
13.".:
47.r-!%
32.07;
21.7-52.4
21.2-F1.3
7-7.3-F".2
C.
Ite-ns Circulate'! and Returnel
"I tens Circulated and Returned" refers to the
types of ite's circulated.
The following
is a hreakdo of the iteis that your lihrory cl,culatel on the thr,.e "-.ys studied.
Circulate!
000Lts
Sec 3elo*
,In1
14.2
13.3
11.2-24.1
4.5-71.0
72.5-15.7
Periodicals
*.
'in
1.:1
0.3- n.3
':.2- ".3
7..1- 5.2
Recur :s
*5.'
2.4
3.4
0n-
2.3- 3.7
OCIer
*'7
"I1.n
1.1
1.7-147.5
4.0- ?.:
C.7-21.1
T170
*
leturnel:
:;oe'e.s
See 3^1,-,:*
"5."
..,...,..:
11./
73.0-11.7
°4.0-2c.4
73.5-1:.2
nerlo'icals
**
'
2.1
1.5
9.0- 1.6
1.0- 6.3
0.1- 4.8
Records
*7.3
1.5
2.7
5.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
Other
*7.7
1.2
1.1
0.3-16.3
0.4- 5.2
0.0-21.4
TOTAL
*
Data suhmitted inaccurate
I.
Patterns of Reference Usage
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collect:2d on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
Library 12
A.
Reference Activity by Tine of Day
Your Library
All chase II
Libraries
!ledian
Large
Medium
Small
Low-Nigh Range
Large
Medium
Small
1:00-3:59
215
5.9
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 2.2
0.5- 9.3
9.5-11.F
10:00-10:59
224
7.1
8.3
1.7
4.6
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
/.4-7C.
11:00-11:59
230
7.3
9.1
7.3
7.8
6.1-10.5
4.3- 3.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
303
1.5
9.3
7.3
3.3
5.5-11.5
5.3-12.4
3.1-11.2
1:00-1:59
292
9.3
9.3
7.1
3.4
6.9-22.4
7.2-13.6
5.5-14.5
2:00-2:59
279
3.9
9.1
9.3
6.1
5.7-11.3
4.2-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
310
9.9
9.2
10.5
S.5
5.5-11.5
7.5-13.1
S.C-1?.3
4:00-4:53
351
11.2
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
S.3-12.3
5:00-5:59
241
7.9
7.5
5.1
5.3
6.1- 3.6
1.1 -10.0
4.7-11.4
6:00-5:59
224
7.1
G.?
5.5
10.5
4.5- 7.5
3.7- 2.3
3.2 -12.9
7:00 -7:5.9
243
7.9
5.5
1.7
2.2
2.2- 3.5
4.5- 3.7
4.3-15.2
8:00 -3:59
215
6.9
5.0
8.G
6.6
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.5
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
3140
100.0
3.
Type of Question
Source Related
118
-20.2
38.
34.2
45.2
29.2-50.4
51.3-72.2
19.S-10.2
Directional
22224
70.8
61.2
55.2
53.2
49.6-70.3
27.3-52.7
2.2-21.4
TOTAL
3140
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
228
24.8
22.9
45.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-51.4
23.6-53.5
Nonstudent
657
71.6
76.1
51.8
51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
.33
3.5
2.3
1.7
0.0- 3.9
0.3- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
0.0-17.3
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
918
100.0
2.
Means In Person
445
42.5
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.6 -91.1
61.4 -95.8
8Y Phone
473
51.5
46.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-50.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-38.6
No Response
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
918
109.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
814
88.7
83.9
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6 -100.0
User
40.4
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
100
10.9
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
*0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.5
TOTAL
S18
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
908
98.9
93.6
97.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
70.8
0.6
0.5
P.O
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
30.3
0.7
9.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
918
100.0
5.
Source Used to Answer questions
Your Library
All
,-Thase
II
Libraries
meli=!n t
Large
!-!e,!iun
gall
Low-4igh Range
Large
Library .2
'4e7.1ium
Snail
Reference Soot(
211
1.1.1
.2'.5
21.2
70.2
13.3-34.2
n.3-32.2
12.3-31.3
Circulating Collection
125
13.6
13.4
30.4
27.3
4.5-'3.G
13.5-L0.0
1.3-4C.0
Card Catalog
114
21.1
17.3
12.1
11.3
12.4-21.1
r,.7-21.F.
Inex
lni
11.1
n.1
6.5
5.3
3.0 -13.3
2.5-11.7
2.7-11.1
Telephone :look
47
5.1
0.4
0.3
0.C-10.4
0.0- 4.2
-.1- 1.7
City Directory
34
3.7
1.2
0.5
0.0
0.3- 9.J
0.5- 3.1
2.C- :..
Vertical File
32
7.5
1.1
3.0
1.S- 7.0
1.1- 7.3
1.7- -.7
Other
174
11.0
20.5
16.3
15.7
2.4-17.2
15.1-35.1
3.2-33.2
TOTAL
113
100.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by Your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Your Library
All Phase II Libraries
Type of Item
.Median
Low-High Range
*Time
Large
9elium
Small
Large
:4elium
Small
Table Seating
55
3:31
ns
57
41
2-175
2 -'2
6-115
Lounge Chairs &
Couches
20
1:31
23
11
10
0-56
0 -25
2-15
Photocopier
59:30,f3:30
54
20-7
0 -5
0 -3
Meeting Room
87
1:31.%2:31
06
77
61
P-218
0-215
0-121
Microfil.4 Reader
(Printer)
511:30'12:30
52
20-10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
4Often
42
20-3
1-7
0-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
PuSl7c service personnel arc those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your li7)rary.
A.
3.
Median Age
Average Length of Employment
33
33
48
45
-25-43
25-4S
22-53
in Your Library
11
77
76-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per eek at
Public Service
21
13
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-35
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
13
17
17
I/
9-23
13-24
11-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
Your Library
or
All Phase 11
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low -High Range
Large
Medium
Library 12
Small
High School
39.8
7.4
0.0
22.9
0.0 -14.7
0.-0-21.4
0.0-33.3
Some College
412.9
14.4
21.4
32.0
5.5 -32.8
0.0-37.5
11.1-75.0
BA
325.3
28.4
35.3
25.0
15.6-50.0
5.9-50.0
11.1-27.3
MA
15
48.4
47.3
37.5
23.6
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.9-77.E
PhD
**
**
*0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 0.0
No Response
13.1
1.3
**
0.0- 3.8
0.0-11.7
0.0- 0.1
TOTAL
31
100.0
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
#of People Assigned
to Public Service)
9:00-9:59
810
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
911
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
311
63
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:51
710
53
3-23
3-2
2-5
1:00-1:59
511
43
3-27
3.-°
3-6
2:00-2:59
10
12
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
11
11
65
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
11
12
G4
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:59
11
14
44
3-26
2 -8
3-6
6:10-6:51
98
45
3-17
2-6
3-5
7:00-7:59
77
45
3-11
2-5
3-5
8:00-8:59
77
35
3-12
2-5
3-5
9:00-9:59
25
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
P.E?0:T Tu LISRA:1E3 n=:.TIcIPAIP:c 11 Ti,..
;4E:.SURE:4ENT STUDY
a-le of Library:
Library 13
Size Category:
Large
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"3PR" Probability Sample
lhe Puroose of the 3PR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
Al: Phase II
Libraries
Median
Low-High Ran7.e
1.
total Sample (N=500)
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.514
.3b/
.250
.122
.15b-.580
.169.256
b. Probability of availability
.254
.258
.160
.U80
.110-.414
.088-.292
.U44-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.809
.t9b
./20
.61,5
.551-.819
.55C-./:::1
.5/9-./5r.
2.
Adult Soaks (N=44/)
a. Probability of ownership
.340
.405
.246
.125
.181-.293
.143-.2
.0/6-.183
b. Probability of availability
.23/
.25/
.1/4
.063
.121-.549
.U74-.112
.U15-.128
c. Availability of Dooxs owned
.697
.b91
./30
.bbl
.355-.729
.516-.U.7
.b&C-.//4
S.
Juvenile looks (N=55)
a. Probability of ownership
.472
.455
.302
.u/5
.038-./55
.058-.472
.012-.2C3
b. Probability of avallabliity
.25u
.2b
.05/
.0197.5:b
c. Availability of books owned
.840
..b92
.1)$S
./50
.4U9-.640
.5J0-.C:j0
.50;3-1.3i;
3.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn
in eight common Indexes.
The following are
to determine the availability of articles listed
the results for your library:
I.
Probability of ownership
.45u
.450
.325
.188
.1/5-.950
.255-.450
.1U0-.zb5
2.
Probability of availability
.438
.450
.513
.175
.163-.950
.128-.600
.058-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
.312
.97/
.962
.8/5
.895-1.00
.662-1.00
.625-1.00
.Title Availability Sample
The title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well as to determine the availability
of the books that you actually own.
The following, are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (M=490)
2.
Adult availability (;4=330)
.849
.232
.75G
.31C
.744
.546
.732
.5S5-.849
.634-.882
.630-.839
.650-.879
.552-.85G
.605-.123
3.
Juvenile Availability (::=101)
.F.32
.646
.3EC-.346
.4,34-.724
.543-.74E
Builling Usage
A.
Description of Users
1. Sex Male
Female
No Response
TOTAL
2. Student-Nonstudent
Student
Nonstudent
No Response
TOTAL
3. Grade Level of Students
Elementary (K-1)
Junior High School (7-9)
High School (10-12)
College
Graduate School
No Response
TOTAL
4.
Occupation of Nonstudents
Professional
Other 4hite Collar
Blue Collar
Housewife/mother
Retired
Unemployed
No Response
TOTAL
3.
Time Entered
9:00-9:59
10:30-10:59
11:00 -11:59
12:00-12:53
1:00-1:59
2:30-2:51
3:20 -3:59
5:00-4:59
5:00-5:59
6:03-6:53
7:00-7:53
8:01-8:51
No Response
TOTAL
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfied
Partially Satisfied
Not Satisfied
o Response
TOTAL
Your
2283
1435
103
3?27
1135
2642 *
3827
7523
264
454 02
252
1135
557
928
17".:
25
15553
576
2642
251
253
311
569
373
333
334
352
271
234
260
13135
3321
.153
710
205
161
3327
LP,rary
51.7
37.5
2.3
100.0
31.0
69.0 *
100.0
6.3
2.4
22.3
33.2
7.3
20.4
100.0
24.9
35.1
6.7
3.5
5.0
2.0
21.3
100.0
6.6
7.0
8.3
14.6
9.9
6.8
10.0
2.2
7.3
5.1
6.3
4.)
0.1
110.0
31.3
18.6
7.7
4.3
100.1
All Phase It
Libraries
Median
r;
Larn'e
Medium
Small
60.3
54..7
44.5
33.2
52.4
54.5
3.2
2.2
1.5
35.1
47.3
52.7
50.3
43.2
45.7
**
*
8.3
25.1
31.3
14.2
12.5
19.7
34.9
29.7
28.0
31.2
15.7
13.5
4.1
1.9
0.4
6.7
5.5
6.3
27.0
13.1
13.7
29.8
21.9
13.3
13.0
10.3
10.9
7.7
22.5
32.2
1.0
9.8
5.5
3.0
1.7
1.3
6.3
15.1
7,5
6.1
7.3
5.3
7.3
9.9
5.5
3.3
3.7
6.0
11.5
0.3
5.0
10.5
7.4
3.9
2.5
10.3
s.8
10.4
10.1
11.2
10.1
10.4
11.5
2.0,
5.5
6.9
5.5
5.3
10.1
7.5
1.9
14.4
3.5
5.3
7.1
0.1
0.1
*
6n.;
63.0
72.1
16.2
16.0
7.1
-
5.3
6.7
6.3
4.2
5.5
Low-High Ranr.p
Lar.7.e
Medium
43.0-66.0
42.2-71.5
30.1-53.3
45.1-35.2
2.2- 5.2
2.3- 5.5
23.4-45.1
45.1-52.6
52.7-51.0
40.7-54.3
0.0-11.0
1.0- 7.5
3.6-20.4
21.1-35.5
2.4-25.5
12.3 -02.7
22.3-43.3
21.5-35.1
11.5-41.6
11.7-22.2
2.1-15.3
0.2- 2.4
3.7-2:1.4
4.1- 5:.2
15.3-33.2
17.0 -23.3
10.0-33.2
13.0-3%2
5:7-17.2
3.7-15.5
2.5-21.2
13.2-20.5
- 5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
0.7- 6.4
1.1- 7.3
0.5-35.2
4.6-21.1
4.2- 3.5
0.1-10.5
6.4- 8.3
7.0-11.0
5.8- 1.5
4.4- 1.5
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
6.5-12.5
5.0-13.0
6.3-13.3
0.5-11.4
1.4-12.5
6.2-12.7
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
7.1-10.0
3.3- 1.9
4.7- 3.5
3.2-11.0
5.5-11.0
7.5-14.4
2.5- 5.:',
2.5- 3.8
0.0- 2.4
1.0- 0.3
53.6-73.1
55.3-73.0
8.3-20.3
15.2-21.1
5.7-23.3
r..1- 1.4
3.9-23.4
3.2- T..1
Lihr7lry 13
Small
31'....1-33.2
n.2- 2.4
42.2-57.1
52.3-37.2
-..1- 7.2
13.5-45.1
13.2-22.1
24.1-37.1
6.2-24.5
-..C- 5.-=
6.2-12.2
12.5-2.1
1-.7-25.2
2--16.7
17.4-43.3
1.5-15.5
n.0.- 3.2
0.4-20.7
0.0- 7.3
4.1- 7.7
3.1- 1.1
2.2-11.2
4.5-15.1
2.5-14.1
7.4-24.7
.5-15.1
3.6- 1.9
5.0-15.2
7.0-15.2
4.6- 2.1
1.2- 1.2
C2.5-77.5
13.1-22.7
5.2-
2.4-
Circulation
1.
In-Library Circulation
S.
C.
In-Library circulation leals with ne use '14 -,aterials
irsrar.!
b-ltr0Ps.
The f-Alowing table ;ives a .)realown of t'Ie types or -ateri
wit'lin your 1ihrary
and the frequency with which they were used luring tht2 three
I-ys stu'i.
Library 13
Your Librory
Type of 1aterial
7)1.3;,
1Libraries
'ielian
Lart:e
Low-:1i?
ar:;;e
iarg.!
S-.1e11
Circulating ron-Fiction
142
12.5
?r,7
11.1
21.7
12.5-35.1
1%2-41.5
17.4-,".7
Periodicals
715
21.0
/'.1
'1.7
25.0
n.1-33.7
24.5-34.3
IF.C-31.5
General Fncyclooelias
vr,
1.3
.4
4.3
11.5
1.3- 7.7
2.7- 1.5
5.1-!.7.7
'Iewslabers
411
11.3
11.1
7.5
4.1.
I.5-23.S
1.5-17.4
".7-1.7.5
Reference 3ooks
541
11.7
14
11.4
1r.2
4.4-23.5
3.4-7''.2
4.7-11.1
`licrotil 1
2n4
1.1
4.1
1.7
*c.r- 1.5
1.0- 7.3
5.1- 1.1
Circulating Fiction
111
4.1
4.4
1.;
r.4
2.J-I5.7
I.2-25.4
C.3-17.2
Vertical File
42
1.5
1.7
1.7
4.3
0.2-11.3
P.5-11.1
c
Records
**
__
.*
n3
0.0- 5.7
".c.i- ".5
.?.:1-
.7
Other
1",
TIT11
2741
5.3
101.1
7.1
2.1
4..
3.2-12.5
5.7-13.4
1.3-11.5
Outside the Lihrary Circulation
Oatsile the library circulation teals with tralitibnal circulation fi,-urus.
The following is a
breakdown of the circulation in your library during, t'le three 'lays studied.
4 of Items Circulated
2"74
''",15
3151
1:114
1371-10034
1404-4252
1133-2245
# of Users Circulating 3oo'e.s
1051
1315
118
516
513-3410
451-1347
322- 71'
Average 4 of Items per User
?.72
2.11
3.12
3.23
2.5:-3.j"
5.1"-3.07
2.15-3.3f'
Users Checking Out 'looks
27.1";
7,1."":
4/.Y;
38.3!:
20.7-52.4
21.2-:7.3
22.3-51.2
Items CirculJted an! Returnel
"Items Circulated and RetJrnel" refers to the types 0e items
circulatn.
The
following
is a brea%,iown 0e the items that your library circulated on
t!,1 t'Irre
Circulate'
3ooks
2552
83.5
'8.5
14.2
93.3
81.2-94.0
84.5-16.0
72.5-15.8
PerioJicals
**
*5.n
1.0
n.j.. 0.3
P.0-
.3
0.1-
Recorls
**
1.2
2.4
3.4
c.J- 7.0
0.4- 4.4
2.3- 3.7
Othur
345
11.5
1.:
1.0
1.3
1.2-14.5
0.0- 2.8
.7-21.1
TOTI.
2117
eturnel:
111.0
SooIts
2135
71.1
'4.5
11.7
73.0-91.7
54.6-12.4
73.5-'25.2
Periodicals
**
9.7
1.
1.3- 1.6
0.u- :.3
1.1- 4.2.
Recorls
317
13.1
7.
1.5
2.7
5.5-13.3
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
Other
453
11.7
1."
1.1
0.3-15.3
3.4- 3.2
2.7.-21.4
T97A1
3111
111.1
17.
Patterns of Reference Usage
"Patterns of Reference -Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
Library 13
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your
Library
All Phase 11
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00 -9:59
216
8.2
f.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.6-11.8
10:00-10:59
237
9.0
8.3
9.7
4.8
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-111.5
11:00-11:59
241
9.2
1.1
7.9
7.8
5.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3 -11.2
12:00-12:59
302
11.5
1.0
7.3
8.9
6.6 -11.6
5.8-12.4
3.1-11.3
1:00-1:59
326
12.4
1.9
7.3
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2-18.6
5.5-14.6
2:00-2:59
274
10.4
9.1
9.9
5.1
6.7-11.3
4.8-14.2
3.5-16.7
A:00-3:59
225
8.5
9.2
10.5
8.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.8-15.3
4:00-4:59
253
9.6
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-18.3
5:00-5:59
174
6.6
7.G
6.1
6.3
6.1- 3.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-10.4
6:00-6:59
118
4.5
6.2
6.5
10.G
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 8.3
3.9 -12.9
7:00-7:59
118
4.5
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.3- 8.5
4.5- 5.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-8:59
147
5.6
5.0
3.6
6.8
3.4- G.9
3.3-12.5
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
2631
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
1325
50.4
38.8
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
-Directional
1296
49.6
61.2
65.8
53.2
49.6 -70.6
27.8-58.7
9.8-80.4
TOTAL
2631
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
.1.
Quest ionner
Student
206
15.5
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-51.4
28.6-63.5
Nonstudent
1090
82.3
75.1
51.8
51.5
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-.71.4
Another Library
29
2.2
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
C.0- 3.9
TOTAL
1325
100.0
2.
Means In Person
520
39.2
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.5-91.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
805
60.8
46.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-50.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-38.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
1325
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
1161
87.G
88.0
87.2
92.0
73.4 -95.0
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
157
11.8
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
70.6
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
**
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
-
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
1325
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
1318
99.5
98.6
17.8
100.0
95.2 -99.6
95.4-100.0
93.6 -100.0
Referred
10.1
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
60.4
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
1325
100.0
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Your
Library
All Phase
II
'todian
Lar7e
Libraries
Small
Low-"igh
Large
Modium
Library 13
Small
Reference Sook
324
'2.1
71.2
20.2
134.2
14.3-32.S
12.3-31.':
Circulating Collection
r0
13.4
39.4
27.3
4.5-45.0
10.3-40.1
6.?-4C.:7
Carl Catalog
17.3
11.1
17.?
12.4-11.1
0.7-23.:
...0-47....
Index
51
4.5
1.1
r.5
5.3
3.3-13.3
2.d-11.7
2.7-17-.1
Telephone gook
13'
10.4
. 1
0.4
7.3
0.5-11.4
2.j- 4.2
S.C- 1.7
City Directory
122
3.2
1.2
n.5
2.0
3.3- 1.5
2.0- 3.1
3.0- 2.4
Vertical File
37
7.8
3.2
1.9
3.3
1.0- 7.3
1.1- 7.0
1.7- 5.7
Other
3r)9
27.2
21.5
12.3
15.7
S.4-17.2
16.1-35.1
3.S-35.2
TOTAL
1125
101.0
V.
Facilities Usage.
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incilence of use of each of
the listed items J.Jring the three lays that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
,
Type of Item
Your
#
Library
Tine
All Phase li
Libraries
Modian
Large
Medium
Small
Low-tiigh Range
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
73
12:30
35
57
49
2-173
2-22
0-112
Lounge Chairs &
Couches
56
10:30
23
11
10
0-55
0-25
0-15
Photocopier
53:30
54
2,0 -7
0-=',
0 -3
Meeting Room
**
9r
77
51
0-213
1-215
C-121
Microfilm Reader
(Printer)
71:30
r;
72
0-10
P-3
S-4
Record Player
Often
4_2
2cl -a
C.-2
7,-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your library.
A.
3.
Median Age
Average Length of Employment
23
33
43
45
-25-43
23-48
2S -53
in Your Library
47
77
6-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
12
13
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-32
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
13
17
17
17
3-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
High School
Some College
BA
MA PhD
No Response
Your Library
25.3
718.4
718.4
21
55.3
**
12.6
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Meium
Small
7.4
0.0
22.9
14.4
21.4
32.0
28.4
35.8
25.0
47.3
37.5
23.6
**
1.3
**
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
15.5-50.0
5.9-50.0
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 3.8
0.0-11.7
Library 13
Small
0.0 -33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
0.0-77.8
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 0.1
TOTAL
38
100.0
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
# of People Assigned
to Public Service)
9:00-1:59
12
10
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
12
11
53
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:50
13
11
53
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
11
10
53
3-28
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:59
11
11
43
3-27-
3-9
3-5
2:00-2:59
13
12
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:53
13
11
65
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
13
12
G4
4-31
4-10
4-3
5:00-5:59
11
14
44
3-25
2-8
3-6
6:00-6:50
83
45
3-17
2-5
3-5
7:00-7:59
77
45
3-19
2-5
3-5
8:00-8:51
77
35
3 -12
2-6
3-5
9:00-9:59
25
10
0 -12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE P.I.A. MEASUREMENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 14
Size Category:
Large
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"BPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
1.
Total Sample (N -500)
All Phase II Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.252
.367
.230
.122
.136-.580
.160-.288
.076-.176
b. Probability of availability
.162
.268
.180
.080
..110-.414
.038-.2:72
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.643
.696
.720
.666
.561-.810
.550-.789
.579-.750
2. 'Adult Books (Na447)
a. Probability of ownership
.228
.405
.246
.125
.181-.893
.143-.266
.076-.183
b. Probability of availability
.141
.237
.174
.083
.121-.349
.074-.192
.045 -.128
c. Availability of books owned
.618
.691
.780
.661
.353-.729
.516-.967
.588-.774
.3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
.523
.453
.302
.075
.038-.755
.032 -.472
.018-.283
b. Probability of availability
.360
.230
.226
.057
.019-.396
.019-.302
.019-.1C9
c. Availability of books owned
.750
.692
.683
.750
.400-.840
.500-.800
.500-1.00
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.450
.450
.325
.188
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100-.263
2.
Probability of availability
.450
.450
.313
.175
.163-.950
.188-.600
.088-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
1.00
.977
.962
.875
.895-1.00
.682-1.00
.625-1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The
title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of
this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well as to determine the availability
of
the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=478)
.655
.756
.818
.b46
.585-.849
.630-.889
.582-.850
2.
Adult Availability (N=379)
.702
.744
.846
.732
.b34-.882
.660 -.899
.605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N=99)
.475
.635
.692
.648
.388-.846
.494-.724
.543-.746
Building Usage
A.
Oescriotion of Users
1. Sex
Your
Library
All Phase II
Lihraries
!,:eium
Small
Low-High Ran ;.-e
Large
Library 14
S:3,111
1073
53.3
51.3
44.3
34.5
43.0-55.0
42.2-51.5
36.1-53.3
Female
275
43.9
33.2
52.4
54.6
30.1-53.3
45.1-55.2
44.6-52.2
No Response
45
2.3
3.2
2.8
1.5
2.2- 6.9
2.0- 5.5
0.5- 2.4
TOTAL
1194
100.0
2. Student-Nonstudent
Student
011
45.1
36.1
47.3
52.7
23.4-45.1
45.1-52.5
42.8-57.1
Honstudent
1014
54.7
50.2
42.2
45.7
52.7-63.0
40.7-54.3
42.9-57.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-11.0
0.0- 7.5
S.0- 7.2
TOTAL
1904
110.0
3. Grade Level of Students
Elementary (K-5)
51
5.3
0.2
25.1
31.3
3.5-21.4
20.1-35.5
13.5-46.1
Junior High School (7-3)
133
14.3
14.2
11.9
19.7
2.4-25.5
12.3-22.7
13.2-22.1
High School (10-12)
348
32.7
34.5
29.7
28.0
22.3-43.3
21.5-35.1
24.1-37.1
College
273
30.3
31.2
15.7
13.5
11.6-41.5
11.7-21.3
0.2-24.5
Graduate School
23
3.1
4.1
1.9
0.4
2.1-16.3
1.2- 2.4
".0- 3.4
No Response
57
5.3
6.7
6.0
5.3
3.7-20.4
4.1- 1.6
3.2-12.2
.TOTAL
990
101.0
4.
Occupation of 'ionstu,ionts
Professional
213.
24.S
27.1
13.1
19.0
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
15.4-22.1
Other white Collar
394
31.4
2'.1
21.9
12.3
10.0-35.0
10.0 -30.2
14.7-23.2
Blue Collar
11
3.3
13.
10.2
10.3
5.7-17.2
C.7-13.5
3.1-16.7
Housewife/nother
110
11.9
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-25.2
13.8-23.5
17.4-44.3
Retired
102
1.3
1.2
1.S
5.S
5.3-15.4
1.3-12.5
1.7-15.5
Un.21oloyed
39.7
1.1
1.7
1.3
0.7- S.
1.1- 2.:
S.0- 3.2
No Response
174
1S.1
G."
15.9
7.5
0.5 -36.2
4..;-21.0
S.4-12.3
TOTAL
1114
101.0
S.
Time Entered
9 :00 -9:50
23
4.2
S.1
7.3
5.3
4.2- 3.6
0.1-10.5
9.0- 7.-
10:00 -10:51
150
2.0
7.3
1.1
5.5
5.4- 3.3
7.5-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:59
156
7.P
2.1
2.7
5.0
5.2- 9.5
4.4- 9.5
3.1- 3.1
12:00-12:51
115
8.3
11.7.
1.2
i',.0
7.5 -15.3
5.7-13.4
2.3-11.3
1:00-1:51
165
8.3
14
7.4
2.9
5.5-12.5
5.3-13.0
4.5-15.1
2:00-2:51
205
10.3
3.5
10.3
6.2
6.3 -10.3
5.5-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:00 -3:59
221
11.5
11.'1
10.')
11.2
9.4-12.5
2.8-12.7
7.6-24.7
4:00-4:51
231
11.6
11.1
16.3
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
0.5-15.0
5:00 -5:50
194
9.2
n^
o.
.
6.5
5.9
7.1-10.0
3.3- 3.9
3.5- 2.2
5:00-G:51
155
2.3
6.5
5.2
11.1
4.7- 3.5
3.0-10.3
5.5-15.2
7:00 -7:59
151
7.6
7.5
1.1
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5 -14.4
7.0 -1E.2
2:00-3:59
13
4.1
4.1
5.2
7.1
2.5- 5.2
2.5- 8.3
4.0- 3.1
No Response
10.1
1.1
'
1.1
0.0- 2.4
0.0- 3.3
3.0- 1.0
TOTAL
1114
101.1
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfied
13%7
7,7.5
- ,-.
-1-
72.1
53.6-73.1
SS.3-73.1
5 2.5-77.5
Partially Satisfiel
377
13.1
15.2
16.3
3.3-21.3
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
Not Satisfiel
153
7.7
7.:
"."
5.7
5.7-25.8
3.1- S.4
5.3- 3.5
No Response
175
5.3
7.5
4.2
5.5
3.5-20.4
3.2- 5.1
2.4- 9.0
TOTAL
1904
100.0
M. Circulation
A.
In-Library Circulation
in-Library circulation deals with the use of materials within the library by the patrons.
The followinl table gives a breakdown of e-.1 types of materials used within your library
and the frequency with which they were used during the three lays stulied.
Type of
aterial
Circulating Non-Fiction
Periodicals
Ceneral Encyclopedias
!:ewspapers.
Rerence 300%s
i4icrofilm
Circulating Fiction
Vertical File
Records
Other
TlirL
3.
Outside the Library Circulation
Library 14
Your Library
All Phase II
Lihrarie3
row-qig', Ran-e
4t
-,
Large
:le,,ium
2,-1011
larQ
"e4.iu-1
33311
521
17.3
21.7
25.1
21.7
12.5-30.1
12.1-51.5
17.4-:.2.7
517
/7.1
25.1
21.7
25.)
1.1-53.7
24.5-..3
51
7.11
2.4
4.3
11.5
9.?- 7.7
2.7- 2.0
230
10.1
11.1
7.".
5.2
1.5-23.,.:
2.-1.:;
n.7-7,.7
717.
17.5
14.7.
12L
19.5
5.4-7:.3
3.4-3,.2
57-:5.1
153
5.7
4.1
P7
*:.- 1.0
1.3- 3.3
1.C.- -.-
41
2.0
4.4
"-
5.4
7.,-15.7
1.2-2.4
5.1-17.2
4'
2.0
2.7
n.7
4.2
n.2-11.J
1....-11.3
0.0-22.7
14
/.6
2.2
*1.3
1.C- 5.7
'.0- -.5
n4
4.1
7.n
".I",
5.4
3.2-11.3
1.7-1.5
2.5-1.5
2274
111.0
Outside the library circulation deals with tra,litional circulation fir-urns.
The following is a
hre'aklown of the circulation in your lIhrary during the three days studied.
of Items Circulated
' of Users Circulating 3ooks
Average f of Items per User
Users Chec%ing Out Sooks
C.
items Circulated and Returned
2201.
3515
3311
1814
1371-13134 1414-5252
1:33-22L:
751
1115
01'
'-.1"
513-3411
451-7147
7:2- 7'"
3.ln
'.11
3.'2
3.23
1.5P0-3.21
3.12-17
2.-7-5.5"
17.1r:
13."7;
47.C";
5Y.1"_
21.7-52.4
21.2-51.3
21.3-5%2
"items Circulate! and aeturned" refers to the types of ite.ns circulated.
The following
is a breaVlown of the items that your library circulated on the three lays stu,Jied.
Circulated
Books
25?2
133
Qn.r.
lc.?
13.3
11.2-15.0
85.5-01.3
72.5-15.2
Periodicals
80.3
*3.0
1.0
0.0- 0.3
C.3- :3.3
0.1- 5.2
Records
144
5.2
5.2
1.4
3.4
0.3- 7.0
0.4- 4.4
2.3- 3.7
Other
33
1.7
rv
1.1
1.3
1.2-14.5
0.3 - 2.3
1.7-21.2
TOTAL
2757
111.1
Returned:
Books
214?
91.7
15.'
14.5
11.7
73.0-91.7
25.0-12.4
73.5-15,r
Periodicals
1*
*1.1
1.2
0.0- 1.5
0.0- 5.3
0.1- 4.0
Records
2n5
9.1
7."
I.':
2.7
5.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 5.5
Other
50,1
77
1.2
1.1
0.3..1c.3
2.4- F.2
1.0-21.4
-P1TNL
2557
inn.n
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your
reference questions asked over the threc day period studied.
results for your library.
Your Library
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
library collected on all
The 'ollowing are the
.All Phase
II
Libraries
Median t
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Library 14
Small
1:00-3:59
55
5.G
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 2.2
0.5- 2.3
0.5-11.2
10:00-10:59
71
7.2
8.3
9.7
4.5
7.1-10.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-12.5
11:00-11:59
71
7.2
9.1
7.9
7.8
6.3-10.5
4.3- 0.0
4.3-:1.2
12:00-12:59
87
3.8
9.9
7.3
8.9
5.6-11.5
5.8-12.4
3.1 -11.2
1:00-1:59
58
G.9
1.9
7.3
2.4
6.2-12.4
7.2-1E.G
5.6-14.0
2:00-2:59
73
7.9
9.1
9.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.5-14.2
3.5-16.7
3:01-3:59
81
8.2
9.2
10.5
6.6
5.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
5.2-1E.3
4:00-4:59
93
9.4
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-12.3
5:00-5:59
81
8.2
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 3.6
1.1-19.0
4.7-'0.4
6:00-5:59
75
7.6
5.2
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- P.3
3.9-12.9
7:00-7:51
85
8.6
5.5
1.7
8.2
2.3- 8.6
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
8:00 -3:59
55
5.6
5.0
8.6
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
No Response
74
7.5
TOTAL
954
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
413
41.0
38.8
34.2
45.3
29.2-50.4
31.3 -'2.2
12.5-19.2
Directional
571
58.1
61.2
55.3
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.5-C3.7
5.6 -80.4
TOTAL
034
10;1.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
125
31.5
22.0
45.5
44.5.
15.5-34.4
31.4-61.4
21.6-,33.5
Nonstudent
991
51.5
76.1
51.8
5I.G
50.6 -32.3
33.3-55.5
35.5-71.4
AnotherLibrary
41..0
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
5."0- 1.2
No Response
74
17.9
**
*0.0-17.J
0.0- 2.0
6.9- 3.9
TOTAL
413
101.0
2.
Means In Person
223
54.0
53.5
'I1.5
30.0
39.2-77.7
75.5-21.1
51.4-95.2
By Phone
116
28.1
46.5
13.5
16.1
22.3 -60.8
2.9-23.4
4.2-37.5
No Response
74
17.3
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
C.0- 3.",
TOTAL
413
110.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
303
73.4
33.0
27.2
12.0
73.4-15.6
39.3 -91.0
55.5-101.0
User
35
8.5
3.5
8.5
5.7
U.4-11.3
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
61.3
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
Gn
1.8
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.3
0.3- 3.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
413
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
3^G
15.1
1,'.6
07.8
100.0
95.2 -99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
51.2
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
12
2.3
1.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.3
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
413
109.0
5.
Source 1.11:!'id
to Answer Questions
Your
Lihrary
e.
All Phase
Large
!telium
II
Libraries
Small
LForary 14
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
Reference Book
SI
21.5
24.5
21.2
2C.0
13.3-34.2
14.9-32.3
12.3-31.7,
Circulating Collection
54
13.1
13.
30.4
27.3
10.0-4;.3
Card Catalog
70
15.3
17.3
17.1
12.4-21.1
InJex
42
10.2
1.1
C.5
5.3
3.3-13.3
2.0-11.7
2.7-19.1
Telephone Book
27
5,5
C.0-10.4
1.3- 4.2
1.0- 1.7
City Directory
10
2.4
3.2
0.5
r.
0.3- 3.0
0.0- 3.1
0.u- 2.4
Vertical File
19
4.0
3.8
1.3
3.0
1.0- 7.3
1.1- 7.c;
1.7- 1.7
Other
102
24.7
15.3
15.7
I.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.9-35.2
TOTAL
413
lon.o
V.
Facilities Usaqe
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in
your library
by your patrons.
The fl7ures below indicate tl-e highest inci4ence of use of each of
the listed items -luring the three days that you collecte-! this information
as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Type of Item
Your e
Library
Time
111 Phase 11
Libraries
Melian
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
73
1:30
'F
57
41
2-171
2-02
0-11 5
Lounge Chairs &
Couches
10
11:31
23
11
10
0-50
2-2:
0-15
Photocopier
712:30
C4
20-7
3-5
0-3
Meeting Room
31:30543 :'30
90
77
51
0-21S
0-215
0 -121
Microfilm Reader
(Printer)
11
2 :30
02
20-10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
44:31
'
42
20-S
0-2
0-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that havecontact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your library.
A. B.
Median
Age
Average Length of Employment
23
31
43
45
-25-43
27, -48
25-53
in Your Library
C7
7-7
5-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
21
12
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-35
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
117
17
17
2-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
Your Library
#%
'di Phase
Librar:es
Melian
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High are
Large
Medium
Library 14
Small
High School
12.5
7.4
0.0
22.9
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
0.0-33.3
Some College
11
27.5
14.4
21.4
32.0
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
11.1-75.0
BA
20
50.0
22.4
35.3
25.0
15.6-50.0
5.1-50.0
11.1-27.3
MA
320.0
47.3
37.5
23.5
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.0-77.2
PhD
**
**
0.0- 3.5
5.0- 0.0
0.0- C.0
Mo Response
1.3
**
0.0- 3.3
1.0-11.7
C.0- 2.1
TOTAL
41
100.0
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average # of People Assigned
to Public Service)
9:00-2:59
17
10
42
4-25
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
18
11
G3
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
12
11
G3
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
12
11
53
3-22
3-2
2-5
1:00-1:59
13
11
43
3-27
3-9
3-5
2:00-2:59
21
12
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:51
20
11
G5
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
20
12
64.
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:59
15
14
44
3-25
2-3
3-5
6:00-6:59
78
45
3-17
2-2
3-5
7:00-7:50
67
45
3-13
2-6
3-5
8:00-8:59
77
35
3 -12
2-5
N3-5
9:00-9:59
65
11
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LI3RARIES PARTICIPATING I% P-1E P.L.A. f17,15!JR:Ir'IT sT,Jny
Name of Library:
Library 15
Size Category:
Larne
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"SPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtainingany
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
All Phase il
Libraries
:Icy
inn
Low-H1-:!-
1.
Total Sample (N=590)
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.420
.367
.230
.122
.136-.580
.150-.200
.G76-.175
b. Probability of availability
.282
.260
.130
.030
.110-.414
.088-.252
.044-.12;
c. Availability of books owned
.C71
.636
.720
.665
.5C1-.310
.550-.723
.572-.75.77
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.405
.405
.246
.125
.181-.823
.143-.2CC
.07;-.1E3
b. Probability of availability
.273
.237
.174
.033
.121 -.3!0
.n4-5-.122
c. Availability of books owned
.674
.C31
.730
.651
.353-.729
.515-.257
.57;0-.774
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
.547
.453
.302
.175
.138-.755
.030-.472
b. Probability of availability-
.358
./30
.226
.C57
.012-.302
.:10-.102
c. Availability of books owned
.855
.f722
.58?
.750
.450-.040
.532-.60C1
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your
library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.650
.450
.325
.183
.175-.950
.255-.451
.100-.253
2.
Probability of availability
.650
.450
.313
.175
.163-.050
.103-.000
.022-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
1.00
.177
.062
.375
.835-1.00
.602-1.02
.025-1.00
C.
Title Availability 5a:IPle
The title availability campll was the simple
that you t-.0.- of your own collection.
The purpose
of this salple was to Sc able to describe your collection as well as to deter-line the
availability
of the books that you actually own.
The following are Clr_ results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (%---500)
.03('
.n1S
.t50-.rd0
.502-.250
1.
Ault AvaltanliTty (:!=41)
.35/
.n45
./32
.254-.3E2
.5C1-.E:::1
5.
Juvenile Avaltnniiit7
('!=30)
.744
.r5t:
..J40
.503-..n4o
I!.
Suilding Usage
A.
Description of Users
1. .3ex
Your if
Literary
All Phase II
Libraries
Median r;
Large
fieium
Small
Large
Ran
Meium
Library 15
Small
.Sale
7414
54.7
10.3
44.0
44.5
45.0-66.0
42.2-51.5
31.1-53.2
Female
1777
31.0
31.2
52.4
54.5
50.1-53.5
45.1-55.3
44.1-52.1
No Response
152
6.3
3.2
2.3
1.5
2.2- 5.7
2.5- 5.5
3.3- 2.
TOTAL
4551
2. Student-Nonstudent
StU icrit
177')
31.0
36.1
47.3
52.7
23.4-45.1
45.1-52.5
42.3-57.1
Nanstudent
2411
52.7
50.3
43.2
45.7
52.7-53.)
43.7-54.3
41.1-57.2
:0 lesPonse
37)
n.5
**
*0.0-11.0
0.C- 7.5
;3.1- 7.2
TOT''L
4551
110.1
3. Gracie Level of Stu'!ents
Ele:-..entary (K-G)
211
11.9
8.3
25.1
31.3
3.6-20.4
21.1-55.5
13.5-45.1
Junior Hi'h School (7-9)
144
13.7
14.2
11.0
13.7
2.4-25.5
12. -22.7
13.2-22.1
Ni;h School (10-12)
112
34.4
34.1
20.7
28.3
22.3-43.1
21.5-35.1
24.1-37.1
534
30.0
51.2
15.7
13.5
11.5-11.5
10.7-11.1
5.2-24.5
Graduate School
::o 4c-sponse
8129
5.0
5.0
1.1
5.7
1.9
5.1
1.4
6.3
2.1-10.3
3.7-29.4
3.2- 2.4
4.1- 3.5
5.1-5.1.
.1.2-12.2
TOTAL
1771
100,9
4.
Occupation of Nonstolents
Professional
720
32.5
77.
13.1
18.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.6-23.1
Other ahite Collar
364
35.0
29.3
21.9
12.3
10.3-35.0
11.0-33.2
14.7-25.2
Slue Collar
306
12.7
13.1
10.8
10.3
5.7-17.2
3.7-15.5
1.1-11.7
:Iouseife/mother
131
7.1
7.7
22.5
32..2
2.5-22.3
13.3-21.5
17.4-43.3
Retirf.1
132
1.6
1.0
9.8
5.6
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.5-15.5
Unemployed
Cl
2.8
3.0
1.7
1.3
0.7- 5.4
1.1- 2.3
0.1- 5.2
No Response
11
0.5
-5.3
15.9
7.6
0.5-56.3
4.6-21.0
0.4-20.7
TOTAL
.2401
100.0
3.
Time Entered
1:00-1:51
281
5.3
6.1
7.3
5.3
4.2- 3.5
3.1-10.5
1.0- 7.3
10:00-13:51
328
7.2
7.3
9.9
5.5
6.4- 8.0
7.0 -11.2
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:59
573
8.3
3.3
2.7
6.0
5.8- 1.5
4.4- 9.5
3.0- 0.1
12:00-12:51
616
15.3
11.5
9.8
6.0
7.5 -15.3
5.7-13.4
2.2 -11.1
1:30-1:51
500
11.0
10.4
7.4
3.9
6.5-12.5
3.3-13.0
4.5-15.1
2:91-2:51
351
7.3
2.5
10.3
5.3
6.E-11.8
5.5-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:11-3:51
517
11.3
11.4
10.1
11.2
9.4-12.5
0.8-11.7
7.4-94.7
4:10-:1:51
451
11.7
11.1
10.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
2.5-15.3
5:01-5:51
313
5.4
8..5
5.5
G.S
7.1-10.0
3.3- 9.9
5.6- 9.9
6:00-6:51
632
15.1
6.5
5.8
10.1
4.7- 2.5
3.9 -10.0
5.0-15.2
7:00-7:59
281
5.1
7.5
9.0
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-16.8
8:00-8:59
135
3.0
4.5
.5.0
7.1
2.5- 5.8
2.5- 2.8
4.0- 8.1
No Response
**
0.1
0.1
*0.0- 2.4
0.0- 0.3
0.0- 1.0
TOTAL
4559
100.0
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfied
2742
G0.1
66.5
69.1
72.1
58.5.;.73.1
66.3-73.9
62.5-77.5
Partially Satisfied
810
17.5
1-.1
16.2
16.3
2.3-21.3
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
Not 3atisfiel
515
11.1
7.1
3.1
5.7
5.7-25.8
15.1- 3.4
5.3- 3.5
No Response
422
10.1
6.6
4.2
5.5
3.9-20.4
3.2- 6.1
2.4- 9.8--
TOTAL
4559
101.0
Circulation
L.---r y 17
In-Library Circulation
In-Lihrary circulation 'deals ./ith the use of -aterils
li'rnry hy the petrons.
The following tahle gives a
2r.e.akdown of the types of .nate-iPls usni
your library
and the frequency with which they were used lurin-, the three
flys stuin I.
Type of Material
Circulatin5 'Ion-Fiction
Periodicals
Cenral .ncycloPedias
Neuspapers
Reference 3ooits
v.icrofilm
Circulating.Fiction
Vertical File
Recor-Is
Other
TOTAL
3.
Outside the Lihrary Circulation
Your Library
131
131
945
211
371
122
143
15
G20
3170
31.2
9.1
7.7
1.5
11.7
4.1
4.5
2.7
2.1
11.5
101.1
All
Ph.,:se
II
Lihraries
Low-!-iigh Ran-(2
74e."inn
lar7e
S:1;i11
Large
e-liu-1
Small
25.7
15.3
21.7
12.5-35.3
19.3-43.5
17.4-2.7
lfi.1
25.7
25.0
9.1-33.7
24.5-34.3
12.0-31.5
2.1
4.3
11.5
0.".,- 7.7
2.7- C.5
5.2-:1.7
'1.)
7.7,
4.1
0.5-23.0
1.3-15.%
C.7-2'.F
14.-
12.
11.5
4.4-23.3
3.1-31.2
4.1
1.7
*0.3- 1.5
:.0- 3.3
2.0-15.7
1.2-2.4
c.2-7.2
2.3
17
4.2
1.2-11.3
1.5-11.1
1.a-21.7
.1.1
*9.3
0.3- 5.7
1.0- 9.!-.
1.2- 2.6
7.."
1.3
4.4
3.2-19.5
1.7-13.4
1.3-1'.5
Outside the library circulation deals with trliitional circulation fi7ures.
The following is a
hreaklown of the circulation in your library
thc three 'ays
of Items Circulated
4 of Users Circulatinl 3ooks
Average 1 of Ite-ls per User
Users 2hec%ln-, Out
C.
items Circulated and Returned
3541
1311
2.5r,
7C15
1117
2.11
1214
137'-10134 1414-4232
1f:33-2245
516
593-3411
451-13%7
122-
7.23
2.55-3.2.1
3.11-3.7
2.31.7;
22.7-52.4
21.2-51.5
21.3-51.2
CIrrulate1 and Returned" refers to the types of Ite.ns circulate'..
The follo:fin4
is
.2 brea%lown of the Ite-is that your lihrary circulate' On the t'-r-e -iays stuic I.
Circulated
Books
Periodicals
Records
Other
TOTAd.
Returned:
3335
12.2
f4
n.1
4.r+
122
3.1
3517
1000
14.2
3.1
1.4
1.1
7.1.2-14.0
0.0- 0.3
0.0- 7.0
1.2-14.5
24.5-15.0
n.0- 3.3
1.4- .4
1.0- 2.3
72.5-15.2
0.1- 5.2
2.3- 3.7
0.7-21.1
Books
3102
11.4
'5.1
94.5
11.7
73.0-01.7
24.3-12.4
73.5-25.2
Periodicals
2*
*2.3
1.1
0.0- 1.6
0.0- 6.3
1.1- 4.3
Records
229
5,3
7.5
1.6
2.7
5.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4- %.5
Other
10'
4.3
7.7
1.,
1.1
0.3-15.3
0.4- 5.2
9.0-21.4
TOTAL
4315
11^.0
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 15
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that
your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your lihrary.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your
Library
All Phase I!
Libraries
Median 2
Large
Medium
Small
Low -High. Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-0:59
209
6.4
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.6-11.8
10:00-10:59
259
8.0
8.3
9.7
4.8
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
321
0.9
9.1
7.9
7.8
5.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
330
10.2
9.9
7.3
8.9
6.6-11.6
5.8-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:00-1:50
320
9.8
9.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-22.4
7.2-18.6
5.6-14.5
2:00-2:59
307
9.4
9.1
9.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.3 -14.2
3.5-16.7
3:00-3:59
335
10.3
9.2
10.5
8.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.8-18.3
4:00-4:59
398
12.2
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-13.3
5:00-5:59
240
7.4
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 8.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-11.4
6:00 -6:59
205
6.3
6.2
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 3.3
3.9-12.9
7:00-7:59
169
5.2
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.8- 8.6
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-3:59
158
4.9
5.0
8.6
6.3
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.5
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
3251
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
953
29.3
38.8
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
Directional
2293
10.7
61.2
65.8
53.2
49.5-70.8
27.8-68.7
9.8-33.4
TOTAL
3251
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
233
24.4
22.9
46.5
44.5
1.5-34.4
39.4-61.4
28.6-63.5
Nonstudent
709
74.4
76.1
51.8
51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-53.5
35.5-71.4
Ancther Library
11
1.2
2.3
1.7
*.
0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
953
100..0
'
2.
Means In Person
515
54.0
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
75.6-91.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
438
46.0
46.5
18.5
16.1
22.3 -60.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-38.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
953
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
804
84.4
88.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
81
8.5
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3 -50.5
0.0-34.1
Both
55
5.8
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
13
1.3
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
953
100.0
4.
Disp.:;.:tion of Question
Answered
915
15.0
18.6
97.8
100.0
95.2 -99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-101.0
Referred
70.7
1.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
TOTAL
31
953
3.3
100.0
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3..2
0.0- 3.2
Your Library
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Library 15
All Phase ll
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
5;
Large
Melium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Reference Ocok
32'
14.2
24.5
71.2
20.6
13.3-34.2
14.1-32.3
12.3-31./
Circulatinl Collection
22.6
23.7
13.4
27.3
4.5-45.6
10.6-41.0
5.8-L'..5
Card Catalog
133
14.1
17.3
12.1
11.R
12.4-21.1
6.7-22.3
C.1-41.4
Index
31
4.1
6.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.S-11.7
2.7-12.1
elephone Book
5fl6
_.1
1.4
0.1
0.5 -10.4
0.0- 4.2
0.0- 1.7
Ct
y Directory
31.3
3.2
1.5
0.9
03- 9.6
0.0- 3.1
0.1- 2.4
Vertical File
40
4.2
1.S
1.0
3.0
1..0- 7.8
1.1- 7.0
1.7- n.7
Other
180
11.9
21.5
11.3
15.7
9.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.9-35.2
TOTAL
953
120.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the :hree days that you collected this information as well as
thetime of day when this occured.
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Type of Item
Median
,#
Time
Large
Me:lium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
73
1:30
35
57
49
2-178
2-22
0-118
Lounge Chairs & Couches
28
12:30
23
11
10
9-56
0 -25
0-15
Photocopier
54:31
54
20-7
0-5
0 -3
Meeting Room
77
2:30
15
77
61
0-218
0-215
0 -121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
811:307t7.:30
62
20-10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
47:31Ti3:30
.4
22
0-3
0-2
0-4
Vi.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact with
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your library.
the
A.
Median Age
33
33
43
45
-25-48
23 -43
28-53
3.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
67
77
6-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
20
18
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-35
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
13
17
17
17
9-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
High School
Some College
SAMA
PhD
No Response
TOTAL
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
**
7.4
0.0
22.9
13.5
14.4
21.4
32.0
131.0
2°..4
35.8
25.0
13
62.0
47.3
37.5
23.5
13.5
**
*
**
1.3
*
29
110.0
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
0.0-14.7
0.0-21.4
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
15.5-50.0
5.3-50.0
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.S
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0-11.7
Library 15
Small
0.0-33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
0.1-77.2
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 9.1
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
4 of People
Assigned to Public Service)
9:00-9:59
310
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
19:00-10:53
011
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:53
011
63
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:53
810
53
3-23
3 -3
2-5
1:00-1:53
711
43
3-27
3-9
3-6
2:00-2:59
s12
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:51
911
G5
4-34
4-11
4 -9
4:00 -4:55
012
54
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:59
714
44
3-26
2-8
3-6
6:00-6:53
68
45
3-17
2-5
3-5
7:00-7:59
57
45
3-19
2-6
3-5
8:00-8:59
5'
73
53-18
2-6
3-5
9:00-9:59
35
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. MEASUREMENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 16
Size Category:
Large
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"BPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was fo determine the probability of a
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your
user obtaining any
library:
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
median
Low-High Range
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.494
.367
.230
.122
.136-.580
.160 -.223
.076-.176
b. Probability of availability
.348
.263
.180
.080
.110-.414
.088-.202
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.704
.595
.720
.665
.551-.810
.550 -.7S9
.579-.750
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.479
.405
.246
.125
.181-.893
.143-.266
.075-.183
b. Probability of availability
.389
.237
.174
.083
.121-.438
.074-.192
.045-.128
c. Availability of books owned
.729
.691
.780
.661
.353-.729
.516-.967
.588-.774
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
.434
.453
.302
-.075
.038-.755
.038-.472
.013-.283
b., Probability of availability
.340
.230
.226
.057
.019' -.396
.019-.302
.019-.183
c. Availability of books owned
.783
.692
.683
.750
.400-.340
.500-.800
.500-1.00
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.713
.450
.325
.188
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100-.253
2.
Probability of availability
.638
.450
-.313
.175
.163-.950
.188-.600
.088-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
.895
.977
.962
.875
.895-1.00
.582 -1.00
.625 -1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The
title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of
this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well as to determine the availability
of
the books that YOU actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=470)
.691
.756
-318
.646
.585-.849
.630-.889
.582-.850
2.
Adult Availability (N=444)
.682
.744
.845
.732
.634-.882
.660-.899- .605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N=26)
.846
.636
.692
.648
.388-.846
.494-.724
.543-.745
Building Usage
A.
Description of Users
1. Sex
Your
it
Library
All Phase
Larr:e.
I!
Libraries
Low-Hi311 Ran ^e
Large
Medium
Library 16
Small
.tale
4577
53.9
c".3
44.2
44.5
43.0 -65.3
42.2-51.5
35.1-53.2
Female
2552
34.3
33.2
52.3
54.6
39.1-53.3
45.1-55.8
44.:-52.8
No Response
702
2.7
3.2
2.3
1.6
2.2- S.9
2.0- 3.5
0.3-
.4
TOTAL
7431
101.0
2.
Stulent-Monstudent
Stuient
2145
71.1
36.1
47.3
52.7
28.3-5.1
45.1-52.6
42.Z-57.I
:onstudent
4535
51.1
59.8
43.2
45.7
52.7-7.1.0
49.7-54.2
42.1-37.7
No Response
751
10.1
**
*0.3-11.3
0.2- 7.5
C.:- 7.2
T11q.
7331
111.'
3. Ora le Level of Stulen:.s
Elementary (K-5)
143
5.7
25.1
31.3
3.5-25.4
20.1-35.5
13.5-45.1
Junior !ligh School (7-0)
112
3.1
14.7
10.0
10 .7
2.4-25.5
12.3-22.7
13.3-72.1
School (11-12)
512
27.5
34.1
21.7
22.0
22.3 -33.3
21.5-35.1
24.1-37.1
215
41.3
30.2
15.7
13.5
11.5-41.6
5.2-24.5
Graduate School
131
5.1
4.1
1.9
1.4
2.1-15.3
3.2- 2.4
5.3- 3.4
No Response
115
1.1
5.7
6.5
G.3
3.7-20.4
4.1- 3.6
0.5-12.2
TOTAL
2146
100.0
.4.
Occupation of onstudcnts
Professional
1231
27.1
.27.0
13.1
12.7
15.3-33.2
17.9-25.3
12.5-23.1
Other
Collar
1452
31.5
21.3
21.')
13.3
12.1-55.0
11.0-32.2
l',.7-25.2
31u, Collar
614
13.3
13.1
10.3
11.9
5.7-17.2
2.7-13.5
6.1-1E.7
Housewife/mother
337
7.4
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-29.3
13.2-22.5
17.4-43.3
Retired
700
15.4
0.0
1.2
6.6
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.5-15.5
Unemployed
174
3.1
3.0
1.7
1.3
.0.7- 5.4
1.1- 2.3
0.0- 5.2
No Response
57
1.3
6.5
15.0
7.5
0.5-35.9
4.6-21.0
0.4-23.7
TOTAL
4535
100.0
3.
Time Entered
1:00-1:51
530
7.1
5.1
7,8
5.3
4.2- 8.5
0.1-15.5
0.0- 7.3
10:01-10:51
550
7.5
7.3
1.0
5.5
6.4- 8.9
7.0-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:51
574
1.1
0.3
3.7
6.0
5.2- 9.5
4.4- 2.5
3.0- 3.1
12:00-12:50
1059
14.3
11.5
1.1
0.0
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.8-11.2
1:01-1:51
314
12.0
11.3
7.3
3.9
5.5-12.5
5.3-15.3
4.5-52.1
2:01-2:51
33
10.8
1.5
10.3
5.3
6.8-11.8
5.5-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:01-3:51
742
10.0
11.4
10.1
11.2
1.4-12.6
8.3-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:00-4:51
553
9.0
10.1
10.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
3.5-15.0
5:00-5:59
545
7.4
8.5
5.5
6.9
7.1-10.0
3.3- 9.9
3.5- 2.9
5:00-5:59
357
4.8
0.5
5.8
11.1
4.7- 3.5
3.3 -13.0
5.0-15.2
7:00-7:50
405
5.5
7.5
9.0
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-15.6
3:00-8:53
105
2.5
4.5
5.0
7.1
2.5- 5.8
2.5- 3.8
4.3- 0.1
No Response
10.1
0.1
0.1
*0.0- 2.4
0.3- 0.3
0.0- 1.0
TOTAL
7431
1.00.0
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfied
4393
53.3
55.5
60.0
72.1
52.6-73.1
56.3-73.3
62.5-77.5
Partially Satisfied
377
18.3
18.8
10.2
16.9
8.3-20.0
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
.Jot Satisfied
475
5.4
7.1
8.0
5.7
5.7-25.0
6.1- 9.4
5.0- 3.5
%0 'Response
504
2.1
G.G
3.2
5.5
5.3-23.4
3.2- 5.1
2.4- '.%0
TOTAL
7431
100.0
Iii.
Circulation
A.
In-Lihrary Circulation
Lftrary 1r
In-Lirary circ.:lation deals with the use of -,at-rials witkil t"e lisrnry
t"e ent-Pns.
The follewin: tafle
a hr^aklo,:m
the tyocs of 1,teri-,ls ur.el ,:itsie your lihr?ry
all t"e frequency with wkich they
! ern used
t"a t"r-e -4ay:
Type of :laterial
Circulatinl '!on- Fiction
Periodicals
General Encyclopedias
!!ewspapers
deference 5ooks
eircilatio,; Fiction
Vertical File
RecorIs
Other
TOT"%1
3. Outside the Library Circulation
Your
151n
1251 56
35r
1502
Lihrary
n.
11.0
n.1
13.5
21.c
1r,.7
25.T
".1;
1%1
1's.r,
17r
."
4.:
15')
7.5
.1'
153
7.",
l',3
.1
1-
511
9.3
,n
,.,
5314
1".1
II
Lisraries
Lo:: - :sigh Range
*:
led1,1-1.
25.^
21.7
1?-7-32.0
11.j-:,'".5
17.4-.T.7
l'.7
25.0
1.1-33.7
2:-.5-3%.3
In.n-:1.17
4.1'
11.5
0.2- 7.7
2.7- 1.1
5.v-%.1.7
7.5
4.1
0.5-23.3
0.5-1,7.4
0.7-2%5
12.;
11.r
4.'1-23.5
3..-1'.2
4.7-1.3.1
n.7
*0.5- n.5
1.5- ".3
1.7
r.4
/.:-17.7
1.2-2:.»
.7.'2-17.2
^.7
':..r
0.-11.3
r.:-11.::
-.^-:"...7
*"..3
7. J- 5.7
1.::-
"..':
2.1,
4.4
3.2-19.6
1.7-13.4
1.3-11.5
Outside the Ilsrary circulation deals with trilitio-,al cir,.!lat;on fi-ures.
The following is a
breakdown of the circulation in your lihrary Iurinl the three says studie-!.
of Ite:ns Circulate-!
7 of Users Circulating 2,00ks
Avera;e e of iterls per User
Users Checking. Out 300%s
C.
iteris Circulate! and Returned
5/07
351s
1351
1P14
191'1
1.7.nc
11!::
619
3.1
2.1
"5.12
3.23
21.r";
Circulated and Returned" refers to
tyoes of iterls circulated.
The following
is a hrea%Jown of the ite-ls that your lihrary circulate' on the three days studiud.
Circulate!
3oo!:s
Periodicals
Records
Other
TJTAL
Returned:
600's
Periodicals
Records
00er
TOTAL
7257
34.
77.5
14.7
1.-1.3
**
*3.1
1.0
515
7.1
5.2
2.4
3.4
747
..7
5.1
1.n
1.J
3607
100.1
7073
"3.6
15.1
94.5
11.7
**
*2.)
1.2
220
5.3
7.0
1.6
2.7
177
10.5
7.7
1.2
1.1
1107
110.1
1371-10134 1404-';252
1033-22L5
503-3410
451-1347
322- 7JC
2.55-3.01
3.11-3.r,7
2.5-3.30
2.7-52.4
21.2-51.3
22.3-55.2.
71.2-14.0
34.5-253
72.5-35.3
0.0- :.%3
1.J- ';.3
1.1- 3.2
0.0- 7.0
1.4- 4.4
2.3- 3.7
1.2-14.5
0.3- 2.5
0.7-21.2
73.0-31.7
24.3-10.4
73.5-05.2
0.0- 1.6
0.0 -6.3
0.1- 4.2
5.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
0.3-16.3
0.4- 5.2
0.0-21.4
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 1:
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Median %
Lame
Medium
Small
Lew-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-9:59
450
7.0
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 3.2
0.5- 9.3
0.6 -11.8
10:00-10:59
608
9.3
8.3
9.7
4.8
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
687
10.5
9.1
7.9
7.8
6.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
792
12.1
9/9
7.3
8.9
6.5-11.6
5.3-12.4
3.1-11.6
1:00-1:59
803
12.3
1.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2-18.6
5.6-1a.6
2:00-2:59
742
11.3
9.1
9.9
6.1
5.7 -11.3
4.8-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
753
11.5
9.2
10.5
3.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.8-18.3
4:00-4:59
557
3.5
10.2
12.4
10.3
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-18.3
5:00-5:59
397
6.1
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 8.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-10.4
6:00-6:59
281
4.3
5.2
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 8.3
3.9-12.9
7:00-7:59
239
3.7
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.8- 8.6
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-3:59
225
3.4
5.0
8.6
6.3
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
6543
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
2671
40.8
38.8
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
.DireCtional
3872
59.2
61.2
65.8
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.8-68.7
9.8-80.4
TOTAL
6543
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
523
11.5
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-61.4
26.5-63.5
Nonstudent
2081
77.9
76.1
51.8
51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
67
2.5
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
2671
100.0
2.
Means In Person
1415
53.0
53.5
81.5
80.0
30.2-77.7
76.6-01.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
1256
47.0
46.5
13.5
15.1
22.3-60.8
8.9-23.4
4.2 -38.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
2671
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
2364
83.5
88.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
254
9.5
3.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.3
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
31
1.2
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
22
0.3
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 3.8
0.0- 3.9
0.0 -10.3
TOTAL
2671
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
2543
95.2
98.6
97.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6 -100.0
Referred
86
3.2
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
42
1.G
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
2571
100.0
V.
5.
Source Used to Answer questions
Reference Book
Circulating Collection
Card Catalog
Index
Telephone Zook
City Directory
Vertical File
Other
TOTAL
Your Library
513
11.4
355
13.3
472
17.7
356
17.3
31
1.1
171
6.7
151
3.3
510
22.1
2571
inn.o
All
Ph.7se
II
Lii,raries.
Melian
Large
Medium
Small
Library IS
e
Large
Medium
3-nail
24.5
21.2
20.6
13.3-34.2
14.1-32.8
12.3-31.2
13.4
31.4
27.3
4.5-45.6
10.6-40.9
6.3-45.6
17.3
12.1
19.2
1z.4-21.1
6.7 -29.8
0.0-40.4
1.1
6.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.2-11.7
2.7-11.1
5.1
n.h
/3.0
0.6-10.4
2.0- 4.2
2.':- 1.7
3.2
0.5
0.0
0.3- 9.6
0.0- 3.1
0.0-
.4
3.2
1.1
3.0
1.0- 7.3
1.1- 7.3
1.7- 2.7
20.5
15.3
15.7
1.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.9-35.2
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the hint-est incidence (pc use of each of
the listei items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Your Library
All Phase
II
Libraries
Low-High Range
Typeof,Iten
Median
ATime
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
163
12:30
85
57
41
2-173
2-22
0-118
Lounge Chairs A Couches
35
12:31
2 3
11
10
0-56
0-25
0-15
Photocopier
511:31P.4:30
54
20-7
0-5
6 -3
Meeting "Room
150
7:3113:31
15
77
51
1-218
0-215
0-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
5Often
52
20-10
2-3
0-4
Record Player
41:30
42
20-1
0-2
0-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the Tibrary that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in yDur library.
A.
Medlin Age
41
33
43
45
-25-48
28-48
23-53
B.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
17.
77
5-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
71
12
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-36
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
16
17
17
17
9-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
High School
Some College
BAMA PhD
No Response
TOTAL
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
15
14.2
7.4
0.0
22.0
17
15.0
14.4
21.4
32.0
21
13.1
21.4
35.8
25.0
49
46.2
47.3
37.5
23.6
10.1
**
*
43.8
1.3
**
105
100.0
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
3.5-32.3
0.0-37.5
15.6-50.0
5.9-50.0
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0-11.7
Library 16
Small
0.0-33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
0.0 -77.2
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 9.1
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
# of People Assigned to ?ublic Service)
9:00 -9 :59
26
10
42
4-25
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
31
11
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
31
11
63
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
21
10
53
3-23
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:59
27
11
43
3-27
3 -9
3-5
2:00-2:59
33
12
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
34
11
65
4-33
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:50
31
12
64
4-31
4-10
4-3
5:00-5:59
26
14
44
3-26
2-8
3-6
6:00 -5:59
'7:00
17
34
53-17
2-6
3-5
-7:59
19
74
53-19
2-6
3-5
8:00 -3 :59
18
73
53-18
2-6
3-5
9:00-9:59
12
51
00-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. MEASUREMENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 17
Size Category:
Large
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"BPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.136
.367
.230
.122
.136 -.580
.160-.288
.076-.176
b. Probability of availability
.110
.268
.180
.U80
.110-.414
.083-.202
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.561
.696
.720
.666
.561-.810
.550-.789
.579-.750
2.
'Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.215
.405
.245
.125
.181-.893
.143-.266
.075-.133
b. Probability of availability
.121
.237
.174
.083
.121-.438
.074-.192
.045-.12S
c. Availability of books owned
.563
.691
.780
.661
.353-.729
.516-.967
.588-.774
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
.038
.453
.302
.075
.038-.755
.038-.472
.018-.283
b. Probability of availability.
.019
.230
.226-
.057
.019-.395
.019-.302
.019 -.139
c. Availability of books owned
.500
.692
.688
.750
.400-.840
.500-.830
.500-1.00
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.175
.450
.325
.188
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100-.263
2.
Probability of availability
.163
.450
.313
.175
.163-.950
.188-.600
.088-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
.929
.977
.962
.875
.895-1.00
.682-1.00
.625-1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The
title availability sample was the sample that
you took of your
own
collection.
The purpose
of
this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well
as to
determine
the availability
of
the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N =434)
.789
.755
.818
.646
.585-.849
.630-.889
.582-.850
2.
Adult Availability (N=342)
.854
.744
.8116
.732
.634-.882
.650-.899
.605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N=142)
.634
.636
.692
.648
.388-.846
.494-.724
.543-.746
SuilAinz; Usa.;e
A.
Description of Users
1. Sex
Your
3
Li!)rary
0.
All Phise
!le-!ian
Larne
:te:!ium
Small
Loa-Liix', Raze
Large
Li!...7r3ry :7
Small
1441
43.s
50.3
44.2
44.5
43.0-55.0
42.2-51.5
35.1-53.:
Female
1755
55.5
52.4
54.5
31.1-55.5
43.1-55.Z.
...'3.C-52.2
No Response
125
3.7
3.2
2.5
1.5
2.2- 5.3
2.,- 5.5
-.0- 2.:
T:JTAL
3351
111.0
2. Stuent-Nonstudent
Stuent
1257
37.5
35.1
'17.3
52.7
13.4-45.1
%7.1-52.3
42.2-37.1
Nonstuient
2114
52.5
43.1
5.7
52.7-5 1.0
43.7-.24.1
No Response
**
**
*1.1-11.0
S.,-
73.
2
TOTAL
3351
110.1
3.
Gra-.1e Level of Students
Elementary (' :-C)
257
26.4
2.2
25.1
31.3
3.6-20.4
.1-55.5
:3.5-42.1
junior Ni a School (7-9)
321
25.5
14.2
11.2
13.7
2.4-25.3
School (10 -12)
451
31.5
34.9
21.7
2S.0
22.3-'5.0
21.5-35.1
.24.1-37.1
5ollPlp
145
11.5
51.2
15.7
13.5
11.5-41.5
17.7-25.2
:.2-2%.5
GraJuate School
25
2.1
4.1
1.1
n.4
2.1-15.2.
2.2- 2.4
.;.(-2- 3.4
No Response
43
3.9
5.7
G.G
6.3
3.7-29.4
4.1- 2.0
0.3-12.2
TOTAL
1257
101."
4. -Occupation of Nonstudents
grofessionnl
57q
27.7
27.2
11.1
12.7
15.3-33.2
17.-2-23.3
12.5-22.1
Other Ilhlte Collar
337
15.1
19.2
21.9
18.3
10.0 -35.0
17.2-32.2
14.7-2=.2
Slue Coll,r
117
1.5
13.1
10."
10.1
5.7-17.2
2.7-15.5
5.1-15.7
Housewife/mother
516
22.5
7.7
22.5
32.7
2.5-29.3
13.5-21.5
17.4-43.3
Retired
117
5.1
1.1
1.3
6.6
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.5-15.5
Unemployed
33
1.G
3.0
1.7
1.3
0.7- 5.4
1.1- 2.1
0.6- 3.2
No Response
315
15.0
5.3
15.1
7.6
0.5-35.1
4.6-21.1
9.4-20.7
TOTAL
1014
101.0
B.
Time EntereJ
9:00-2:51
265
7.9
1.1
7.2
5.3
4.2- 3.6
0.1-23.5
3.0- 7.3
10:00-10:59
212
8.1
7.3
1.9
5.5
6.4- 2.9
7.0-11.5
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:59
195
5.
1.3
S.7
5.0
5.8- 0.5
4.4- 3.5
3.0- 2 .1.
2'SZ.
iJ
/1.
r .e
6.
-C7.3- /5.3
5. 7 -i3ti
,7?
-ii_
'71
1:00-1:51
211
G.5
12
7.
.1
5.5-12.5
5.2-15.S
4.5-12.:
2:00-2:51
227
6.3
2.5
10.3
0.8
5.8-10.2
3.5-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:00-3:51
421
14.5
10.4
10.9
11.2
1.4-12.3
2.Z-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:00-4:59
425
12.7
11.1
10.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
2.5-15.6
5:90-5:5)
212
0.7
..
,5.5
6.3
7.1-10.0
3.3- 9.1
3.5- 3.1
5:00-5:51
227
5.3
5.5
5.3
10.1
4.7- 3.5
3.3-12.0
5.0-15.2
7:01-7:59
335
10.0
7.5
1.1
14.4
5.5-10.0
-7.5-14.4
7.0-15.2
3:00-2:51
114
5.1
4.-
5.1
7.1
2.5- 5.0
2.5- 5.3
4.5- S.1
No Response
**
,.'
0.1
*9.- 2.!.
/.C- S.3
.5.t.;- :.:
TOTAL
3351
100.0
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfie1
2441
73.1
rr.17,
51.2
72.1
52.6-73.1
55.3-73.9
52.5-77.5
?artially Satisfie%!
523
15.6
10.2
15.)
0.3-20.3
15.2-21.1
13.1 -72.7
Not :atisfieJ
112
5.7
7.:
2.1
C.7
5.7-7_5.3
;I.:- :.4
5.5- 2.2
No 0.esdonse
111
5.5
-
5.5
3.9-29.4
5.2- 5.1
2.4- 2.5
TOTAL
3351
121.1
C.
in-L:',r,ry "irc
:
!n,ls
n'
7.1e
nllo.:!A tA';le
nr
11.r.ri
tt frelu..ncy !.!!c,
t''ey
t^e
Your Lihrary
11
11
'etian '
TyPe of !lat,:ri,1
3:1,111
1irc.ilatil7 ':on-Fiction
5'1
..
-77.7
"5.7
11.-
12.7-3-.1
7erioficals
1^7."
31.7
-..-./
1-
.7
-'::,.
1.1-13.7
74.5_--7%.3
Cenoral Zncyclopelia:i
73
2.
1.4
4."-'
11.5
1.1- 7.7
2.7- 1.5
5.S-41.7
%ewspapers
317
10.1'
".'.1
7.r
4.0
".5-23..i
C.5-22.4
1.7-:.5
Recer,oce 3oWe.s
153
5.'
1%.r
1".4
16.5
4.4-73.'.;
3.4-5f..2
4.7-15.:
!*Icrofil-,
1f1
%4
Circulatin:; Fiction
"1
15.7
L.1
4.4
^.7
i-
...
*
7.4
0.C- ".7
7..'2-:7.7
1.1-
-....;
1.2-.4
r.'-
:'.1-17.:
7ertical rile
1"
1.7
--
..
1.7
..
4. >
'.2-11.J
".ocorls
117
"...
*1.3
Cti'er
,a
3.'
7.1
1.c
4..
3.2-11.5
".7-15.4
1.5-11.5
TOT1t.
31'2
/11.1
OutsMe the Lihrary Circulation
Jutt,ile the lihrary circulation leals with tra-iitienal
f:-.u..es.
The
folle::inc is a
.)ro1%-iown of tho circulation in your lihrary
ti,ree ',ys 51:J-tin-%
# of ite-ns Circulatol
3.741
37.15
136P
1214
1371-11034
1404-4252
1-53-1245
4 of :Jsers Circulatin-. 7:oohs
1364
13C7
*alp
C11
503-3411
451-1347
322- 7C7.
Avarale # of Itrris por Usor
2.g4
n1.12
3."3
2.56 -3.31
3.11-3.17
2.15-3.51
Users Cheetino Out 3onks
4:1.41
33.".
47.6 t
32.07;
20.7-52.4
21.2-71.5
21.3-52.?
Itc-ls Circullto.1
ni loturne-!
"Itoris Circulatel aft! Returne-!" rotors to the -typos of it"-is
is a brea%lown of tho ite-13 t'-at your lisrary circulat .1 'on
circulate-%
7,12
the ti-roe -iays
followinc
Circulatel
3oohs
3135
°?.4
-(7.6
1!1.'
11.
71.2-14.2
24.5-1%1
72.5--5.3
Periolicals
**
3."
1.1
1.0- '.5
n.":
-C.3
0.1- 5.2
Recorls
213
5....
5."
1.%
3...
1.:,- 7.9
n.4- %.4
2.3- 3.7
Other
221
5.1
5.1
1.1
1.9
1.2-14.5
2.0- 2.3
C.7-21.1
T1T11..
4451
111.1
letirnel:
Sooks
3111
I7.6
"5."
14.5
11.7
73.1-11.7
n!..,--.4
73.5-"17.2
Periolicals
3
Recorls
314
7.#
Other
C*
'. 1.7
1
,-
,..-
1.7
1.2
*.7
1.1.
C.0- 1.F
5.3-13.0
1.1-16.3
1.2- '-.3
1.2- 4.5
I.4- 5.2
r.1-
'i.'
2.4- 4.5
7.1-71.4
TOTL
4021
111.1
!Y.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 17
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals
with the data that your library collected on all
reference queStions asked over the :three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your Library
0%
All Phase II
Libraries
Median t
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-9:59
64
5.5
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.E-11.2
10:00-10:59
226
11.5
8.3
9.7
4.3
7.1 -19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
80
6.9
9.1
7.9
7.8
5.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
77
6.6
9.9
7.3
8.9
5.6-11.6
5.8-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:00-1:59
97
8.4
9.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2-12.6
5.6 -1L.6
2:00-2:59
78
6.7
9.1
9.9
G.1
6.7-11.3
4.3-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
85
7.3
9.2
10.5
8.5
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
5.3-12.3
4:00-4:50
191
16.5
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-15.5
9.1-13.2
2.3-12.3
5:00 -5 :59
98
8.4
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 8.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-10.4
6:00-5:59
71
6.1
6.2
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.5
3.7- 3.3
3.9-12.9
7:00-7:59
33
2.8
5.5
;.7
8.2
2.8- 8.6
4.5- 3.7
4.3-15.2
8:00 -3 :59
59
5.1
5.0
8.6
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
1151
100.0
B.
Type of Question
.Source Related
427
36.8
33.2
34.2
45.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.5-90.2
Directional
732
78.5
51.2
65.8
53.2
49.5-70.8
27.8-63.7
9.8 -60.4
TOTAL
1159
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
92
21.5
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-61.4
28.6-63.5
Nonssrudent
335
78.5
76.1
51.2
.51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
,*
*2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Rpponse
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
427
100.0
2.
Means In Person
271
63.5
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.5-91.1
61.4-25.8
By Phone
156
36.5
46.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-50.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-32.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
427
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
408
95.6
88.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6 -100.0
User
13
3.0
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.5
0.0-34.1
Both
61.4
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0 -2..7
No Response
**
9.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.S
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
427
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
420
98.4
98.6
97.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6 -100.0
Referred
10.2
0.6
0.5
U.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
61.4
n.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
427
100.0
V.
Your
Llhrary
111 Phase It
Libraries
Low-9igh Range
Library 17
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Lar7e
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Reference Book
57
13.3
24.5
21.2
2n.b
13.3-34.2
14.0 -32.3
12.3-31.8
Circulating Collection
110
4% 1
13.4
10.4
27.3
4.5-46.5
10.6-40.0
!'...8-4,:.0
Card Catalog
54
15.1
17.3
12.1
11.
/2.4-21.1
6.7-29.6
0.1-45.:.
Index
13
3.0
1.1
5.5
5.3
3.C-13.3
2.6-11.7
2.7-19.1
Telephone Book
40.9
5.1
0.4
0.0
0.6-10.4
0.0- 4.2
0.0- 1.7
City Directory
31.7
3.2
0.5
0.0
[1.3- 9.5
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 2.4
Vertical File
51.4
3.8
1.0
3.0
1.0- 7.8
1.1- 7.6
1.7- 9.7
Other
81
18.9
20.5
15.3
15.7
1.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.3-35.2
TOTAL
427
100.0
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage..lc...cis with the use.of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your patrons.
The figures below'indicate the highest incirlence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Low-High Ranr:e
Type ol item
tied ian
#Time
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
40
8:39
85
57
41
2-176
2-82
Lounge Chairs
Couches
15
2:39P110:39
21
11
10
0-56
0-25
0-118
&c-Irs
Photocopier
54:3n
54
20-7
1-5
1-3
mee.ting Room
218
8 :30
00
77
61
0 -213
0-215
0-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
45:39
52.
20-10
3-3
0-4
Record Player
37:3n
42
20-8
0-2
0-4
V!.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel arc those employees of the lIbr7ry that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your library.
A.
Median Age
48
33
48
45
-25-48
28 -43
28-53
B.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
87
-7
75-11
5 -13
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
14
18
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-35
D.
Average Hours.per week at
Other Duties
21
17
17
17
9-23
13 -2'i
10-25
Library 17
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
E.
Highest Degree Earned
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
High School
15.0
7.4
0.0
22.9
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
0.0-33.3
Some College
210.0
14.4
21.4
32.0
3.5-32.3
0.0-37.5
11.1-75.0
BA
840.0
23.4
35.3
25.0
15.C-50.0
5.9-50.0
11.1-27.3
MA
945.0
47.3
37.5
23.G
20.0-55.3
21.4 -53.3
0.0 -77.2
PhD
**
**
*0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 0.0
No Response
**
1.3
**
0.0- 3.3
0.0-11.7
0.0- 0.1
TOTAL
20
100.0
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average # of People Assigned to Public Service)
9:00-9:59
410
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
311
6- 3
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
311
63
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
310
53
3 -23
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:59
311
43
3-27
3-9
3-6
2:00-2:59
312
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
411
G5
4-34
4-11
4-0
4:00-4:51
412
54
4-31
4-10
4-0
5:00-5:59
314
44
3-25
2-6
3-6
I'
.6:00-6:59
33
45
3-17
2-5
3-5
7:00-7:59
37
45
3-10
2-5
3-5
8:00-8:59
37
35
3-18
2-6
3-5
9:00-9:59
*5
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. MEASUREMENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 18
Size Category:
Large
I.
Descriotion of Collection
A.
"3PR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books oAed
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
Your Library
. 580
. 414
..714
All Phase ii
Libraries
Median
Larne
Medium
Small
. 367
.265
.596
.230
.122
.180
.080
.720
.666
.615
.405
.246
.125
.438
.237
.174
.033
.713
.G91
.730
.661
Large
Low-High Range
Mediums
Small
.135-.580
.150-.232
.076-.175
.110-.414
.088-.202
.044-.124
.561-.810
.550-.789
.579-.750
.181-.893
.143-.266
.076-.1E3
.121-.433
.074-.192
.045-.122
.353-.729
.516-.957
.588-.774
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
.
a. Probability of ownership
.283
.453
.302
.075
.038-.755
.038-.472
.018 -.263
b. Probability of availability
.208
.230
.226
.057
.019-.396
.019-.302
.019-.189
c. Availability of books owned.
.733
'.692
.688
.750
.400-.840
.500-.800
.500-1.00
B.
Periodical Sample (N -80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
I.
Probability of ownership
2.
Probability of availability-
3.
Availability of articles owned
.950
. 950
1.00
. 450
.325
.450
.313
. 377
.962
.188
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100-.253
. 175
.163-.950
.188-.600
.033 -.513
. 875
.895-1.00
.632 -1.00
.625-1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
.The title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of this sample was to be able te, describe your collection as well as .to determine the availability
of the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N =600)
Z.
Adult Availability (N=431)
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N= 69)
.G34
.655
.623
.756
.813
.744
.846
.635
.692
.645
.585-.849
.630-.889
.58z-.850
.732
.654-.882
.650 -.299
.605-.929
. 643
.388-.846
.494-.724
.543-.746
Building Usase
A.
Description of Users
1. Sex :4a1e
Fei le
Response
T1T,AL
Student-Nonstudent
Student
Nonstuient
10 Response
TOTAL
3. Grae Level of Students
Ele:;lentarY (K-G)
Junior Iii an School (7-3)
High School (10-12)
College
Craluate School
;:ei Response
TOTAL
4.
Occupation of Nonstudents
Professional
Other White Collar
Slue Collar
Housewife/mother
Retire'l
UnemploYel
No Response
TOTAL
3.
Time Entered
9:00-1:51
10:00-10:50
11:00-11:51
12:00-12:51
1:90-1:50
2:00 -2:50
3:00-3:50
4:09-4:59
5:00-5:53
6:00-6:50
7:90-7:59
3:10-8:51
Response
TOTAL
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfin
Partially Satisfied
Not 3atisfiel
No !esponse
TOTAL
Your
4094
2057
451
5512
1343
3940
715
5512 CO
19
53')
704
311
132
1343
1301
1111
55019
473
253 44
3940
429
424
515
290
214
451
941
414
583
333
531
234
11
G512
3117
1G31
531
5312
Library
51.5
31.5
5.0
100.0
23.4
60.3
11.')
101.1
3.5
5.3
21.2
33.1
16.4'
7.1
100.0
33.2
21.1
117.7
2.5
12.0
G.4
1.1
100.0
6.5
7.4
9.5
13.5
12.5
6.0
10.0
7.4
1.1
14.7
2.3
4.1
1.'
100.0
51.1,
25.'
9.1
7.3
1.01.1
All
PI-Isc 11
Libraries
;e-!Tan
Lar7e
!le.lium
Small
5n.3
44.1
44.5
37.2
52..1
54.5
3.2
2.2
1.5
35.1
47.3
52.7
11.2
48.2
45.7
**
*
r..,r
25.1
31.3
V
14.2
11.0
11.7
34.1
29.7
23.0
39.2
15.7
13.5
4.1
1.1
0.4
7.7
5.3
G.3
27.r
11.1
13.7
29.2
21.9
18.3
13.1
17.2
10.0
7.7
22.5
32,
.0
1.'1
5..5
3.0
1.7
1.3
5.3
15.9
7.5
6.0
7.1
5.3
7.3
1.0
5.5
:.3
8.7
5.1
11.5
9.3
6.0
11.4
7.4
8.0
1.5
10.3
G.3
10.4
19.9
11.2
1,1.1
10.4
11.5
"r.
5.5
5.2
.- ,
5."
1C.1
7.0
1.1
14.4
4.-
5.1
7.1
'.:
1.1
*
f..3.3
72.1
1".:
15.3
5.7
%.:
Lark
43.5 -55.0
30.1-53.3
2.2- 5.0
22.4-45.1
52.7 -69.0
0.0-11.0
3.5 -20.4
2.4-25.5
22.3-43.3
11.5-41.6
2.1-15.3
3.7-20.4
15.3-33.2
10.0-35.0
5.7-17.2
2.5-21.3
5. 3-15.4
0.7- C.4
0.5-36.9
4.2- 2.6
6.4- 3.3
5.8- 0.5
7.5-15.3
6.5-12.5
6.2-10.2
0.4 -12.5
7.4-12.7
7.1-10.0
4.7- 3.5
5.5 -10.0
7.5- 5.2
0.0- 2.4
51.7-73.1
2.3-20.3
5.7-25.3
3.1-23.4
42.2-51.5
45.1-55.3
2.J- 5.5
45.1-52.6
40.7-54.3
0.0- 7.5
20.1-35.5
12.8-22.7
21.5-33.1
10.7-23.0
0.Z- .:.4
4.2- 7.5
17.0-23.3
12.0-3:,.2
2.7-15.3
13.2-27.5
1.3 -25.5
1.1- 2.5
4.5 -21.0
0.1-11.5
7.0-11.0
4.4- 0.5
5.7-13.4
6.2-13.0
6.6-11.4
2.8-12.7
5.7-12.7
3.3- 3.1
3.0-15.0
7.5-::..4
2.5- C.0
0.0- 0.3
55.3-75.3
15.2-21.1
5.1- 0.4
3.2- 5.1
Small
36.1-55.3
44,5-:2.2
0.3-
42.8-57.1
42.3 -57.2
0.5- 7.2
13.5-47,1
13.3 -22.1
24.1-37.1
5.2-24.5
S.- 3.4
3.2-12.2
12.5 -22.1
14.7-25.2
5.1-17.7
/7.4-43.3
1.6-13.5
o.a- 2.2
0.4-20.7
0.1- 7.3
3.1- 7.7
5.0- 9.1
2.3-11.2
4.5-15.1
2.5-13.1
7.4-24.7
3.5-15.1
3.5- 0.1
5.0-15.2
7.[.-15.3
4.0- 2.1
0.0- 1.0
62.5 -77.5
13.1-22.7
5.5-
.0
2.4- 3.0
!I!.
3irculution
Lihr;.!ry 11
A.
In-Lihrary Circulation
In-Library circulation Icalswith the use 0' .13terinls aithin the li.-!rr!ry
the patrons.
Thu rolloin.; tahle ;ives a hrea!:!^wn r);:
thc2 tYPes of .naterills
'...1S'!-! within y3ur lihrary
and the frequency with ahich they were use-! -lurinl the three -fays
Your Lif)rary
All Phase
If
Lihraries
lefian
Lvw-,;i6:1
Type or Material
1Lar :'e lei
Small
Larr.e
!Ier!iu-1
Sma:1
Circulatin:; "Ion-Fiction
1f'74
3e'..1
1-.7
25.3
21:7
12.5-35.1
11.3-.3.5
:7.4-1.7
Perio4.icals
1515
2 ".7
21.1
21.7
25.0
1.1 -33.7
24.5-34.3
l".1-22.F
lenarpl 7ncyclope1ia::
1"
1.7
7.4
4.3
11.5
1.3- 7.7
2.7- n.1
F.7-%=.7
';e1;5pdoers
151
5.3
in.':
7.0
14...)
:;.5-23.0
1...)-2:.4
1-7-1".3
rl,!Fcrence B00%s
13-1
14.1
14.;-;
11.4
1.-
4.4-23.0
3.-:.7.2
4.7-17.1
iilcrorI
11n
1.3
4.1
1.7
*".,-,- 1.7
^.4- -.3
-.-- 1.7:
CircJltinz; cictiol
444
7.1
4.4
1.3
3.4
2.U-n. i
.1.2-2-.4
).1-:7.2
Vertical File
1'1 _
12
2.;
0.7
4.3
1.2-11.1
..2-11.1
1.1-72.7
:ecorls
II^
1.1
*1.3
n.)- -..7
".r- ".:,
;'.5- ".-
Other
52 3
11.1
7.-
-.
%.%
3.2-11.3
2.7-31.%
1.7,-li.-
i)TAL
5r324
111.1
3..
Outsie the Literary Circulation
Outslie Oe library circulation deals with tralitional circulation ci,ures.
The Followin; is
,reo'slown of the circulatioi In your lihrary lurinl
the three says stu-II01.
; or
rIrculatel
3r15
33
1'P314
137?-1r:134
1414- 252
1233-22%5
or Users Circulatim; loo':.;,
3411
1367
11.7
5,r,"-31:i
4:71-1547
2,71- 7.-
ver:r;e 4 c2 Ito-1s per User
21
3.12
3.23
2.5C-3.31
3.1f,-3.7,7
Users Chec%in,7 Out 3no.ts
52.4";
33.1';
47.";
3;:.C:";
21.7-57.4
21.2-57.3
21.3-51.1
C.
fteIs tirculatet ant Returnel
1irculatel
Is a ')realown of
Circulatel
anl n.eturnel" refers to the tYnns o'
-.:irculatel.
The folluwin!;
the ite-is teat your lihrary circulatei on the three -flys sttpliel.
loofa
5455
n4.0
19.5
14/
13.5
S1.2-34.0
34.5-3C.0
72.5-'17.F.
Derioicals
**
*i.0
1.3
:1.0- n.3
1.0-
.3
.?..1.- 7.7
:lecoris
411
4.7
n."
1.4
5.4
0.0- 7.0
:).4- 4.4
2.3- 5.7
Other
113
1.3
7.1
1.1
1.0
1.2-14.5
1.0- :.2
:'.7-21.;
T1111..
1^07
111.1
Returnel:
300%s
n17
25.2
^7.1
11.7
73.0-11.7
C4.9-1.5.4
73.5-05.:
Perin-ficals
111
1.q
".1
1.3
1.0- 1.5
L1.3
1.1- ';.P.
lecorls
54?
1.2
0.7
7.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4-
Other
7.7
1.-
1.1
fl.4- 5.2
C.:1-21.
TITLE
11 711
1 1n.n
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals' with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
Library 12
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your Library
All Phase it
Libraries
Me.lian
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-9:59
362
5.9
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 0.3
0.6-11.2
10:00 -10:59
526
8.G
8.3
9.7
4.3
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
556
9.1
9.1
7.9
7.8
6.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
709
11.6
9.9
7.3
8.9
6.6-11.6
5.8-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:00-1:59
710
11.6
9.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2 -18.5
5.5-14.5
2:00-2:59
632
10.3
9.1
9.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.3-14.2
3.5-16.7
3:00-3:59
680
11.1
9.2
10.5
8.5
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.8-12.3
4:00-4:59
555
9.1
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-12.3
5:00-5:59
425
6.9
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 8.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-10.4
6:00-6:59
364
5.9
6.2
5.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 8.3
3.9-12.9
7:00-7:59
358
5.8
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.8- 8.6
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
3:00 -3:59
253
4.1
5.9
8.6
6.3
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
6130
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
1977
32.3
38.8
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
Directional
4153
67.7
61.2
65.8
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.8-68.7
9.6 -80.4
TOTAL
6130
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
307
15.5
22.9
46.5
44.5
15:5-34.4
39.4 -61.4
28.5 -63.5
Nonstudent
1612
81.5
76.1
51.3
51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
58
3.0
2.3
1.7
*-
0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0: 3.9
TOTAL
1177
100.0
2.
Means In Person
1044
52.8
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.6-91.1
51.4-95.8
By Phone
933
47.2
46.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-60.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-32.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
1977
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
1664
81.2
88.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3 -9.1.0
55.6-100.0
User
142
7.2
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
17
0.8
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
154
7.8
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
1977
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
1969
19.6
91.6
97.8
100.0
95.2-19.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
**
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
30.4
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2-
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
1977
100.0
Your
Library
Ali Phase If
Libraries
Low-High Range
Library ;1=5
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions;
&Lar <e
'tedium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Reference Book
552
21.4
24.5
21.2
21.r.i
13.3-34.2
14.9-32.8
17.3-31.8
Circulating Collection
05
4.8
13.4
71.4
27.3
4.5-45.5
11.6-49.0
5.6-405
Card Catalog
353
17.0
17.3
12.1
1t2.2
12.4-21.1
6.7 -20.3
0.0-4'1..4
Index
151
2.1
9.1
.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.8-11.7
2.7 -10.1
Telephone Book
140
7.1
5.1
0.4
0.0
0.5-10.4
0.0- 4.2
0.0- 1.7
City Directory
110
0.5
3.2
0.5
0.0
n.3- 0.6
1.0- 3.1
0.0- 7.4
Vertical File
70
1.0
3."
1.6
3.0'
1.0- 7.3
1.1- 7.2
1.7- 7,.7
Other
456
23.1
21.5
15.3
15.7
1.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.9-35.2
TOTAL
1177
100.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities In your library
by your patrons.
The fl:Tures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Type of Item
Your Library
4Time
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
173'
2:30
15
57
49
2 -172
2-22
0 -112
Lounze Chairs & Couches
71:31
23
11
10
0-56
0-25
C-I5
Photocopier
65:30
54
20-7
0-5
0-3
Meeting Room
**
Ifi
77
51
0-218
0-215
6-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
71:30
'
62
20 -10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
21:30.2:30
42
20 -2
0-2
0-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your library.
A.
Median Age
-25
33
48
45
-25-48
28-48
28-53
S.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
57
77
6-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
13
13
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-36
0.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
15
17.
17
17
9-23
13-24
12-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
High School
Some College
3AMA
PhD
No Response
TOTAL
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average #
Your Library
18
14.7
40
32.P
11
15.5
40
32.8
10.8
43.3
122
100.0
of People Assigned
All Phase II
Libraries
Merilan
Large
MediUm
Small
7.4
0.0
22.9
14.4
21.4
32.0
2 ,.4
35.3
25.0
47.3
37.5
23.6
**
*
1.3
**
to Public Service)
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
15.6-50.0
5.1-51.0
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.2
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 3.2
0.0-11.7
Library 13
Small
0.0-33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
0.0-77.2
1.0- 6.0
0.0- 1.1
1:00-9:59
17
10
42
4-25
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
13
11
63
3-31
3 -10
2-7
11:00-11:59
19
11
53
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:51
11
10
53
3-28
3-3
2-5
1:00-1:52
19
11
43
3-27
3-9
3-6
2:00-2:59
21
12
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
21
11
65
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:30-4:59
28
12
64
4-31
4-10
4-2
5:01-5:51
19
14
44
3-25
2-8
3-6
6:00-6:51
17
84
53-17
2-6
3-5
7:00-7:51
17
74
53-19
2-6
3-5
8:00-8:51
17
73
53-18
2-5
3-5
9:00-9:59
45
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. MEASUREMENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 21
Size Category:
Medium
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"815R" Probability Sample
The purpose of the 3PR probability sample was to determine the
book published in the last five years.
The following are the
probability of a user obtaining any
results for your library:
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.230
.367
.230
.122
.136-.580
.150-.288
.076-.17G
b. Probability of availability
.180
.268
.180
.080
.110-.414
.0E8-.202
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.783
.696
.720
.666
.561-.810
.550-.729
.579-.750
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.224
.405
.246
.125
.181-.893
.143-.255
.075-.183
b. Probability of availability
.174
.237
.174
.083
.121-.438
.074-.122
.045-.122
c. Availability of books owned
.780
.691
.780
.661
.353-.729
.515-.957
.523 -.774
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
.283
.453
.302
.075
.038-.755
.038-.472
.018-.283
b. Probability of availability-
.226
-.230
.226
.057
.013-.335
.019-.302
.012-.1E9
c. Availability of books owned
.800
.692
.688
.750
.400-.840
.500-.800
.500-1.60
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability samplb was drawn
to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are
the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.275
.450
.325
.138
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100-.263
2.
Probability of availability
.188
.450
.313
.175
.163-.950
.188-.500
.088-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
.682
.9/7
.962
.875
.895-1.00
.682-1.00
.625 -1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The
title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of
this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well as to determine the availability
of
the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=494)
t.889
.756
.818
.546
.585-.849
.630-.889
.5E2-.850
2.
Adult Availability (N=465)
.892
.744
.246
.732
.534-.8E2
.660-.899
.605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N= 29)
.724
.636
.692
.648
.338-.846
.494-.724
.543-.746
11.
A.
Usage-
Description of Users
1. Sex
Your
Li'lr:Ir7
MI :",asc
11
L1')raries
71e'Ian
Lane
1-leiium
Small
Low-Pig
Large
1.1eflum
Library 21
Small
Male
1013
44.;
51.1
44.3
44.5
43.0-06.0
32.2-51.5
35.1-53.8
Female
1140
52.4
31.2
52.4
54.6
30.1-53.3
45.1-55.8
44.5-E2.0.
No Response
54
2.6
3.2
2.2
1.6
2.2- 0.3
2.0- 3.5
0.2- 2.4
TOTAL
2253
110.0
2. Student-Nonstudent
Student
1172
51.3
56.1
47.3
52.7
23.4-45.1
45.1-52.6
32.8-57.1
lonstudent
021
40.7
10.8
4'::.2
45.7
52.7-51.0
41.7-74.1
42.1-77.2
No Response
170
7.5
**
*0.0-11.0
0.0- 7.5
6.3- 7.2
TOTAL
2263
101.0
3. Grade Level of Stulents
Elementary (K-5)
416
35.5
25.1
31.3
6-20.4
26%1-35.5
13.5-%7.1
Junior High School (7-1)
151
14.3
14.2
11.1
11.7
;.4-25.5
12.3-22.7
15.3-22.1
High School (10-12)
531
21.2
34.1
21.7
23.0
22.3-43.1
21.5-33.1
24.1-37.1
College
115
15.7
30.2
16.7
13.5
11.0-41.6
13.7-23.9
5.2-24.5
Sra1uate School
22
2.3
4.1
1.3
0.3
2.1-1'0.3
0.2- 2.4
0.C- 3.4
No Response*
112
1.5
5.7
6.6
6.3
3.7-26.4
4.1- 0.1
1.3-12.2
TOTV
1172
1110.0
4.
Occupation of Nonstulents
Professional
197
214
27.0
11.1
18.7
15.3-33.2
17.0 -23.3
12.5-27.1
Other White Collar
202
21..1
21.2
21.1
13.3
10.1-56.0
11.1-30.2
14.7-25.2
Slue Collar
114
11.3
13.0
10.3
10.1
5.7-17.2
8.7-15.5
t.1-17./
Nouse:flfe/mother
217
L2.5
1.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-21.3
13.3-21.5
17.4-43.3
Retirei
13
10.1
1.0
9.3
6.0
5.3-15.4
1.3-11.5
1.6-15.5
Unemployed
25
2.7
3.3
1.7
1.3
.0.7- 5.4
1.1- 2.1
!Jo Response
13
10.1
5.3
15.9
7.6
0.5 -36.3
4.0 -21.0
0.4-20.7
TOTAL
921
111.0
B.
Time Entere.1
1:00-9:50
233
10.5
6.3
7.3
5.3
4.2- 3.5
0.1-10.5
0.0- 7.3
10:00-10:59
224
9.1
7.3
1.1
5.5
6.4- 3.9
7.0-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:50
113
5.2
2.3
3.7
6.0
5.8- 9.5
4.4- 1.5
3.0- 3.1
12:00-12:59
117
5.2
11.5
9.3
6.0
7.3-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.S-11.0
1:01-1:51
156
5.1
10.4
7.4
3.3
6.5-12.5
6.3-15.0
4.5-16.1
2:00-2:50
232
10.3
8.5
10.3
0.3
6.8-13.8
6.6.=.11.4
2.5-14.1
3:00 -3:51
238
12.7
10.3
10.3
11.2
9.4-12.6
8.3-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:00-3:51
200
8.3
10.1
10.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
2.5-15.0
5:01-5:53
143
6.5
3.3
6.5
6.9
7.1-10.0
3.3- 1.9
3.6- 2.1
5:00-5:59
225
19.0
5.5
5.8
10.1
4.7- 3.5
3.0-10.0
5.0-15.2
7:30-7:50
251
11.4
7.5
1.0
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-16.3
8:00-2:59
57
2.5
4.5
5.0
7.1
2.5- 5.3
2.5-
34.0- 3.1
No Response
21.1
1.1
0.1
*0.0- 2.4
0.0- 0.3
0.0- 1.0
TOTAL
2263
100.0
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfied
1572
73.1
35.5
51.1
72.1
53.0-73.1
55.3-73.3
62.5-77.5
Partially Satisfied
365
11.2
13.1
16.2
16.3
3.3-20.3
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
lot Satisfied.
157
5.1
7.1
3.0
6.7
5.7-25.8
6.1- 3.4
5.0- 6.6
No Response
83
3.3
6.6
'
4.2
5.5
3.9 -20.4
3.2.- C,.1
2.4- 3.3
TOTAL
2253
103.0
III.
Gir,..:.:lotion
Lr)rary Z:
A.
fn-Lirary circulation
In-Library circulation :!eals with C'e use o= matorials
libr.,ry by the patrons.
The following table gives a breakdown of the types o' mnte,ials usel witI.in your lihrary
ant the frequency ::ith whIch'they were use
,Iurtn,7 tk, t,,,,
Type of :Iaterial
Circulating 7Ion-1ction
I3eneral Encyclopelias
7:ewsPx)ers
leference :looks
Microfilm
Circulating Fiction
Vertical File
Rc,cor-is
other
TCTAL
3.
Outsile the Library Circulation
Your Library
:417
251in
7!'!
77 7 5
1'
1124
41.5
24.5
1.5
7.5
7.5
1.7
n.,
1.2
111.1
?I-ase
II
Libraries
Lr;eiji
mall
Large
%;clium
Small
.5.2
21.7
12.5-3C.2
1-4-4"7
22.7
25.3
1.1-33.7
174.5-3%.3
12.C-71.5
11.5
7.7
2.7-
7.2
L..)
1.5-2'.0
-.7-27.5
12.4
13.G
4.4-23.7
3.4-32.2
1.7
3.3- 1.,5
^.0- ;.3
'.G-
1.7
G.4
2.^-13.7
^.2-22.%
1.1-17."
1.7
4.1
3.2-11.1
1.:7-11.1
-.1-'2.7
1.3
0.0- 5.7
/.3-
2.1
/.:
4.4
3.2-12.3
1.7-13. %
1.3-11.5
Oirtsile the library circulation deals with tralltional circulation figures.
The follot-ing is a
Ilrea%-!own of the circulation in' your library during the three days stulini.
of Items Circulate
4 of Users Circulating 3ooks
!Nvero7e
1 of Items per User
Users Checking Out 3ooks
C.
Items Circulate l anri Returne.-i
3115
3351
13r5
2.G1
3.11
33.1";
1114
1372-12134 14.14-42:72
1-:33-2245
G1G
513-341G
451-13%7
322- 71'7
7 .1
4 .1
3.1-3.S7
2.75-3.30
32.Y ;
'1,.7-52.4
21.2-51.3
2-1.3-53.2
"Items Cirr.ulate.3 on-i :le:urnel" refers to the types of items circulatol.
The f:3110;:inn
is a 3reak-lown of the ite;is that your lihrary circulato'. on t''o
A.ays
Circulatel
Sooks
Per io'ficals
lecorls
Other
Returnel:
rioTcls
7ecor!s
-
Other
T1T1L
3441
/n1 1574
3737
1434
21' 41
37'1
11.2-34.J
34.5-15.0
72.5-15.2
3.0
10
1.0- 2.3
5.2
2.4
3.4
1.1-
2.3- 3.7
7.'
-.7-27.1
,17 1.3 7
' .1
73.3-11.7
24.C-2%4
1.0- 1.3
"..j- 2.3
5.3-13.)
1.2- 4.5
n.3-1i-.3
2.4- :.2
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your 1:hrary collected on all
reference questions asked over the three 'lay period studied.
The followinn are the
results for your library.
Library 21
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your
Library
9.
All Phase II Libraries
Median
Larne
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00 -3:59
1.3
9.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.6-11.8
10:00-10:59
39
13.4
3.3
9.7
4.8
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-1-.5
11:00-11:59
15
5.5
C1.1
7.9
7.8
6.9-10.5
4.3- 1.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
20
5.9
I?
7.3
2.9
6.6-11.5
5.8-12.4
3.1 -11.3
1:00-1:59
21
7.2
9.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2-13.6
5.5 -14.6
2:00-2:59
29
1.9
9.1
9.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.3-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
35
12.0
9.2
10.5
8.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.3-12.3
4:00-4:59
34
11.7
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-15.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-18.3
5:00-5:59
13
4.5
7.G
6.1
5.3
6.1- 2.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-13.4
6:00-5:59
19
6.5
G.2
5.5
19.5
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 2.3
3.1-12.9
7:00-7:59
13
4.5
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.8- 3.6
4.5- 1.7
4.3-15.2
3:00-3:59
25
8.6
5.0
8..6
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
291
100.0
9.
Type of Question
Source Related
210
72.2
38.2
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
Directional
31
27.8
51.2
55.8
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.3-63.7
9.8-80.4
TOTAL
.291
190.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
129
61.4
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4 -51.4
28.5 -63.5
Nonstudent
70
33.3
76.1
51.3
51.6
50.6 -82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
73.3
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
42.0
**
0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0.- 3.9
TOTAL
210
100.0
2.
Means In Person
174
82.9
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
75.6-91.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
25
11.0
45.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-60.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-32.6
No Response
11
5.2
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
210
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
191
91.0
29.0
87.2
92.0
73.4 -95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
73.3
2.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
12
5.7
1.1
11.3
5.7
0.6 -10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
*9.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.1
3.8-10.3
TOTAL
210
lon.n
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
203
30.0
18.5
0/.8
100.0
95.2 -99.6
96.4-103.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
19.5
n.3
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
10.5
0.7
0.5
00.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
219
109.9
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Reference 3ook
Circulating Collection
44
21.0
24.5
21.2
29.5
13.3-34.2
14.9-32.8
12.3-31.5
Card Catalog
34
41.n
13
13.4
39.4
27.3
4.5-45.5
10.G-41.0
5.2-45.E
5.7
Index
517.3
12.1
10.8
12.4-21.1
F..7-21.8
0.0-43.4
Telephone Book
2.3
0.1
5.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.2-11.7
2.7-23.1
City Directory
4 1
1.9
5.1
9.4
0.0
0.5-10.4
0.6- 4.2
0.0- 1.7
Vertical File
0.5
3.2
0.5
0.0.
0.3- 9.G
0.0- 3.1
0.1- 2.4
Cther
41.7
3.3
1.9
3.0
1.0- 7.8
1.1- 7.8
1.7- 3.7
53
15.2
TOTAL
210
111.0
20.5
16.3
15.7
2.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.9 -35.2
Your LihrarY
"11 Lar-oe
*leAium
Small
f.`
.z-.
r
Larzr!
S-,111
V.
Facilities Usage,
Facilities Usage deals with c-e use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the hi!hest incidence of use of each of
the listed ite.ns during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Your Lihra'ry
All Phase 11 Libraries
Low-High Range
Type of Item
Me-/Aan
#Time
Lare
"edium
Small
Large
'-le-Num
Small
Table Seating
62
1:31
15
5.7
40
2-1n
2-12
"!--117'
Lounge Chairs A Couches
25
7:31
23
11
lt.:
0-56
1-27,
2-/5
Photocopier
312:3n
S4
2f.3-7
0-5
0-3
fleeting Room
14
10:31
nri
77
51
1-z1R
0-215
9-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
22:30
52
20-10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
None
42
20-8
G-2
0-5
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of th:pse individuals in your library.
A.
Median Age
B.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
.0.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
;1,8
1a
24 13
CJ
at
13
48
45
-25-48
28-48
23 -53
77
7-25-48
28-48
28-53
18
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-36
17.
17
17
1-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
Your Library
All Phase I!
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Library 21
Small
High School
321.4
7.4
0.0
22.3
0.0-14.7
0.0-20.4
0.0-33.3
Some College
321.4
14.4
21.4
32.0
3.5-32.3
0.0-37.5
l'.1-75.0
BA
535.8
28.4
35.3
25.0
15.6 -50.0
5.9-50.0
:i.1-27.3
MA
321.4
47.3
37.5
23.5
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.0-77.8
PhD
**
**
*0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 0.0
No Response
**
1.3
**
0.0- 3.3
0.0-11.7
0.0- 2.1
TOTAL
14
100.0
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
# of People Assigned to Public Service)
9:00-9:59
ln
10
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
10
11
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
10
11
G3
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
810
53
3-28
3-3
2-5
1:00-1:59
711
43
3-27
3 -0
3-6
2:00-2:59
11
12
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
11
11
65
4-34
4-11
4-3
4:00-4:59
10
12
64
-
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:59
414
44
3-25
2-2
3-5
6:00-6:59
43
45
3-17
2-6
3-5
7:00-7:59
4-
74
53-19
2-6
3-5
8:00-8:59
47
35
3-13
2-5
3-5
9:00-9:59
*5
A'0
0-12
0-2
0 -5
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. MEASUREMENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 22
Size Category:
Medium
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"BPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
All Phase it
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
1.
Total Sample (111=500)
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.288
.367
.230
.122
..136-.580
.160-.288
.076-.176
b. Probability of availability
.192
.263
.180
.080
.110-.414
.088-.202
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.667
.696
.720
.666
.561-.810
.550-.789
.579-.750
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.266
.405
.245
.125
.181-.893
.143-.266
.076-.183
b. Probability of availability
.179
.237
.174
.033
.121-.438
.074-.192
.045-.12S
c. Availability of books owned
.672
.691
.780
.661
.353-.729
.516-.967
.588-.774
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
.472
.453
.302
.075
.038-.755
.038-.472
.018-.283
b. Probability of availability'
.302
-.230
.225
.057
.019-.396
.019-.302
.013-.183
c. Availability of books owned
.640
.692
.688
.750
.400-.840
.500-.800
.500-1.00
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.450
.450
.325
.188
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100-.263
2.
Probability of availability
.600
.450
.313
.175
.153 -.950
.138-.600
.088-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
.750
.977
.962
.875
.895-1.00
.682-1.00
.625-1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The
title availability sample was the sample that you
took of your own collection.
The purpose
of
this sample was to be'able to describe your collection as well as to determine the availability
of
the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
T6tal Availability (N=488)
.670
.756
.818
.646
.585-.849
.630-.889
.582-.850
2.
Adult Availability (N=400)
.685
.744
.846
.732
.634-.882
.650-.899
.605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N= 88)
.602
.636
.692
.648
.388-.846
.494-.724
.543-.746
11.
Building Usage
Your Library
A.
Description of Users
1. Sex Male
111
42.2
Female
1581
55.3
No Response
53
2.0
TOTAL
2832
100.0
Library 22
All Phase II Libraris
Low-High Range
Mr.,!inn
Larf':e
Medium
Small
Large
;40-4TUN
Small
51.1
44.2
44.5
43.0-50.0
42.2-51.5
30.1-53.2
31.2
52.4
54.6
39.1-53.3
45.1-55.8
44.5-62.2
3.2
2.2
1.G
2.2- 5.9
2.0- 5.5
0.3- 2.4
2. Student-Nonstudent
Student
1411
52.6
311
47.3
52.7
28.4-45.1
15.1- 52.6
42.8-57.1
N(-
onstudent
1341
47.4
1..2
48.1
45.7
52.7-63.0
40.7-5'8.1
42.3-57.1
No Response
**
**
*0.0 -11.0
0.0- 7.5
C.0- 7.2
TOTAL
2232
100.0
3. trade Level of Students
Elementary (K-6)
Junior High School (7-1)
High School (10-12)
Coliele
Graduate School
No Response
TOTAL
211
21.1
8.2
25.1
31.3
3.6-20.4
20.1-35.5
13.5-45.1
314
21.4
14.1
11.0
13.7
2.4-25.5
12.8-22.7
15.8-22.3
531
21.2
34.1
21.7
28.0
22.3-':'.1
21.5-35.1
24.1-37.1
135
10.7
35.'
15.7
13.5
11.J-.1.-.
10.7-20.,
C.2-24.3
35
2.3
4.1
1.9
3.4
2.1-10.3
0.2- 2.4
0.0- 5.4
13
5.0
G.7
6.6
0.3
3.7.-20.4
4.1- 3.3
5.6-12.2
1411
100.0
4:
Occupation of NonstL'dents
'Professional
301
22.1
27.0
12.1
13.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.1-22.1
Other Atte Collar
257
11.5
21.3
21.9
12.3
10.0-35.9
12.0-32.2
14.7-25.2
Blue Collar
114
2.7
13.0
16.2
10.1
5.7-17.2
3.7 -15.5
6.1-16.7
Houscuife/m
4e
otr
31
J4
120.6
7.7
22.5
32.2 ,
2.5-22.3
13.3-22.5
17.4-43.3
.Retired
13
1.4
1.0
0.2
0.5
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.6-15.5
Unemployed
22
1.7
3.n
1.7
1.3
0.7- 6.4
1.1- 2.1
0.0- 3.2
No Response
213
11.2
1.3
15.3
1.5
0.5-36.1
4.6-21.0
0.4-20.7
TOTAL
.1314
111.0
9.
Time Entered
0:00-1:59
40.1
0.1
7.3
5.3
4.2- 8.5
0.1-10.5
0.0- 7.3
10 :00 -10:59
237
2.4
7.3
1.1
5.5
6.4- 8.1
7.0-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:50
270
1.1
=1.3
8.7
6.0
5.3- 3.5
4.4- 3.5
3.0- 2.1
12:00-12:51
277
1.3
11.5
1.
5.3
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.2-11.3
1:09-1:51
358
12.6
11.4
7.4
8.1
5.5-12.5
0.1-13.0
4.5-15.1
2:90-2:59
323
11.4
:1.5
10.3
6.2
6.0-19.8
1.F-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:00-3:53
311
12.7
10.%
19.3
11.2
1.4-12.6
8.8-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:00-4:51
350
12.7
11.1
11.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
3.5 -15.0
5:00-5:51
172
1.3
'1.1
1.5
GA '
7.1-10.0
3.3- 0.0
3.5- 1.3
5:00-5:51
110
3.1
5.5
5.3
10.1
4.7- 2.5
3.J-10.0
5.0-15.2
7:00-7:51
212
7.5
7.5
1.0
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-11.2
3:31-2:53
142
5.0
4.5
5.0
7.1
2.5- 5.3
2.5- 8.3
4.0- 2.1
No lesponse
**
0.1
0.1
*0.0- 2.4
2.0- 2.3
5.2- 1.0
TOTAL
2832
100.0
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfied
1812
00.3
Partially Satisfied
554
11.6
Not 3atis.fle4.
212
7.5
No Resoonse
174
6.1
TOTAL
2832
100.0
r1.r
61.3
72.1
52.6-73.1
63.3-73.1
62.5-77.5
12./
16.2
16.7
2.3-21.8
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
7.1
8.0
5.7
5.7-25.3
6.1- 2.4
3.0- 8.6
1.1
.2
5.5
3.1-20.4
3.2- 6.1
2.4- 9.0
III.
Circulation
Libr:lry 22
A.
In-Library Circulation
In-Library circulation deals with the use of materials within te 1Prary by the patrons.
The following table gives a breakdown of the types of m,Iteripls used within your library
and the freauency with which they were used durin!; the t'-ree
Ilys studied.
Your Li!,rary
li
P!-ase
It
libraries
Type of Material
3:n7:11
Large
Ran7e
Circulatine, Non-Fiction
121
14.4
"0.7
25.0
21.'7
12.5-35.3
lo.J-cr....;
17.4-;',.7
Periodicals
321
25.5
15.1
2".7
1S.'
1.1-33.7
24.5-34.3
1F.;1-31.5
leneral Encyclopedias
111
1.5
2.h
4.3
11.5
1,1- 7.7
2.7- 1.5
Ne.rspaoers
50.5
17.
7.G
4.3
0.5-23.2
1.5-1C.4
1.7-2::.5
Re=erence Cooks
377
31.2
I4.G
12.4
11.6
4.4-23.3
3.4-37.2
4.7-25.2
Microfilm
14
1.1
4.1
".7
.0.2- ".5
72.- !.:1
Circulating Fiction
7n.7
4.1,
1.-;
G.4
2.2-15.7
:.2-":.4
r.-17.2
Vertical File
141
11.1
2.3
0.7
4.2
0.2-11.1
1.-12.1
0.1-22.7
Records
21.1
1.:'
*5.3
0.0- 5.7
0.0- :.5
1.5- 2:
Other
1.5
5."
7.0
15
4.4
3.2-17.5
1.7-13.4
1.3-21.5
TOTAL
12'0;
101.1
3,
Outside the Library Circulation
Outside the library circulation deals with traditional circulation figures.
The following is a
breakdown of the circulation in your library during the three days studied.
f of Items Circulated
of Users CirculaUn7 S00%s
Average 'f of Items per User
Users Chec%ing Out 300%s
C.
Items 'Circulated and Returned
41c1
3515
3351
1894
1371-11134 1414-%252
1333-2247
1;47
1355
Tu1
515
503-3410
451-1347
322- 710
3.15
1.27
3.12
3.23
2.5G-3.C.3
3.17-5.37
2.J3-3.30
35.3.7;
47-77;
3:-Z.J*;
27.7-52.4
27.2-52.3
"Items Circulated and Returne" refers to t',e types of items circ:Ilated.
The following
Is a brea:-:own of the ite:ls that your library cirv;late" on the three ilys sttPied.
Circulatei
3ooks
Periodicals
P.ecords
Other
TOT.' I.
Returnel:
!looks
Periodicals
Records
other
TOTU
3115
(s4.;
3P1
5!.3
205
4.4
121
1.3
4525
211.1
3531
c:41
214
111
4.5
211
5.7
4103
13.3
r1.2-04.0
54.5-11.0
72.5-23.7
1."
0.0- 0.3
:.3
0.1- 7.2
1.4
1.0- 7.0
3.4- 4.4
2.3- 1.7
1.1
1.2-14.5
1.3- 2.3
73.J-11.7
1.0- 1,
.3-13.J
14.0-12.4
73.5-2;.
0.3- '1.3
2.1- 4.2
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
0.4- 5.2
0.r-21.4
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 22
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your Library
4%
.All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00 -9:59
50.5
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.6-11.8
10:09-10:59
92
9.7
2.3
9.7
4.8
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
75
7.9
9.1
7.9
7.8
6.9 -10.5
4.3- 2.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
118
12.4
9.9
7.3
8.9
6.6-11.6
5.8-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:00-1:59
94
9.9
9.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2-13.6
5.6-14.6
2:00-2:59
99
10.4
9.1
9.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.3-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
310
9.9
9.2
10.5
8.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.2-18.3
4:00-4:59
126
13.2
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-18.3
5:00-5:59
58
6.1
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 8.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-10.4
6:00 -5:59
35
3.7
6.2
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 3.3
3.2 -12.9
7:00-7:59
68
7.2
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.8- 8.6
4.5- 2.7
4.3-15.2
3:00 -3:59
56
5.9
5.0
E.G
6.8
3.4- G.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
951
100.0
S.
Type of Question
Source Related
415
43.6
38.8
.34.2
45.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
Directional
535
56.4
.51.2
65.8
53.2
41.6-70.8
27.8-52.7
9.8-80.4
TOTAL
951
100.n
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
193
46.5
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-61.4
28.6-53.5
Nonstudent
215
51.8
75.1
51.8
51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
71.7
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 5.9
0.0- 3,3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.3- 3.1
TOTAL
415
100.0
2.
Means In Person
378
91.1
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.6 -91.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
37
8.9
46.5
18.5
15.1
22.3-60.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-38.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
415
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
163
39.3
88.0
87.2
92.0
73.4 -95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
210
50.6
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
51.2
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
37
8.9
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
415
109.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
400
95.4
98.6
17.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
13
3.1
n.S
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
20.5
0.7
9.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
415
100.0
Library 22
Your Library
All Phase It
Libraries
Low-High Ran!:e.
'!c!ian
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Large
e:iun
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Reference Book
130
:1.'
24.5
71.7
20.6
13.3-34.2
14.9-32.1
12.3-31.8
Circulating Collection
11n
33.r
13.4
31.1.
27.:
4.5-46.5
10.0-41.0
0.8-4:7.0
Carl Catalog
43
11.4
17.3
12.1
10.2
12.4-21.1
S.7-29.6
0.1-49.4
Index
41
1%1
^t'..5
5.7,
3.0-13.3
2.6-11.7
2.7-':.I
Telephone Book
-1.2
5.1
1.4
0.0
0.7,-10.4
1.C- 4.2
n.0- -.7
City Directory
21.5
3.2
9.5
0 0
0.3- 0.5
3.0- 3.1
0.1- 1.4
Vertical File
11
2.4
3.'
1.0
3.0
1.0- 7.8
1.1- 7.2
1.7- 9.7
Other
42
.11.0
20.5
10.3
15.7
9.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.9-35.2
TOTAL
415
110.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the tine of day when this occured.
Your Library
Type of Item
All Phase Il
Libraries
Median
Low-High Range
1Time
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
12
1:39
35
57
49
2-178
2-82
n-116
Lounge Chairs
'tCouches
612:31
23
11
10
0-50
0-25
0-15
Photocopier
52:31
54
20-7
0-5
0-3
.'eeting Room
01
3:3".1:31
10
77
01
.0-211
9-215
0-121
Microfil..1 Reader (Printer)
33:31
S2
20 -10
0-3
VI
Record Player
Public Service 'ersonnel
**
'A
7, ,
0-8
0-2
II-4
Public service personnel are those employees of
t'e litsrary that have contact with
the
users.
The collowinc; is a profile of these
in'ividuals in your lihrary.
A.
;Iedian .Age
41
33.
43
45
6 -11
5-10
3-13
B.
Average Length of Employment
in YoJr Library
11
77
/-25-43
28-46
22-53
C.
Aver3 7e
ours nr.
at
-,ervice
11
12
10
13-.71
14-24
11-3r:
U.
Average '!ours per
at
00er
14
17
17
17
1 -23
13-24
1e-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
Your Library
All Phase 11
Libraries
Me-lian
4a
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Library 22
Small
High School
529.4
7.4
0.0
22.9
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
0.0-33.3
Some College
15.9
14.4
21.4
32.0
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
11.1-75.0
BA
15.9
2 .4
35.3
25.0
15.5-50.0
5.9 -50.0
11.1-27.3
MA
347.1
47.3
37.5
23.6
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.3
0.0-77.3
PhD
**
**
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 0.3
No Response
211.7
1.3
**.
0.0- 3.3
3.0-11.7
0.0- 9.1
TOTAL
17
100.0
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
# of People Assigned to Public Service)
9:00-9:59
210
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
611
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
611
63
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
510
53
3-28
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:59
911
43
3-27
3-9
3-6
2:00-2:59
812
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
911
65
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
812
64
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:59
814
44
3-26
2-8
3-5
6:00-6:59
68
45
3-17
2-6
3-5
7:00-7:59
67
45
3-19
2-6
3-5
8:00-8:59
6.
73
53 -18
2-6
3-5
9:00-9:59
15
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LIEIRARIE8 PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. MEASURE:17NT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 23
Size Category:
Medium
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"BPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the 3PR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
All Phase ii
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Large
LoW-Higt,. Range
Mediun
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.160
.367
.230
.122
.136-.580
.150-.288
.076-.176
b. Probability of availability
.088
.263
.180
.080
.110-.414
.088-.202
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.550
.09G
.720
.66G
.561-.810
.550-.783
.573-.750
2..Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.143
.405
.246
.125
.181 -.823
.143-.255
.076-.133
b. Probability of availability
.074
.237
.174
.083
.121-.433
.074-.112
.045-.128
c. Availability of books owned
.516
.691
.780
.661
.353-.729
.516-.967
.583-.774
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
.302
.453
.302
.075
.038-.755
.038-.472
.018-.233
b. Probability of availability
.203
.230
.226
.057
.019-.395
.019-.302
.012-.182
c. Availability of books owned-
.688
.G92
.688
.750
.400-.840
.500-.300
.500-1.00
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability
of articles listed
In eight common indexes. The following are the results for your
library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.225
.450
.325
.188
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100 -.253
2.
Probability of availability
.225
.450
.313
.175
.163-.950
.188-.500
.088-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
1.00
.977
.962
.875
.895 -1.00
.682-1.60
.625-1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The
title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of
this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well as to determine the availability
of
the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (1t =468)
.630
.756
.318
.646
.585-.849
.630-.889
.532-.850
2.
Adult Availability (N=385)
.G60
.744
.346
.732
.534-.382
.650-.399
.605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N= 33)
.414
.636
.592
.648
.333-.846
.424-.724
.543-.745
11.
Buildins Usase
A.
Description of Users
1. Sex
Your
Library
All Phase II Libraries
leflan
Lar,-e
Melium
Small
Large
RanrIn
;Iee,ium
Library 23
Small
;!ale
725
51.5
50.3
44.2
44.5
4.5.0-00.0
42.2-51.5
5r.1-53.2
Female
515
55.1
.33.2
52.4
54.G
30.1-53.3
45.1-55.2
44.9-22.c
No Response
53
3.4
3.?
2.6
1.0
2.2- C.9
2.0- 5.5
2.1- 2.4
TOTAL
1541
100.1
2. Student- Uonstudent
Student
730
47.3
36.1
5/.3
52.7
22.4-45.1
45.1-52.6
42.8-57.1
Nonsturlent
212
52.7
50.3
48.2
45.7
52.7-51.0
40.7-5";.2
42.9-57.2
4o Response
**
**
*0.0-11.0
0.0- 7.5
2.0- 7.2
TOTAL
1542
110.0
3. Grade Level of Students
Elementary (K-5)
170
25.3
2.8
25.1
31.3
3.6-20.4
20.1-35.5
13.5-40.1
Junior High School (7 -0)
166
22.7
14.2
19.1
11.7
2.4-25.5
12.8-22.7
13.2-22.9
ilish School (10-12)
212
21.0
34.1
29.7
28.0
22.3-43.3
21.5-35.1
24.1-57.1
Coliese
115
15.9
30.2
16.7
13.5
11.6-41.0
10.7-20.5
6.2-24.5
Graduate Schoo:
50.8
4.1
1.1
0.4
2.1 -16.3
0.2- 2.4
2.0- 3.4
No Response
50
3.2
5.7
6.0
5.3
3.7-20.4
4.1- 3.5
0.8-12.2
TOTAL
730
lom
4.
Occupation of nonstudents
Professional
138
17.0
27.0
12.1
13.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.5-22.1
Other Milte Collar
154
11.0
20.8
21.9
18.3
10.0-35.0
11.0-31.2
14.7-25.2
Slue Collar
134
16.5
13.n
11.2
11.3
5.7-17.2
1.7-16.5
6.1-15.7
Housewife /mother
121
14.1
7.7
22.5-
32.2
2.5-21.8
13.2-22.5
17.4-43.3
Retired
05
11.5
1.0
2.2
0.1
5.3-15.4
1.3-16.5
1.0-15.5
Unemoloyei
01.1
3.'
1./
1.3
0.7- 5.4
1.1- 2.1
0.1- 3.2
no Response
171
21.0
5.3
15.1
/.6
0.5-36.1
4.G-21.0
0.4-20.7
TOTAL
312
100.0
3.
Time Entered
9:00-9:59
121
7.8
6.1
7.8
5.3
4.2- 2.5
0.1-10.5
0.0- 7.3
10:00-10:53
150
11.0
7.3
1.3
5.5
6.4- 8.1
7.0-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:59
143
0.3
1.3
3.7
6.0
5.3- 1.5
4.4- 3.5
).0- 9.1
12:00-12:59
163
10.G
11.5
1.2
G.0
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.8-11.9
1:00-1:59
200
13.0
11.4
7.4
2.9
6.5-12.5
6.9-13.0
4.5-15.1
2:00-2:59
170
11.0
1.5
10.3
5.3
6.8-10.2
6.6-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:00-3:59
163
10.9
1°.:-
10.9
11.2
9.4-12.5
8.6-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:00-4:59
83
5.7
1''.1
10.4
11.5
7.3-12.7
5.7- 12.7
2.5-15.0
5:00-5:59
51
3.3
:'.0
6.5
6.9
7.1-10.0
3.3- 1.9
3.5- 5.1
6:00 -6:59
21
5.3
1.5
5.2
10.1
4.7- 2.5
3.9-10.0
5.0-15.2
7:00 -7:59
120
7.3
7.5
1.0
14.4
5.5-10.0
2.5-14.4
7.0-15.8
8:01-2:59
59
3.2
4.5
5.0
7.1
2.5- 5.2
2.5- 8.8
4.0- 8.1
No Response
20.1
0.1
0.1
.0.0- 2.4
0.0- 0.3
0.0- 1.0
TOTAL
1542
101.0
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfied
1078
E1.1
55.3
51.2
72.1
58.5-73.1
65.3-23.1
62.5-77.5
Partially Satisfied
235
15.2
16.2
15.9
3.3-20.8
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
Not Satisfied
138
8.1
7.1
3.0
5.7
5.7-25.8
6.1- 1.4
5.0- 8.6
No Response
TOTAL
11
2;:;32
5.0
111.0
r.3
'
4.2
5.5
3.3-20.4
3.2- 6.1
2.4- 1.0
III.
Circulation
A.
In-Library Circulation
in-Library circulation -!eols with t'-e use oc materials
the 1P-rary
the patrons.
The followinl ta')le lives a brea%.lown of tLe types oc neterinls use! within your 1P)rary
ani the frequency wit!I which they were use! durin,,, the three ,Jays studie-f.
Your Lirary
Type of Material
All 1hase I'
Libraries
Melinn
:ledium
Small
Li:)rary 23
Large
eu
Small
Circulating 'ion-Fiction
n,
.2".7
,.-..
,,
"5.'
21.7
11.5-37.-.7
11.3-41.5
17.4-%-.7
Deriolicals
105
3':.2
2-.1
1/7
23C
1.1-33.7
24.5-34.3
:?.1-31.5
General Encyclopedias
11
4.2
".%
4.1
71.5
1.3- 7.7
2.7- -.6
'Iewspaners
14
4.6
11.-
7.r
%.3
n.5-21.2
".5-1%4
1.7-2:.5
".ecerence Ll00%s
32
1/.4
14.1
/2.4
In.-3
4.4-23.6
1.;-3n.2
L.7-15.1
Mic,-,,f11,-1
l'
3 1
4.3
1.7
*2.%l- 1.6
C.C- 3.7.
".9- 1.3
1irculatin: Fiction
3'4
11.4
4.4
1.3
G.4
2.1-13.7
2.2-21.4
3.)-27.2
rtic,1 File
, _^7
,-
n7
.i.;;
1.2-11.1
I...-11.1
1.1-21.7
'iccris
**
1."
*9.3
1.1- 5.7
6,j- -.5
"."- 2.-
Other
21.7
7.'1
1.0
c.4
3.2-11.3
1.7-13.4
1.3-11.5
T)TM.
317
111.1
3.
Outside the Library Circulation
Outside the litirary circulation-deals with tr,iitional circulation cicurs.
The following is a
''rea':lown of the circulation in your library 1urin7 the t'aree gays studied.
* of Items Circulated
1 of Users Circulatin; 3oo!s
Averace 1 of items per User
7; Users Checl:In?. Out 'looks
1414
3.12
11.2%
33n)n.
13c5
211
3.1.2
33.?";
47.5";
1371-1on34 1414-4232
1133-2245
503-3410
451-1347
322- 711
3.21
2.5G-3.31
1.12-3.57
2.15-3.30
/O.7 -52.4
21.2-51.3
21.3-51.2
C.
Items Circulated and Returned.
"Items Circulated and leturnel" recers to the types of items circniatel.
The followinr;
is a breakdown ac the items that your library circulatel on the three lays stulted.
Circulatel
lon',.s
1411
1°1
'n.1
14.7
133
$1.2-14.c
24.5-'1.1
72.5-15.5
Periodicals
**
*1'"
1.1
00.. n3
n.2- D3
1.1- 5.2
lecorls
21
/.4
r,
2.4
34
0.0- 7.J
n.4- %.4
2.3- 3.7
Other
19./
1."
1.n
1.1
1.2-14.5
0.0- 2.3
2.7-21.1
TOT'',L
1313
1".^
leturne-!:
l00%s
?erio!icais
lecoris
Other
1314 *.
**
2.0
5n.4
7.7
1.2
1532
111.n
73.1-1.7
11- 1.5
5.3-13.0
1.3-11.3
74.-17..4
73.5-15.5!
9.3- 5.3
1.2- 4.n
1.2- 45
2.4- 4.5
3.4- 5.2
fl.n-21.4
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 23
'
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your
Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Median %
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-9:59
16
5.8
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.6-11.2
10:00-10:59
15
5.5
0.3
9.7
4.8
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
24
8.7
9.1
7.9
7.8
6.9-10.5
4.3- 0.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
24
8.7
1.9
7.3
8.9
6.6-11.6
5.2-12.4
3.1-11.3
1:00-1:59
51
12.6
9.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2-12.6
5.5 -14.6
2:00-2:59
39
14.2
9.1
9.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.8-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
29
10.5
9.2
10.5
8.6
b.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
5.8-18.3
4:00-4:59
25
9.1
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-18.3
5:09-5:59
31.1
7.G
6.1
6.3
5.1- 8.6
1.1 -10.0
4.7-10.4
6:00 -6:59
16
5.8
6.2
5.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 8.3
3.9-12.9
7:00-7:59
24
8.7
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.8- 8.6
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-8:59
93.3
5.0
8.6
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
3140
100.0
B.
Type of Question
.Source Related
94
34.2
38.8
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
Directional
181
65.8
61.2
65.8
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.8-68.7
9.8-80.4
TOTAL
275
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
'1.
Questionner
Student
37
31.4
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-61.4
28.6-.63.5
Nonstudent
55
58.5
76.1
51.8
.51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
'2
2.1
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
94
100.0
2.
Means lil Person
72
76.6
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.6-91.1
51.4 -95.8
By Phone
22
23.4
46.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-60.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-38.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
94
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
82
87.2
88.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
88.5
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
44.3
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
-
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
**
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
94
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
91
96.8
18.6
97.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
**
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
33.2
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3..2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
94
100.0
Library 23
Your Library
All Phase 11 libraries
Low-High Range
Median
5.
Source Used to-Answer Questions
1Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Reference Book
14
14.1
14.5
21.2
20.6
13.3-34.2
14.9-32.8
12.3-31.8
Circulating Collection
10
10.6
13.4
39.4
27.3
4.5-45.b
11.6-40.0
S.2-45.5
Card Catalog
28
21.8
11.3
12.1
19.8
12.4-21.1
5.7-25).2
:.2-49.::
Index
33.9
1.1
r,.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.2-11.7
/.7-7..'
Telephone Book
44.2
5.1
0.4
0.0
1.5-10.4
0.0- 4.2
0.')- 1.7
City Directory
11.1
3.2
n.5
0.0
0.3- 1.0
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 2.4
Vertical File
11.1
3."
1.1
3.0
1.0- 7.8
1.1- 7.8
1.7- 5.7
Other
33
35.1
20.5
16.3
15.7
9.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.3-35.2
TOTAL
24
100.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by Your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occure'J.
Type of Item
Your Library
Time
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
31
2:30
85
57
49
2-178
2-82
0-118
Lounge Chairs 81 Couches
10
11:30
23
11
10
0-55
0-25
0-15
Photocopier
412:31
54
20-7
0-5
0-3
Meeting Room
10
7:31
11
77
61
0-218
0-215
0-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
311:30
62
20-10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
211:30
42
20-8
0-2
0-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your library.
A.
Median Age
48
33
48
45
-25-48
22-43
28-53
B.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
57
'
77
6-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
13
10
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-35
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
17
17
17
17
9 -23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
Library 23
Your Library
All Phase II
Libra"ries
Low-High Range
Median
%Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
High School
**
7.4
0.0
22.0
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
0.0-33.3
Some College
337.5
14.4
21.4
32.0
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
11.1-75.0
BA
225.0
28.4
35.3
25.0
15.6-50.0
5.9-50.0
11.1-27.3
MA
337.5
47.3
37.5
23.6
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.0-77.8
PhD
**
**
*0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 0.0
No Response
**
1.3
**
0.0- 3.3
0.0-11.7
0.0- 9.1
TOTAL
8100.0
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
of People Assigned to Public Service)
9:00-1:51
410
42
4-25
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
311
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
411
63
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
310
53
3-22
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:51
31:
43
3-27
3-9
3-6
2:00-2:59
512
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:51
411
65
4-34
4-11
4 -9
4:01-4:50
512
64
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:59
214
44
3-25
2-8
3-6
6:00-6:59
38
45
3-17
2-6
3-5
7:00-7:53
47
45
3-13
2-6
3-5
8:00-8:59
37
35
3-18
2-5
3-5
9:00 -9 :59
*5
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. MEASUREMENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 24
Size Category:
Medium
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"BPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.256
.36/
.230
.122
..156-.580
.150-.2E2
.076-.175
b. Probability of availability
..202
.268
.180
.080
.110-.414
.088-.202
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.789
.595
.72U
.666
.561-.810
.559-./39
.579 -.75)
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.246
.405
.245
.125
.181-.593
.143-.25G
.C7S-.17.3
b. Probability of availability
.112
.237
.174
.033
.121-.432
.074-.112
.045-.12E
c. Availability of books owned
:782
.691
.730
-661
.353-.729
.515-.957
.533-.774
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
.358
.453
.302
.075
.038-.755
.038-.472
.018-.283
b. Probability of availability
.283
'.230
.226
.057
.019-.396
.013-.302
.019-.189
c. Availability of books owned
.739
.G92
.688
.750
.400-.840
.500-.390
.500-1.CC
3.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability-sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your
library:
I.
Probability of ownership
.325
.450
.325
.183
.175-.950
.255-.450
.10e-.253
2.
Probability of availability
.313
.450
.313
.175
.163-.950
.188 -.600
.088-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
.962
.277
.962
.875
.895-1.00
.632-1.00
.525-1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The
title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of
this sample was to be'able to describe your collection as well
as to determine the availability
of
the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=439)
.813
.755
.818
.646
.585-.849
.630-.883
.582-.850
2.
Adult Availability (N=395)
.S46
.744
.845
.732
.634-.882
.660-.899
.605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(Ns 94)
.702
.636
.692
.648
.383-.846
.494-.724
.543-.74C
H.
Building Usage
A.
Description of Users
I. Sex
Your
Literary
All Phase II
Lihraries
Melian
Large
Melium
Small
Low-Hie, Ranr,e
Large
Mediwn
LP:r.sry
Smelt
Male
1431
43.4
59.3
44.0
34.5
43.0-55.0
42.2-51.5
35.1-53.S
Female
1345
45.7
35.2
52.4
54.5
30.1- 53.3
45.1-55.8
1:4.5-52.,-,
No Response
153
5.5
3.2
2.
1.6
2.2- 5.9
2.0- 5.5
3.1-
TOTAL
2945
160.0
2.
Student-Nonstudent
Student
1323
45.1
35.1
87.3
52.7
28.4-45.1
45.1-52.6
42.3-57.1
Nonstuent
uus
54.9
50.8
48.2
43.7
52.7-61.1
40.7-54.9
42.1-57.2
'io Response
**
**
*0.0-11.0
0.0- 7.5
0.0- 7.2
TOTAL
2945
101.0
3.
Grade Level of Students
Elementary (K-6)
333
25.1
2.3
25.1
31.3
3.5- 20.4
20.1-35.5
13.5-46.1
Junior :sigh School (7-1)
170
12.3
14.2
MO
19.7
2.4-25.5
12.2-22.7
13.3-22.1
High School (11-12)
456
35.1
34.3
20.7
P22.3-43.0
21.5-33.1
24.1-37.1
College
251
11.0
39.2
15.7
13.5
11.5-41.6
12.7-22.1
C.2-24.5
Graduate School
25
1.3
4.1
1.1
0.4
2.1-15.8
0.2- 2.4
0.3- 3.4
No Response
74
5.0
5.7
F.5
6.3
3.7-29.4
4.1- 1.5
0.2-12.2
TOTAL
1320
101.0
4.
Occupation of Nonstudents
Professional
375
23.3
27.9
18.1
18.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.5 -25.1
Other 'dhite Collar
430
3^.2
29.1
21.1
18.3
10.0-35.9
15.0-30.2
14.7-25.2
Slue Collar
151
1.3
13.1
In
19.9
5.7-17.2
2.7-16.5
5.1-1.7
MouseJlfe/mothAr
223
15.°
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-29.8
13.8-21.5
17.4-43.5
Retirel
15
5.9
1.0
0.1
5.6
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.5-15.5
Unemployed
27
1.7
3.0
1.7
1.3
0.7- 6.4
1.1- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
No Response
253
15.1
5.3
15.1
7.6
0.5-36.9
4.6-21.0
0.4-25.7
TOTAL
1513
100.0
S.
Time Entered
0:0:-9:51
245
8.3
6.1
7.3
6.3
4.2- 3.6
0.1-10.5
0.0- 7.3
;0:03-10:59
265
7.0
7.3
1.9
5.5
6.4- 2.9
7.0-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:01-11:59
257
3.7
8.3
8.7
6.0
5.8- 9.5
4.4- 2.5
3.0- 0.1
12:60-12:59
313
13.3
11.5
9.0
5.0
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.0 -11.3
1:00-1:59
210
7.4
10.4
7.4
3.9
6.5-12.5
5.9-13.0
4.5-15.1
2:00-2:59
113
5.5
1.5
10.3
5.8
5.3-19.3
5.5-11.4
2.5-1;.1
3:00-3:59
230
1.5
1n.4
11.9
11.2
1.4-12.5
3.8-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:10-4:51
307
10.4
10.1
10.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
8.5-15.0
5:01-5:59
252
8.5
8.1
5,5
n.9
7.1-10.0
3.3- 1.9
3.6- 9.3
5:00-5'51
155
5.3
6.5
5.1
10.1
4.7- 3.5
3.3-13.0
5.0-15.2
7:00-7:51
265
9.n
7.5
1.0
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-11.8
3:11-1:51
173
5.0
4.5
5.n
1.1
2.5- 5.8
2.5- 0.8
4.0- 2.1
%o Response
1*
1.1
n.1
*0.0- 2.4
0.9- 0.3
0.0- 1.0
TOTAL
11%6
110.'1
Satisfaction
Satisfied
2112
71.7
G9.9
72.1
5S.5 -73.1
65.3-73.9
62.5-77.5
Partially Satisfied
473
15.1
13.3
15.2
16.9
8.3-20.3
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
Not Satisfies
1esponse
21c
17'
2.0
4.2
7.1
__
1.1
4.2
5.7
5.5
5.7-25.8
3.3 -20.I&
-
5.1- 3.4
3.2- 5.1
5.0- 2.6
2.4- 1.0
TOTAL
2345
119.-
in-LP)riry "irculation
In-Li'sr-wy circulation .:ral.;
JS^ nr
li:r,ry 'yy t'e
Thc:
7,1 ves
a '')ra.;-1 cr
ri1
iyn.dr
and
r'rcqu'=0cY :J t'
ty Jere ose!
L'a t'r:e
Your Library
Type of Material
F"'!:;0
IT
Li5raries
Lar-e
Larl.0
CircJlatin.; ':on-Fiction
111
11.1
1-.7
75.1
:1.7
.
12.5-3'.i
1.1-42.5
17.I.-42.7
'eri-)lieals
471
14.3
25.1
21.7
'''..1
1.1-33.7
:43-3%3
General Encyclopellas
37
7.7
1.4
..
11.5
1.)- 7.7
2.7- P.r)
5.3-11.7
':euspapers
254
1.4
11.1
7.5
4.0
1.5-13.3
n.5-1''.4
f1.7-22.5
qeforence Boo's
141
17.4
14.-,
11.4
11.6
4.4-23.2
3.4-3%2
%.7-13.1
%licrlfiln
4'.1
4.1
0.7
*1.1- 1.5
0.3- 3.3
0.C-
CireJlatin-,.. Fiction
12
1.7,
4.4
1.3
C.4
2.3-15.7
2.2-2:.:.
2.0-17.2
Vertical File
11
".7
2.1
1.7
3.2-11.1
3.C,-11.0
".1-72.7
ecnr's
7'.5
1" _
*".3
0.0- 5.7
7.1- -.F
:.?.-
Othur
1"5
13.':
7.1
1.r,
:...4
3.2-10.'::
r,.7-13.4
1.3-.5
1.(11-',l.
1171
101.n
3.
Outt.i,l2 the Library Circulation
Outsi:e the IPIrary circulation leals tiith tralitionll circulation fi.ures.
The followin,,- is a
your lihrary
t"c three ,!aY%
3rea%lown of te circulation in
:Irof Ite.
Circulatel
1 of Users Circulating 3oo!ts
Average
I of !tens per User
Users Cheetinl. Out 3oo!ts
C.
tte-,s r:irculatel an
Returne4
1"47
113
3.1r
3%71
3C15
131'1
2.71
13.1;
3351
lle
3.'2
Circulatel an,.! leturnel" re'ers to the types of ite.ls circulatel.
The following
is a 'irea,:lown of the ite-ls that your 11"rary ci rculate-! on the three lays stuAiel.
Circ
ulat
e'!
2414
17.!f
c!.*:.'7
142
Periolicals
**
*).,
flecor,is
**
'Other
'Y'
2.,...
7.-.
1.3
Tr)TAI
255"
111.1
Seternel:
P.:. 1.3
1371-10134 1414-;252
513-3410
451-1347
2.55-3.80
3.13-3.37
2C.7-52.4
23.2-31.3
P1.2-14.7
.13- 1.3
1.0- 7.".
1.2-14.3
34.5-3:.0
3.0-
'.3
1.4- 4.4
1.'0- 2.S
1"33-7745
322- 7"J2
2.0:-3.50
21.3-31.2
72.5-35.2
-.1- 5.:
2.3- 3.7
0.7-21.3
lnn%s
211"
11.%
"1.-
4.7
1.7
72.1-11.7
:4.-134
73.5-'2."
Periolicllz
**
*1.1
1.'
".U- 1.5
0.C- 1.3
:.1- 4.1
Records
*7.1
1.5
2.7
5.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
Ot"er
145
,I.n
7.7
-....!
1.1
a.3-15.3
2.4- 5.2
0.0-21.4
T:TV..
31C4
1"1.9
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 24
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your Library
%
All Phase It
Libraries
Me,!ian %
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-9:59
32
4.2
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.5 -11.8
10:00-10:59
69
9.1
8.3
0.7
4.8
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
33
4.3
9.1
7.9
7.3
6.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
44
5.8
9.9
7.3
8.9
6.6-11.6
5.8-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:00-1:59
60
7.9
9.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2-18.6
5.6-14.6
2:00-2:59
55
7.3
9.1
9.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.8-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
66
8.7
9.2
10.5
8.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.2 -16.3
4:00-4:59
94
12.4
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-15.5
9.1-13.2
2.3-13.3
5:00-5:59
84
11.1
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 3.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-10,4
6:00-6:59
63
3.3
5.2
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 8.3
3.2-12.0
7:90-7:59
73
9.6
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.8- 8.6
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-8:59
86
11.3
5.0
8.6
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.3
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
759
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
256
31.7
38.3
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
Directional
503
66.3
61.2
65.8
53.2
49.6-79.8
27.3-68.7
9.8-80.4
TOTAL
75.9
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
115
44.9
'
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-61.4
28.6-63.5
Nonstudent
141
55.1
76.1
51.8
51.6
50.6 -82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
**
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
256
100.0
2.
Means In Person
207
80.9
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.6-91.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
49
19.1
45.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-50.8
2.9-23.4
4.2 -38.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
256
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
203
79.3
88.0
07.2
97.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
17
6.G
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
35
14.1
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
**
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
256
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
256
100.0
98.6
97.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
**
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
**
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
256
100.0
Your Library
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Library 24
All Phase IT
Libraries
Low-High Rang-2
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Reference Book
72
23.1
94.5
21.2
20.5
13.3-34.2
14.9-32.8
12.3-31.8
Circulating Collection
53
22.7
13.4
30.4
27.3
4.5-46.0
10.5-40.0
5.8-45.6
Card Catalog
31
19.1
17.7)
12.1
in.:.
12.4-21.1
5.7-29.8
0.0-40.4
'
index
30
11.7
1.1
6.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.5-11.7
2.7-10.1
Telephone Book
10.4
5.1
0.4
0.0
0.5-10.4
0.0- 4.2
0.r:- 1.7
City Directory
S3.1
3.2
0.5
0.0
0.3- 9.G
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 2.4
Vertical File
20
7.5
3.0
1.9
3.0
1.0- 7.8
1.1- 7.3
1.7- 9.7
Other
35
14.1
20.5
16.3
15.7
1.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.0-35.2
TOTAL
256
110.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by Your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Low-High Range
Type of Item
Median
.
4Time
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
61
8:31
85
57
41
2-17R
2-32
0 -113
Lounge Chairs R. Couches
11
8:31
23
11
10
0-56
0-25
0-15
Photocopier
55:31
S4
20-7
0-5
0-3
Meeting Room
215
11:30
Or',
77
51
0-213
0-215
0-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
1Often'
15
22
0 -10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
211:31
42
20-8
0-2
0-4
Vt.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your library.
A.
Median Age
23
33
48
45
-25-48
28-48
28-53
3.
Average Length of Employment.
in Your Library
77
77
6-11
5-10
.3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
24
13
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-36
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
13
17
17
17
9-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
High School
Some College
BA
MA PhD
No Response
TOTAL
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
Your Library
All Phase 11
Libraries
'Median
Large
Medium
Small
**
7.4
0.0
22.9
**
14.4
21.4
32.0
646.2
28.4
35.3
25.0
753.3
47.3
37.5
23.6
**
**
*
**
1.3
**
13
100.0
# of People Assigned to Public Service)
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
15.6-50.0
5.9-50.0
20.0-55.3
21.4 -53.3
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 3.8
0.0-11.7
Library 24
Small
0.0-33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
0.0-77.8
0.0- 3.0
0.0- 9.1
9:00-9:51
710
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
611
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
6 J
11
63
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
610
53
3-28
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:59
411
43
3-27
3-9
3-6
2:00-2:59
512
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
611
65
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
512
64
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:59
514
44
3 -25
2-8
3-6
6:00-6:59
5a
45
3-17
2-6
3-5
7:00-7:59
27
.4
53-10
2-6
3-5
8:00-8:59
27
35
3-18
2 -6
3-5
9:00-9:59
25
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REP'JRT rj LiJR,tRtE.-;
PA.:Tict?,*.fi%L; iN
;:.wt
Name of Library:
Library 26
Size Category:
Medium
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"3PR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of
a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your l'brary:
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of hooks owned
3.
Juvenile Books (N.53)
a. Probability of ownership
b.. Probability of availability-
c. Availability of books owned
3.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Me-Han
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
.164
.367
.230
.122
.135-.530
.160-.223
.075-.176
..118
.258
.180
.080
.110-.414
.088-.202
.044-.124
.720
.696
.720
.665
.561-.810
.550-.730
.579-.750
.179
.405
.246
.125
.130
.237
.174
.083
.967
.691
.760
.661
.038
.453
.302
.075
.019
-.230
.226
.057
.500
.692
.688
.750
.181-.893
.143-.265
.076-.183
. 121-.438
.074-.192
.045-.122
.353-.729
.516-.967
.533-.774
. 038-.755
.038-.472
.018-.283
. 019-.396
.019-.302
.019-.189
. 400-.840
.500-.800
.500-1.00
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of
articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
2.
Probability of availability
3.
Availability of articles owned
C.
Title Availability Sample
.338
.325
.953
.450
.325
.450
.313
.377
.9.62
.188
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100 -.2C3
.175
.153-.950
.188-.600
.082-.513
.875
.895-1.00
.682-1.00
.625-1.00
Jhe title availability sample was the sample that you took of
your own collection.
The purpose
of this sample was to be able to describe your collection
as well as to determine the availability
of the books that you 'actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (U=430)
2.
Adult Availability (N=367)
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N=133)
.842
.756
.618
.646
.585-.849
.630-.889
.582-.850
.850
.744
.846
.732
.634-.882
.660-.809
.605-.929
.612
.636
.632
.648
.388-.846
.494-.724
.543-.745
BuildInT, Usage
A.
Description of Users
Your
Library
All Phase II WIraries
Median
Large
Me-; i um
Small
Low-Nigh.Ran-e
Large
lediu71
Lil,r.:ry 25
1. Sex' Hale
781
44.1
Gn.1
44,C
44.5
43.0-55.0
2.2-51.5
-,G.1-53.3
Female
155
53.4
32.2
52.4
54.6
30.1-53.3
45.1-53.3
44.6-32.,
Ho Response
41
2.5
3.2
7.0
1.G
2.2- 5.3
2.0- 5.5
1.1- 2.'4
TOTAL
2045
100.0
2. Student-Nonstudent
Student
833
45.8
35.1
47.3
52.7
22.4-45.1
45.1-52.5
42.3-57.1
'ionstudent
364
41.2
50.2
40.2
45.7
52.7-59.0
40.7-54.3
42.0-57.2
Ho Response
01
5.0
**
*0.0-11.0
0.0- 7.5
0.0- 7.2
TOTAL
1791
101.0
3. Graie Level of Students
Elementary (K-6)
278
33.2
2.3
25.1
31.3
3.0-20.4
20.1-35.5
13.5-45.1
Junior High School (7-3)
159
10.0
14.2
19.0
19.7
2.4-25.5
12.3 -22.7
13.2-22.3
High School (10-12)
275
32.8
34.9
21.7
28.0
22.3-43.1
21.5-35.1
24.1-37.1
College
10
10.7
30.2
15.7
13.5
11.6-41.6
10.7-20.2
5.2-24.5
Graduate School
20.2
4.1
1.0
0.4
2.1-1C.3
0.2- 2.4
1.0- 3.4
:0 Response
34
4.1
6.7
6.6
6.3
3.7-20.4
4.1- 3.0
0.2-12.2
TOTAL
138
100.0
4.
Occupation of Nonstudents
Professional
15.5
13.1
27.0
18.1
18.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.6-20.1
Other White Collar
213
25.2
21.3
21.9
18.3
10.0 -35.0
11.0-30.2
14.7-25.2
Slue Collar
13
10.3
13.1
10.3
10.9
5.7-17.2
3.7-16.5
6.1-16.7
Housewife/mother
247
28.6
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-99.8
13.8-21.5
17.4-43.3
Retired
35
1.2
1.0
1.0
6.5
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.5-15.5
Unemployed
25
2.1
3.0
1.7
1.3
0.7- 5.4
1.1- 2.0
0.3- 3.2
Ho Response
41
4.G
6.3
15.1
7.6
0.5-35.1
4.6-21.0
0.4-21.7
TOTAL
.854
110.0
B.
Time Entered
1:00-1:51
37
2.1
6.1
7.8
5.3
4.2- 2.6
0.1-10.5
0.0- 7.3
13:00-11:51
210
11.7
7.3
0.9
5.5
6.4- 2.1
7.0-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:51
70
4.4
2.3
8.7
5.0
5.3- 0.5
4.4- "3.5
3.2- 3.1
12:01-12:51
101
5.1
11.'
9.8
6.1
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.0-11.2
1:00-1:50
123
6.1
10.4
7.4
8.3
0.5-12.5
6.3-13.0
.5-16.1
2:00-2:51
155
0.7
.5
10.3
6.3
6.8-10.3
0.6-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:00 -3:50
151
8.3
10.4
10.1
11.2
9.4-12.6
3.8-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:00-3:51
114
10.0
11.1
10.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
2.5-15.0
5:21-5:51
177
3.1
.5
6.5
5.3
7.1 -16.0
3.3- 1.9
3.6- 1.2
6:00-1:51
128
7.1
1.5
5.
10.1
4.7- 8.5
3.1-13.0
5.0-15.2
7:00 -7:59
252
14.4
7.5
1.0
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.^-15.P
3:00-1:51
15?
8.1
4."
5.0
7.1
2.5- 5.8
2.5- 8.3
4.0- 8.1
No Response
50.3
1.f
0.1
*0.0- 2.4
0.0- 0.3
0.0- 1.0
TOTAL
1711
110.0
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfi^,d
1118
61.3
'6.
1.1
72.1
53.0-73.1
15.3-73.3
52.5-77.5
nartially latisfie
71.2
1"."
1'1.2
15.1
3.3-20.3
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
Not Satisfle!
Ho Response
151
rr
1.4
3.2
7.1
0.0
4.2
6.7
5.5
5.7-25.8
3.3-20.4
-6.1- 1.4
3.2- 0.1
5.G- 5.5
2.4- 0.0
TOTAL
1711
119.0
Ill.
Circulation
ry 2:
A.
In-Library Circulation
In-Library circulation deals with the use of materiels within tho lr,rnry
the patrons.
The followin-. table gives .a bro. :own of the types of .laterils used within your Irlrary
ani the frefrieney with which t"ey were USQ4. -iurinc the three -'ays
Type of Material
Circulatinc Ion-Fiction
Perio-ficols
neneral 7ncyclopedias
Newspapers
Inference looks
tic ro ft ii
Circulatin:Fiction
Vertical File
.ecor is
r)ther
Your WIrery
3,11
342
1541 *
311 0 *
31
1102
25.1
2°.7
4.3
c! n
3.4 *
1.7 *.
2.3
All Phase II
ii'-r-.?ries
Low-uie. '12-7r
In'ian
Lar,'e
ne,liu-1
Selall
Large
:lediva
Small
1r1
25.1
21.7
12.5-3f..3
19.-4'.5
17.4-49.7
.15.1
1'17
25.1
1.1-71.7
74.5-14.3
12.0-71.5
^.:.
4.1
Ft.',
1.:;- 7.7
2.7- 2.:
7.::.
h.?
I5-23.S
9.5-1C.4
0.7-2'.5
14.n
11.',
vi.c
4.4-23.E:
3.4-30.2
4.7-15.1
h.^
n.7
*1.*- 1.3
1.0- 3.3
1.:.;-15.7
1.2-2-..4
1.1-17.2
n.*:.-11.9
1.-11.1
7.r-22.7
1.1
*1.1
0.^- 7.7
I.r- -.5
"..1- 2.
7.n
2.6
4.4
3.2-19.5
1.7-13.;
1.3-13.5
3.. Out..ile the Library Circulation
Outside the li*,rary circulation leals with traditional circulation ficures.
The following is a
brea:down of the circulation in your liYary lurinc the three lays stu 'led.
:1of iterls Circulatel
of Users Circulating 3ob%s
Average # of Items per User
.; Users CheetIng"Out 3oo!;s
C.
Itols Cirulated and letarned
3151
1t3n5
3358
1894
1371-10134 1414-4252
1533-2245
111
1355
118
015
533-3410
451-1347
322- 735
3.57
2.83
3.3.2
3:23
9.33-3.39
3.10-3.57
2.15-3.30
51.3rs
31.
47.2t
3.:3.01
29.7-52.4
20.2-51.3
21.3-53.2
"Ite.ms Circulated and Returned" refers tn the types of itc-s circulate.
The following
.
-fys studied.
is a breakdown of the ite-is that your lihrary circulated on the thr.2c,
Circulated
300%s
320.7
9 nn
92.5
14.2
11.3
91.2-94.0
'34.5-95.9
72.5-15.2
Periodicals
21
n.1
*3.0
1.0
1.0- 0.3
1.U- 2.3
7.1- 5.2
records
111
3.4
5.2
2.4
3.4
0.3- 7.0
1.4- 4.4
2.3- 37
Other
1*
5.1
1.r:
1.3
1.2-14.5
C.C.- 2.3
0.7-21.1
T3TAL
3427
11n.0
Returned:
300%s
4121
'17.;
.- 4
14.5
11.7
73.0-11.7
n4.3-12-4
73.5-35.2
Periudicals
51.1
*2.1
1.7:
%,-J- 1.5
1.0-
.3
5.1- ',.::
Records
/2
1.1
7.9
1.3
2.7
5.3-13.1
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
Other
lr
04
7.',
1.1
1.1
1.3-15.3
0.4- 5.2
1.0-71.4
T)TAL
4131
1^^.)
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 25
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your Library
fi
g
All Phase II
Libraries
median %
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-9:59
15
2.5
5.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.6-11.8
10:00-10:59
57
9.7
8.3
9.7
4.3
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
53
9.0
9.1
7.9
7.8
6.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00 -12 :59
43
7.3
9.9
7.3
8.9
6.6-11.6
5.E-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:00-1:59
43
7.3
9.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2 -13.5
5.6-14.5
2:01-2:59
22
4.8
9.1
9.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.8-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
44
7.5
1.2
19.5
8.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
5.8 -16.3
4:00-4:59
73
12.4
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-15.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-18.3
5:00-5:59
59
10.0
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 8.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-10.4
6:00-6:59
41
7.0
6.2
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 6.3
3.9 -12.9
7:00-7:59
58
9.7
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.8- 8.6
4.5- 5.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-8:59
74
12.6
5.0
R.6
6.8
3.4- 6.3
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
588
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
184
31.3
38.8
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.5-90.2
Directional
404
68.7
61.2
65.8
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.8-68.7
9.2-80.4
TOTAL
sss
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
105
57.1
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-51.4
28.5-53.5
Nonstudent
76
41.3
76.1
51.S
51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
31.6
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
184
100.0
2.
Means In Person
150
31.5
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.5-91.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
34
18.5
46.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-60.8
8.9-23.4
4.2 -38.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
184
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
151
87.5
88.0 -
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
21
11.4
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
21.1
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.5-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
**
1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-11.3
TOTAL
184
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
180
97.8
93.6
97.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
41.6
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
**
n.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
184
100.0
Your Library
5.
Source Usci to ".nswer 0uestions
:1.1l
Phase II
Libraries
Melian
rar7n
melium
Small
Library
Low-High Ranze
Lare
Small
Reference cook
7n
11.
24.5
2I.2
29.3
13.3-34.2
14.9-32.3
12.3-31.F
Circulating Collection
50
3'1.4
1.3.4
3e.4
"/.3
4.5-4S.G
10.5-%9.0
5.-4C.E
Card Catalog
45
24.5
17.7
12.7
10.
12.4-21.1
5.7-29.3
.1.1-49.4
Index
12
5.5
1.1
G.
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.8-11.7
2.7-13.1
Telephone Book
**
1.1
n.4
o.n
0.5-1r).4
1.;- 4.2
0.3- 1.7
City Directory
**
3.?
0.5
0.0
0.3- 9.5
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 7.4
Vertical File
2 ,
1.1
3.r
1.1
3.0
1.0- 7.8
1.1- 7.3
1.7- 9.7
Other
39
1C.3
29.5
I6.3
15.7
1.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.2-5.2
TOTAL
1S
109.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and soecial
facilities in your lihrary
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of
use of each of
the listed items luring the three days that you collected this information
as well as
the time of day when this occurel.
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Tyne of'Item
median
Low-High Range
*Time
Large
Helium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
47
11:30
S5
5/
49
2-178
2-82
0-11
Lounge Chairs P. Couches
2Often
23
11
10
0-55
0 -25
0-15
Photocopier
212:31',1:31
54
29-7
0-5
0-3
Meeting Room
'!one
OF
77
51
0-218
0-215
0-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
1Often
ri
22
0 -10
0-5
0-4
Record Player
**
42
20-3
0-2
0-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are. those employees of the lihrary that
have contact with
users.
The following, is a profile of these individuals in
your library.
the
A.
Median Age
48
33
48
45
-25-43
28-48
25-53
3.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
67
77
6-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
14
18
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-36
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
21
'.7
17
17
3-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Your Library
Highest Degree Earned
f4 ,
High School
**
Some College
224.3
BA
750.0
MA
535.7
PhD
**
No Response
**
TOTAL
14
101.0
All Phase II Libraries
Me-lian
Lar '-e
Meiium
Small
7.4
0.0
22.9
14.4
21.4
32.0
28.4
35.8
25.0
47.3
37.5
23.6
**
*
1.3
**
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
0.0-14.7
0.0-21.4
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
15.6-50.0
5.9-50.0
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 3.8
0.0-11.7
Library 20
Small
0.0 -33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
0.0-77.8
0.9- 0.0
0.0- 0.1
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average # of People Assigned to
Public Service)
9:00-9:59
410
42
4 -25
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
511
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
511
63
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
310
53
3-28
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:59
411
43
3-27
3-9
3-6
2:00-2:59
412
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
411
65
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
412
64
4,-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:51
314
44
3-25
2-8
3-6
6:00-6:59
28
45
3-17
2-6
3-5
7:00-7:51
37
45
3 -19
2-5
3-5
8:00-8:51
37
35
3-18
2-6
3-5
9:00-9:59
25
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TJ Ll3RARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. E1SURE9ENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 31
Size Category:
Small
1.
Description of Collection
A.
"BPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
All Phase 11
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.075
.367
.230
.122
.136-.530
.160--.288
.076-.176
b. Probability of availability
.044
.263
.180
.080
.110-.414
.023-.202
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.579
.696
.720
.666
.561-.810
.550-.729
.579-.750
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.076
.405
.246
.125
.181-.893
.143-.266
.076-.183
b. Probability of availability
.045
.237
.174
.083
.121-.433
.074-.192
.045-.128
c. Availability of books owned
.538
.691
.780
.661
.353-.729
.516-.967
.5E8-.774
3.
Juvenile 3ooks (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
.075
.453
.302
.075
.032-.755
.033-.472
.018-.283
b. Probability of availability
.038
.230
.226
-.057
.019-.396
.019-.302
.019-.189
c. Availability of books owned
.500
.G92
.688
.750
.400-.840
.500 -.300
.500-1.00
3.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your
library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.100
.450
.325
.188
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100-.253
2.
Probability of availability
.083
.450
.313
.175
.163-.950
.188 -.600
.088-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
.875
.977
.362
.875
.895-1.00
.682-1.00
.625-1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The
title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of
this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well
as to determine the. availability
of
the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=488)
.850
.756
.813
.646
.585-.849
.630-.889
.5E2-.850
2.
Adult Availability (N=339)
.929
.744
.346
.732
.634-.882
.660-.899
.605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N=149)
.671
.636
.692
.643
.332-.846
.494-.724
.543-.74E
Building Usage
A.
Description of Users
1. Sex
Your
A
Library
All Phase I!
Li`lraries
elian
Lar7e
Me,11um
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Library 31
Small
:late
314
41.1
60.3
44.1
44.5
43.0-55.0
42.2-51.5
35.1 -53.3
Female
431
57.4
52.4
54.6
30.1-53.3
45.1 -55.6
44.5-62.2
No Response
11
1.6
3.2
2.1
1.6
2.2- 6.9
2.0- 5.5
0.1- 2.4
TOTAL
755
100.1
2.
Student-Nonstudent
Stu,'ent
40;
52.7
31.1
47.3
52.7
23.4-45.1
45.1-52.3
42.2-57.1
%onstu4.ent
352
47.1
01.3
41.2
45.7
52.7-51.2
40.7-54.;
42.1-37.2
':o Response
**
**
*0.0-11.0
0.0- 7.5
0.0- 7.2
TOTAL
765
100.0
3.
Grade Level of Students
Elementary (K-5)
117
45.1
2.1
25.1
31.3
3.5-20.4
20.1-35.5
13.5-45.1
Junior tlilh School (7-1)
1^.
11.7
114.2
19 .0
19.7
2.4-25.5
12.3-22.7
13.3-22.0
High School (10-12)
12
24.1
34.11
2.3.7
28.0
22.3-43.3
21.5-35.1
24.1-37.1
College
25
5.2
31.2
16.7
13.5
11.5-41.6
10.7-21.1
3.2-24.5
Graduate School
**
4.1
1.0
1.4
2.1-15.1
0.2- 2.4
0.1- 3.14
':o Response
15
3.3
6.7
5.3
5.3
3.7-20.4
4.1- 1.5
0.3 -12.2
TJTAL
40S
111.0
4.
Occupation of Nonstudents
Professional
42
15.4
.?7.5
18.1
13.7
15.3-33.2
17.0 -23.3
12.5-22.1
Other Thite Collar
GS
21.1
22.2
21.1
18.3
10.0-35.0
111.0-31.2
14.7-25.2
Glue Collar
34
11.1
13."
10.8
10.0
5.7-17.2
2.7-15.5
6.1-15.7
Housewife/mother
100
32.2
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-29.8
13.6-20.5
17.4-43.3
Retired
21
9.3
0.0
9.8
6.6
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.6-15.5
Unemployed
10
3.2
3.0
1.7
1.3
0.7- 6.4
1.1- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
No Response
22
7.1
5.3
15.0
7.6
0.5-36.9
4.6-21.0
5.4-20.7
TOTAL
351
111.0
3.
Time Entered
9:00-1:52
50.7
6.2
7.8
6.3
4.2- 2.6
0.1-10.5
C.0- 7.3
10:00-10:59
31
4.1
7.3
9.1
5.5
6.4- 8.9
7.0-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:51
40
5.2
2.3
8.7
6.0
5.8- 0.5
4.4- 0.5
3.5- 3.1
12:00-12:59
21
3.8
11.5
1.3
6.0
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.3-11.2
1:00-1:50
71
11.3
10.4
7.4
8.9
5.5-12.5
5.3-13.0
14.5 -13.1
2:00-2:51
52
1.1
0.5
10.3
5.3
1.3-13.3
5.3-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:01-3:59
131
24.7
11.4
11.9
11.2
1.4-12.3
3.8 -12.7
7.4-24.7
4:00-4:51
115
15.1
11.1
13.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
3.5-15.0
5:00-5:51
41
5.4
'.-1
5.5
6.2
7.1-10.0
3.3- 1.9
3.5- 2.9
5:00-5:50
51
6.7
5.5
5.8
10.1
4.7- 3.5
3.3-11.0
5.0-15.2
7:10-7:59
74
1.7
7.-
1.1
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-16.8
S:00-2:51
41
1.1
4.5
5.1
7.1
2.5- 5.S
2.5- 2.:
4.0- 5.1
'.:o Response
11.1
n.1
0.1
*0.5- 2.4
0.1- 5.3
3.3- 1.3
TOT 'L
715
110.1
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfi
533
7:7.7
e1.1
72.1
53.6 -73.1
65.3-73.3
32.5-77.5
Pertially Satis'ie!
111
12.1
1Tr.',
Ir.."'
2.3-20.6
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
';ot Satisfied
41
5.2
C.'
6.7
5.7-25.S
5.1- 3.4
5.2- C.':
No lcsponse
42
5.5
-1,.2
5.3
3.2-20.4
3.2- 6.1
2.4- 3.2
TOTAL
139. n
lit.
Circulation
Library 31
A.
in- Library Circulation
In-Library circulation deals with the use of materials within the library by the patrons.
The following table gives a breakdown of the types of materials used within your library
and the frequency with which they were used during the three days studied.
Your Library
All Phase ii
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median %
Type tf Material
I%
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Circulating Non-Fiction
25
18.1
26.7
25.9
21.7
12.5-36.9
10.9-48.5
17.4-40.7
Periodicals
30
21.7
26.1
28.7
25.0
9.1-33.7
24.5-34.3
18.0-31.5
General Encyclopedias
48
34.8
2.4
4.3
11.5
0.9- 7.7
2.7- 9.6
5.8-41.7
Newspapers
64.4
10.0
7.6
4.9
0.5-23.8
0.5-18.4
0.7-28.5
Reference Books
17
12.3
14.6
12.4
10.6
4.4-23.6
3.4-30.2
4.7-15.1
Microfilm
**
4.9
0.7
*0.8- 9.6
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.0
Circulating Fiction
10.7
4.4
1.3
6.4
2.0-15.7
0.2 -25.4
0.9-17.2
Vertical File
21.4
2.3
0.7
4.8
0.2-11.9
0.6-11.9
0.0-22.7
Records
32.2
2.2
*0.3
0.0- 5.7
0.0- 0.5
0.0- 2.6
Other
64.4
7.0
2.6
4.4
3.2-19.6
0.7-13.4
1.3-11.5
TOTAL
138
100.0
B.
Outside the Library Circulation
Outside the library circulation deals with traditional circulation figures.
The following Is a
breakdown of the circulation in your library during the three days studied.
# of Items. Circulated
1033
3615
3368
1894
1379-10034
1404-4252
1033-2245
of Users Circulating Books
322
1365
918
616
503-3410
451-1347
322- 708
Average # of Items per User
3.22
2.89
3.12
3.23
2.56-3.89
3.20-3.67
2.95-3.30
% Users Checking Out Books
42.1%
33.8%
47.6%
38.0%
20.1-52.4
29.2-51.3
29.3-50.2
C.
Items Circulated and Returned.
"items Circulated and Returned" refers to the types of items circulated.
The following
is a breakdown of the items that your library circulated on the three days studied.
Circulated
Books
802
90.5
88.5
94.2
93.3
81.2-94.0
84.5-96.0
72.5-95.8
Periodicals
10.1
*3.0
1.0
0.0- 0.3
0.0- 8.3
0.1- 5.2
Records
36
4.1
5.2
2.4
3.4
0.0- 7.0
0.4- 4.4
2.3- 3.7
Other
47
5.3
5.0
1.0
1.9
1.2-14.5
0.0- 2.8
0.7-21.9
TOTAL
885
100.0
Returned:
Books
922
87.1
85.2
04.5
91.7
73.0-91.7
84.0-98.4
73.5-95.8
Periodicals
**
*2.9
1.8
0.0- 1.6
0.0- 6.3
0.1- 4.8
Records
59
5.5
7.8
1.5
2.7
5.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
Other
78
7.3
7.7
1.2
1.1
0.3-16.3
0.4- 5.2
0.0-21.4
TOTAL
1059
100.0
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 31
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your Library
4
All Phase II Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-9:59
21.7
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.5 -11.8
10:00-10:59
11
1.6
8.3
9.7
4.8
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-19.5
11:00-11:59
11
8.7
9.1
7.9
7.8
6.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
54.3
9.1
7.3
8.9
6.6-11.6
5.8-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:00-1:59
76.1
1.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2-18.6
5.6-14.6
2:00-2:59
11
1.6
1.1
9.9
6.1
5.7-11.3
4.8-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
21
11.3
9.2
10.5
8.G
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.8-13.3
4:00-4:59
19
16.5
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-13.3
5:00-5:59
75.1
7.5
6.1
6.3
6.1- 3.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-19.4
5:00-6:59
11
9.6
S.::
5.5
10.5
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 3.3
3.9-12.9
7:00-7:59
54.3
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.3- 8.6
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-8:59
6'5.2
5.0
8.6
6.8
3.4- 5.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
115
101.0
S.
Type of Question
Source Related
57
41.6
38.2
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
Directional
58
50.4
51.2
55.8
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.8-68.7
9.2-80.4
TOTAL
115
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
34
59.6
22.9
4L.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-61.4
28.6-53.5
Nonstudent
23
40.4
76.1
51.8
51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
**
2.3
1.7
" *
0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.0
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
57
110.0
2.
Means In Person
35
51.4
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.6-11.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
22
32.6
45.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-50.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-33.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
57
111.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
48
85.7
38.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
610.7
R.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.5
0.0-34.1
Both
33.6
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
**
n.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
57
101.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
55
18.2
11.5
91.3
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
**
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
11.8
0.1
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
57
100.0
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Your Library
!".
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
lelium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Me:Num
Library 31
Small
Reference Book
712.3
24.5
21.2
2(1.5
13.3-34.2
14.9-32.8
12.3-31.8
Circulating Collection
23
40.4
13.4
30.4
27.3
4.5-46.6
10.6-40.0
6.8 -46.6
Card Catalog
15
26.3
17.3
12.1
11.2
12.4-21.1
6.7-29.6
0.0-49.4
Index
35.3
1.1
5.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.2 -11.7
2.7-10.1
Telephone Book
11.7
5.1
n.4
0.0
0.6-10.4
0.1- 4.2
0.1- 1.7
City Directory
**
3.2
1.2
0.0
n.3- 9.6
0.0- 3.1
1.0- 2.4
Vertical File
11.7
3.n
1.1
3.1
1.0- 7.2
1.1- 7.2
1.7- 1.7
Other
TOTAL
7
57
1/.3
110.0
21.5
1f..5
15.7
9.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.1-35.2
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the higbest incilence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Your Library
All Phase If Libraries
Type of Item
Median
0Time
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
44
2:31
85
57
49
Lounge Chairs & Couches
None
23
11
11
Photocopier
1Often
54
2
Meeting Room
Mone
96
77
61
.Microfilm Reader (Printer)-
None
S2
2
Record Player
IOften
42
2
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
2-172
-
2-22
0-56
0-25
0 -i
0-5
0-218
0-215
0-10
0-3
0-8
0-2
Small 0-118
0-15
0-3
-
0-121
0-4
.0-4
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact
users.
The following is & profile of these indtvidualsin your library.
A.
Median Age
28
33
B.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
4.7
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
17
18
O.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
18
17
with
48 7
22
17
the
45 7
19
17
-25-48
6-11
13-21.
1 -23
28-48
5-10
14-24
13-24
28-53
3-13
11-35
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
Your Library
All Phase 11
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Library 31
Small
High School
222.2
7.4
0.0
22.9
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
0.0-33.3
Some College
555.6
14.4
21.4
32.0
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
11.1-75.0
BA
2?2.2
28.4
35.8
25.0
15.6-50.0
5.9-50.0
11.1-27.3
MA
ft
+47.3
37.5
23,6
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.0-77.8
PhD
**
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 0.0
No Response
..
..
1.3
0.0- 3.8
0.0-11.7
0.0- 9.1
TOTAL
Iion.°
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average # of People Assigned to Public Service)
9:00-9:59
**
10
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
**
11
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
**
11
6.3
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
**
10
53
3-28
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:59
**
11
43
3-27
3-9
3-6
2:00-2:59
**12.
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
**
11
65
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
**
12
64
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:59
**
14
44
3-25
2-8
3-6
6:00-6:59
**
84
53-17
2-5
3-5
7:00-7:53
**
74
53-19
2 -5
3-5
8:00 -3:59
**
73
53-18
2 -5
3-5.
9:00-9:59
**
51
00-12
0-2
0-5
Es,* No Public Service Schedule
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING
iI THE P.L.A. 14E1SUREM7NT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 32
Size Category:
Small
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"3PR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the 3PR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Sample (14 =500)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
2:
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
. 176
.367
.230
.122
.136-.580
.160-.232
.076-.176
. 124
.268
.180
.030
..110-.414
.028 -.202
.044-.124
.705
.596
.720
.666
.561 -.810
.550-.789
.579-.750
. 177
.128
. 722
.405
.237
.591
.245
.125
.174
.023
.780
.661
.170
.453
.302
.075
.094
.230
.226
..057
.555
.692
.628
.750
.181-.293
.143-.266
.076-.1E3
.121 -.433
.074-.192
.045-.12S
.353-.729
.516-'.957
.583-.774
.038-.755
.038-.472
.018-.283
.019-.395
.019-.302
.019-.189
.400-.240
.509-.800
.500-1.00
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
2.
Probability of availability
3.
Availability of articles owned
C.
Title Availability Sample
. 175
.450
.325
.128
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100-.263
.513
.450
.313
.175
.163-.350
.162-.600
.028-.513
2.33
.977
.962
.875
.895-1.00
.682-1.00
.625-1.00
The title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well as to determine the availability
of the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=499)
.813
.755
.318
.646
.585-.849
.630 -.889
.5S2 -.850
2.
Adult Availability (N=411)
.839
.744
.C47.
.732
.634-.882
.G60-.899
.605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N= 38)
.715
.636
.692
.648
.388-.846
.494-.724
.543-.746
A.
Usale
Description of Users
1. Sex
Your
Li")rary
All phase It Liraries
1e4.ian
Lar-.e
!letium
Small
Lo-'1i3!- Ran7x
Large
Melium
Litrar;
Small
-tale
510
41.1
11.3
44.5
44.5
43.0-55.0
42.2-51.5
35.1-53.S
Female
51.n
3C.'
52.4
54.0
30.1-53.3
45.1-55.8
44.G-02.r,
No Response
11
1.1
3.2
2.8
1.6
2.2- 5.0
2.0- 5.5
9.9- 2.4
TOTAL
1581
110.0
2. Student-tIonstulent
Student
114
57.1
35.1
47.3
52.7
28.4-45.1
45.1-52.5
42.8-57.1
Nonstudent
7?5
47.1
51.8
48.2
45.7
52.7-61.0
41.7-54.1
42.1-57.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-11.0
1.0- 7.5
0.0- 7.2
TOTAL
1111
111.0
3. ;rate Level of Students
cle-n^ntary (K -5)
302
31.3
3.3
25.1
31.3
3.5-20.4
21.1-35.5
15.5-46.1
Junior High School (7-1)
211
20.1
14.2
11.0
11.7
2.4-25.5
12.3-22.7
13.8-22.0
School (12 -12)
255
25.G
34.3
70.7
21.0
22.3 -43.3
21.5-35.1
24.1-37.1
College
130
13.5
31.0
15.7
13.5
11.6 -41.6
10.7 -20.3
5.2-24.5
Graduate School
14
1.5
4.1
1.2
0.4
2.1-15.8
1.2- 2.4
3.0- 3.4
rr) Response
51
5.3
5.7
G.G
5.3
3.7-23.4
4.1- 0.6
0.3-12.2
TOTAL
154
100.0
4.
Occupation of Nonstudents
Professional
175
24.4
27.9
13.1
18.7
25.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.5-28.1
Other Jhite Collar
124
17.2
21.3
21.9
18.3
10.0-35.0
11.0-30.2
14.7-25.2
tilue Collar
44
5.1
13.0
10.3
10.3
5.7-17.2
2.7 -15.5
5.1-15.7
HousewiFe/mother
230
31.8
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-21.8
13.3-29.5
17.4-45.3
Retire.:
16
2.2
1.0
1.8
6.6
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.5-15.5
UnemploYel
30.4
3.0
1.7
1.3
0.7- 6.4
1.1- 2.3
0.0- 3.2
No Response
132
18.0
6.3
15.9
7.6
0.5 -36.3
4.6-21.0
0.4-20.7
TOT;1_
725
110.0
3.
Tire Enterei
1:00-1:51
12
0.7
5.1
7.8
5.3
4.2- 3.6
0.1-10.5
2.0- 7.3
10:00-10:51
11
5.4
7.3
1.3
5.5
5.4- 8.3
7.0-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:51
153
1.1
.8.3
8.7
6.0
5.8- 9.5
4.4- 9.5
3.0- 9.1
12:00-12:51
201
17,n
11.5
1.8
5.0
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.8-11.9
1:11-1:51
272
',;.1
10.4
7.4
8.9
6.5-12.5
6.9-13.0
4.5 -16.1
2:00 -2:59
238
14.1
8.5
10.3
6.8
6.8-10.8'
5.6-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:00-3:51
217
12.3
10.5
19.1
11.2
9.4 -12.6
8.3-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:01-4:51
174
19.3
11.1
10.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
8.5-15.0
5:31-5:51
51
3.5
3.5
6.5
6.3
7.1-10.0
3.3- 1.9
3.6- 9.9
5:00-6:50
15
5.0
6.5
5.3
10.1
4.7- 8.5
3.3-10.0
5.0-15.2
7:01-7:51
113
7.0
7.5
1.0
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-15.8
2:00-1:51
57
4.0
4.5
5.0
7.1
2.5- 5.8
2.5- 8.3
4.0- 3.1
Ho Response
**
1.1
0.1
*0.0- 2.4
0.0- 0.3
0.0- 1.0
TOTAL
1599
111.0
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfiel
1955
52.5
GI.3
61.1
72.1
53.6-73.1
66.3-73.9
52.5 -77.5
Partially Satisfiel
314
22.7
18.5
16.2
15.9
8.3-20.2
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
let Satisfied
124
7.3
7.1
8.0
5.7
5.7-25.8
6.1- 3.4
5.0- 3.6
*:o 2esnonse
125
7.5
I.1
4.2
5.5
3.0-20.4
3.2- S.1
2.4- 1.0
TOT\L
1511
101.0
III.
Circulation
Library 32
A.
In-Library Circulation
in- Library circulation deals with the use of materials within
the library by the patrons.
The following table gives a breakdown of the
types of materials used within your library
and the frequency with which they were used during the
three days studied.
Your Library
All Phase II Libraries
Low-High Range
Median %
Type of Material
4Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Circulating Non-Fiction
245
27.4
26.7
25.9
21.7
12.5-36.9
10.9-48.5
17.4-40.7
Periodicals
282
31.5
25.1
28.7
25.0
9.1-33.7
24.5-34.3
18.0-31.5
General Encyclopedias
103
11.5
2.4
4.3
11.5
0.9- 7.7
2.7- 9.6
5.8-41.7
Newspapers
60.7
10.0
7.6
4.9
0.5-23.8
0.5-18.4
0.7-28.5
Reference Books
106
11.8
14.6
12.4
10.6
4.4-23.6
3.4-30.2
4.7-15.1
Microfilm
1.
0.1
4.1
0.7
*0.8- 9.6
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.0
Circulating Fiction
39
4.4
4.4
1.3
6.4
2.0-15.7
0.2-26.4
0.9-17.2
Vertical File
43
4.8
2.3
0.7
4.8
0.2-11.9
0.6-11.9
0.0-22.7
Records
50.6
2.2
*0.3
0.0- 5.7
0.0- 0.5
0.0- 2.6
Other
64.4
7.0
2.6
4.4
3.2-19.6
0.7-13.4
1.3-11.5
TOTAL
895
100.0
B.
Outside the Library Circulation
Outside the library circulation deals with
traditional circulation figures.
breakdown of the circulation in
your library during the three days studied,
0 of Items Circulated
1894
3615
3368
The following is a
1894
1379-10034
1404 -4252
1033-2245
t of Users Circulating Books
642
1365
918
616
503-3410
451-1347
322- 708
Average 0 of Items per User
2.95
2.89
3.12
3.23
2 56-3 39
3.10-3.67
2.95-3.30
% Users Checking Out Books
38.0%
33.8%
47.6%
38.0%
20.3-52.4
29.2-51.3
29.3-50.2
C.
Items Circulated and Returned
"Items Circulated and Returned" refers
to the types of items circulated.
The following
Is a breakdown of the items that
your library circulated on the three days studied.
Circulated
Books
See Below*
88.5
94.2
93.3
81.2-94.0
84.5-96.0
72.5 -95.8
Periodicals
*3.0
1.0
0.0- 0.3
0.0- 8.3
0.1- 5.2
Records
5.2
2.4
3.4
0.0- 7.0
0.4- 4.4
2.3- 3.7
Other
*5.0
1.0
1.9
1.2-14.5
0.0- 2.8
0.7-21.9
TOTAL
*
Returned:
Books
1980
93.4
85.2
94.5
91.7
73.0-91.7
84.0-98.4
73.5-95.8
Periodicals
20
0.9
*2.9
1.8
0.0- 1.6
0.0- 6.3
0.1- 4.E
Records
111
5.2
7.8
1.6
2.7
5.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
Other
10
0.4
7.7
1.2
1.1
0.3-16.3
0.4- 5.2
0.0-21.4
TOTAL
2121
100.0
*Data submitted incomplete
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 32
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your Library
#t
a
All Phase II
Libraries
Median %
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-9:59
20.6
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.6-11.8
10:00-10:59
17
4.8
8.3
9.7
4.3
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:51
23
6.5
0.1
7.9
7.8
6.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
42
11.8
9.9
7.3
8.9
6.6-11.6
5.8-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:00-1:59
52
14.G
9.9
7.9
8.4
5.3-12.4
7.2-18.6
5.6-14.6
2:00-2:59
40
11.3
0.1
9.9
5.1
6.7 -11.3
4.8-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
41
11.5
9.2
19.5
8.6
6.3 -11.5
7.5-13.1
6.8-18.3
4:00-4:59
49
13.8
10.?
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-18.3
5:00-5:59
25
7.1
7.G
6.1
5.3
6.1- 8.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-10.4
6:00-6:51
14
3.9
5.1
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 3.3
3.9-12.9
7:00-7:59
248
7.9
5.5
8./
6.2
2.8- u.G
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-8:59
19
5.4
s.n
8.6
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.G
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
355
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
166
46.8
38.8
34.2
46.8
29.2-59.4
31.3-72.2
19.5-90.2
Directional
139
53.2
61.2
55.8
55.2
49.6-70.8
27.8-68.7
9.8-80.4
TOTAL
355
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
105
53.3
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-61.4
28.6-63.5
Nonstudent
59
35.5
76.1
51.8
51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library'
21.2
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
166
100.0
2.
Means In Person
159
95.8
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.6-91.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
17
4.2
45.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-60.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-38.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
165
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
113
68.1
88.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
12
7.2
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
41
24.7
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
**
0.,;
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
166
190.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
115
99.1
93.6
97.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
10.9
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
**
n.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
165
100.0
Library 32
Yo..Jr Library
All Phase I!
LP:raries
Low-Iiigb %n-r:
5.
Source Use.' to Answer Questions
!inn
.?
Large
.e1iu-.1
Small
Large
Medium
Sm,II1
Reference 3ook
31
23.5
24.5
21.2
22.G
13.3-34.2
14.3-32.2
12.3-31.1
Circulating Collection
37
22.3
13.4
30.4
27.3
4.5-40.6
10.6 -40.0
6.8-05 .G
Card Catalog
23
13.9
17.3
12.1
19.8
12.4-21.1
6.7-21.2
0.1-49.4
index
15
9.0
9.1
6.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.2-11.7
2.7-19.1
Telephone 3ook
**
5.1
0.4
0.2
0.6-10.4
0.0- 4.2
0.0- 1.7
City Oirectory
**
3.2
0.5
0.0
0.3- 9.6
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 2.4
Vertical File
53.0
3.2
1.9
3.2
1.0- 7.8
1.1- 7.8
1.7- 1.7
Other
47
28.3
20.5
16.3
15.7
9.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.9-35.2
TOTAL
166
190.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities In your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Type of Item
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
ITime
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
25
3:31
25
57
41
2-178
2-32
0-118
Lounge Chairs 5 Couches
73:30X4:30
23
11
10
0 -55
0-25
0-15
Photocopier
1Often
54
20-/
0-5
0-3
Mee;ing
nom
121
2:3
10
77
01
0-212
0-215
0-121
nicrofiim %eader (Printer)
41:30
r2
.2
2 -19
0-3
C-4
Record Player
3Often
42
21-8
0-2
0-4
Vt.
Public Service Personnel
t
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your library.
.I4edian Age
48
33
48
45
-25-48
28-48
B.
Average Length of Employment
28-53
in Your Library
77
77
G-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
11
18
22
12
13-21
14-24
11-36
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
14
17
17
17
9-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest. Degree Earned
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Library 32
Small
High School
**
4 7.4
0.0
22.0
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
0.0-33.3
Some College
111.1
14.4
21.4
32.0
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
11.1-75.0
BA
111.1
28.4
35.3
25.0
15.6-50.0
5.9-50.0
11.1-27.3
MA
777.3
47.3
37.5
25.6
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.0-77.8
PhD
**
**
*0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 0.0
No Response
*1.3
**
0.0- 3.8
0:0-11.7
0.0- 9.1
TOTAL
9100.0
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average # of People Assigned to
Public Service)
9:00-9:59
*10
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
311
G3
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:51
311
G3
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
410
53
3 -22
3-E
2-5
1:00-1:59
311
43
3-27
3-9
3-6
2:00-2:59
412
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
511
65
4"-34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
612
64
-
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:59
514
44
3-26
2-8
3-6
6:00-6:59
51
45
3-17
2-6
3-5
7:00-7:59
57
45
3-19
2-6
3-5
3:00-3 :50
57
35
3-18
2-6
3-5
9:00-?:59
*5
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LIIRARIC.; PARTICIPATI :G
IN THE P.L.A. Mr.A.;UREM:%T STJCY
Name of Library:
Size Category:
Library 33
Small
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"3PR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the 3PR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
All Phase 11 Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
.Small
a. Probability of ownership
.136
.367
.230
.122
%136-.580
.150-.288
.076-.176
b. Probability of availability
.102
.268
.180
.080
.110-.414
.088-.292
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.750
.696
.720
.G66
.561-.810
.550-.7E9
.579-.750
2.* Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.119
.405
.246
.125
.181-.893
.143-.266
.076-.183
b. Probability of avallabilltt
.092
.237
.174
.083
.121-.438
.074-.192
.045 -.123
c. Availability of books owned
.774
.691
.730
.G61
.353-.729
.515-.367
.5E8-.774
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
.283
.453
.302
.075
.038-.755
.038-.472
.018-.283
b. Probability of availability
.189
.230
.226
.057
.019-.396
.013-.302
.019 -.183
c. Availability of books owned
.667
.692
.688
.750
.400-.840
.500-.800
.500-1.00
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability
of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.200
.450
.325
.188
.175 -.950
.255-.450
.100-.263
2.
Probability of availability
.125
.450
.313
.175
.163-.950
.188 -.500
.088-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
.625
.371
.962
.875
.895-1.00
.682-1.00
.625-1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The
title availability sample was
the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of
this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well as to determine the availability
of
the books that you actually own.
The followin
are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=503)
.646
.756
.818
.G46
.585-.849
.530-.889
.582-.850
2.
Adult Availability (N=347)
.605
.744
.846
.732
.634-.882
.660-.899
.605-.329
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N=162)
.G48
.636
.G92
.648
.388-.846
.494-.724
.543-.746
Suilling Usale
Description of Users
1. Sex
Your
4
Literary
11,
All Phase
IIrr,raries
Large
Medium
Sm7=11
Low-High Ran:le
Large
ndium
Library 3
Snail
Male
511
35.1
50.3
44.1
44.5
43.0-55.0
42.2-51.5
36.1 -53.3
Female
831
52.8
38.2
52.3
54.5
30.1-53.3
45.1-55.8
44.5-52.8
No Response
15
1.1
3.2
2.3
1.0
2.2- 5.9
2.0- 5.5
C.2- 2.4
TOTAL
1314
101.0
2. Student-Nonstulent
Student
795
55.2
35.1
47.3
52.7
23.4-45.1
35.1-52.5
42.8-57.1
Nonstulent
619
43.2
59.3
43.2
45.7
52.7-59.0
40.7-54.3
42.9-57.2
No Response
**
**
0.0-11.0
0.0- 7.5
0.0- 7.2
TOTAL
1414
111.1
3. Grate Level of Students
Elementary (K -5)
353
45.7
nn
u.o
25.1
31.3
3.6-20.4
29.1 -35.5
13.5-45.1
Junior Nigh School (7-9)
154
11.4
14.2
19.0
19.7
2.4-25.5
12.3-22.7
13.2-22.9
Nigh School (10-12)
299
25.5
34.1
29.7
23.0
22.3-43.9
21.5-35.1
24.1-37.1
Collette
61
7.7
31.2
15.7
13.5
11.5-41.5
10.7-20.9
5.2 -24.5
Oraluate School
10.1
4.1
1.9
0.3
2.1-15.3
0.2- 2.4
0.6- 5.4
No Response
50.2
5.7
5.6
6.3
3.7-20.4
4.1- 9.5
1.2-12.2
TOT1L
705
110.1
4.
Occupation of Nonstulents
Professional
71
12.G
27.0
19.1
13.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.6 -23.1
Other Jhite Collar
SI
14.4
21.1
21.1
18.3
10.0-35.0
19.0 -30.2
14.7-25.2
Blue Collar
46
7.4
13.1
11.2
10.9
5.7-17.2
8.7-15.5
6.1-15.7
Housewife Mother
261
43.3
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-29.8
13.8-21.5
17.4-43.3
Retired
10
1.6
1.1
n.;
5.5
5.3-15.4
1.3-12.5
1.5-15.5
Unemployed
**
3.0
1.7
1.3
'0.7- G.4
1.1- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
No Response
1152
20.7
5.3
15.9
7.6
0.5-36.3
4.6-21.0
0.4-20.7
TOTAL
'
511
100.1
3.
Tlme Enterei
9:00-9:51
77
5.4
0.9
7.3
5.3
4.2- 3.6
0.1-10.5
0.0- 7.3
10:01-10:59
87
1.2
7.3
1.9
5.5
5.4- 8.1
7.0-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11 :00 -11:59
33
3.0
1.3
3.7
6.0
5.3- 9.5
4.4- 1.5
3.0- 9.1
12:09 -12:51
41
2.8
11.5
1.2
G.0
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.8-11.1
1:11-1:51
141
1.9
10.4
7.4
2.3
6.5- 12.5
5.3-13.0
4.5-16.1
2:10-2:51
35
2.5
2.5
10.5
6.8
5.8-10.8
6.5-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:01-3:50
151
11.2
11.4
10.1
11.2
9.4-12.5
2.8-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:01-4:59
177
12.5
11.1
11.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
2.5-15.1
5:00 -5:59
13
r3.3
9.5
5.5
5.0
7.1-10.0
3.3- 0.1
3.5- 9.1
5:01-5:59
215
15.2
.7.5
5.9
10.1
4.7- 3.5
3.9 -10.0
5.0 -15.2
7:11-7:51
237
15.2
7.5
1.0
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-15.0
:01-1:51
115
7.5
4.5
5.1
7.1
2.5- 5.2
2.5- 3.8
4.0- 8.1
No Response
**
0.1
0.1
*0.0- 2.4
0.0- 0.3
0.0- 1.0
TOTAL
1414
101.0
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfiel
1115
77.5
--.5
51.1
72.1
53.5-73.1
55.3-73.9
62.5-77.5
Partially Satisfied
212
15.0
11."
15.2
12.2
2.3-20.2
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
Not Satisfiel
72
5.1
7.1
2.,1
5.7
5.7-25.8
6.1- 9.4
5.0- 8.5
No Response
34
1.4
5.5
3.3 -20.4
3.2- 6.1
2.4- 1.2
TOTAL
114
111.0
III.
Circulation
Library 33
A.
in- Library Circulation
In-Library circulation deals with the use '0. materials within the library by the patrons.
The following table gives a breakdown of tr^
types of materials used within your library
and the frecidency with which they were used during the three days studied.
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Low -High Range
Median %
Type of Material
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Circulating Non-Fiction
189
30.4
26.7
25.9
21.7
12.5-36.9
10.9-48.5
17.4-40.7
Periodicals
126
20.3
26.1
28.7
25.0
9.1-33.7
24.5-34.3
18.0-31.5
General Encyclopedias
36
5.8
2.4
4.3
11.5
0.9- 7.7
2.7- 9.6
5.8-41.7
Newspapers
50.8
10.0
7.G
h.9
0.5-23.8
0.5-18.4
0.7-28.5
Reference Books
35
5..5
14.6
12.4
10.6
4.4-23.6
3.4-30.2
4.7-15.1
Microfilm
*r
4.9
0.7
*0.8- 9.6
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.0
Circulating Fiction
107
17.2
4.4
1.3
6.4
2.0-15.7
0.2 -25.4
0.9-17.2
Vertical File
141
22.7
2.3
0.7
4.8
0.2-11.9
0.6-11.9
0.0-22.7
Records
**
2.2
*0.3
0.0- 5.7
0.0- 0.5
0.0- 2.5
Other
23
3.7
740
2.6
4.4
3.2-19.6
0.7-13.4
1.3-11.5
TOTAL
622
100.0
B.
Outside the Library Circulation
Outside the library circulation deals with traditional circulation figures.
breakdown of the circulation in your library during the thr6e days studied.
The following is a
# of items Circulated
2245
3695
3368
1894
1379-10034
1404-4252
1033-2245
I of Users Circulating Books
708
1365
918
616
503-3410
451-1347
322- 708
Average S of Items per User
3.18-
2.89
3.12
3.23
.2.56-3.89
3.10-3.67
2.95-3.30
% Users Checking Out Books
50.1%
33.8%
47.6%
38.0%
20.7-52.4
29.2-51.3
29.3-50.2
C.
Items Circulated and Returned
"Items Circulated and Returned" refers to the types of items circulated.
The following
Is a breakdown of the items that your library circulated on the three days studied.
Circulated
Books
1687
72.5
88.5
94.2
95.3
a1.2-94.0
84.5-96.0
72.5-95.8
Periodicals
44
1.9
*3.0
1.0
0.0- 0.3
0.0- 8.3
0.1- 5.2
Records
86
3.7
5.2
2.4
3.4
0.0- 7.0
0.4- 4.4
2.3- 3.7
Other
511
21.9
5.0
1.0
1.9
1.2-14.5
0.0- 2.8
0.7-21.9
TOTAL
2328
100.0
Returned:
Books
1961
73.5
85.2
94.5
91.7
73.0-91.7
84.0-98.4
- 73.5 -95.8
Periodicals
64
2.4
*2.9
1.8
0.0- 1.6
0.0- 6.3
0.1- 4.8
Records
73
2.7
7.8
1.6
2.7
5.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
Other
570
21.4
7.7
1.2
1.1
0.3-16.3
0.4- 5.2
0.0-21.4
TOTAL
2668
100.0
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 33
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that
your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
Your Library
All Phase 11
Libraries
Low-High Range
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
4%
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-9:59
21.2
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.6-11.8
10:00-10:59
42.4
a.3
9.7
4.3
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
74.3
1.1
7.9
7.3
6.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:51
53.1
1.1
7.3
8.9
6.6-11.6
5.8-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:00-1:59
13'
7.9
9.9
7.9
8.4
6.9-12.4
7.2-18.6
5.6-14.5
2:00-2:59
10
5.1
1.1
9.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.8-14.2
3.5-15.7
3:00-3:59
21
12.8
1.2
10.5
8.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.3-18.3
4:00-4:59
30
18.3
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
3.3-18.3
5:00-5:59
95.5
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 8.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-10.4
6:00-6:59
18
11.0
6.2
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 8.3
3.9-12.9
7:00-7:59
25
15.2
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.8- 8.6
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-8:59
20
12.2
5.0
8.6
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
154
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
Directional
143
16.
90.2
9.8
38.8
61.2
34.2
65.8
46.8
53.2
29.2-50.4
49.G-70.8
31.3-72.2
27.8-68.7
19.6-90.2
9.8-80.4
TOTAL
164
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
.94
63.5
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-61.4
28.6-63.5
Nonstudent
54
36.5
76.1
51.8
51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
**
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
154
100.0
2.
Means In Person
133
89.9
53.5
P1.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.6-91.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
15
10.1
46.5
121.5
16.1
22.3-60.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-38.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
164
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
164
100.0
88.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
**
8.5
3.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
**
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
**
0.4.
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 2.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
164
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
164
110.0
92.6
97.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
**
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
**
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
164
100.0
Library 33
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Your
Library
All phase II Libraries
Me -!Tan %
Large
7elium
Small
Low-High Ranr.e
Large
Medium
Small
Reference Book
47
31.8
14.5
'1.2
20.5
13.3 -314.2
14.9-'2.8
12.3-31.3
Circulating Collection
59
45.5
13.4
30.4
27.3
4.5-45.6
10.5-40.0
6.8 -45.5
Card Catalog
**
17.3
12.1
19.8
12.4-21.1
6.7-29.8
0.0-49.
Index
r,
2.7
1.1
5.9
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.3-11.7
2.7-11.1
Telephone Book
**
5.!
0.4
0.0
0.G-10.4
0.0- 4.2
0.9- 1.7
City Directory
**
1.2
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.5
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 2.4
Vertical File
74.7
1.1
1.1
3.0
1.0- 7.3
1.1- 7.E
1.7- 9.7
Other
21
14.2
20.5
16.3
15.7
9.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.9-35.2
TOTAL
148
100.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities. Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Type of item
Your Library
0Time
All Phase II Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
3')
1:31
15
57
41
2-178
2 -22
0-118
Lounge Chairs & Couches
57:30
23
11
10
0-56
0-25
0-15
Photocopier
None
54
20-7
0-5
0-3
Meeting Room
18
9:31
9n
71
61
0 -213
0-215
0-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
None
02
20-10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
41:30
1;
22
0-3
0-2
C-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following Is a profile of these individuals in your library.
A.
Median Age
**
33
4S
45
-25-48
28-48
28-53
B.
Average Length of Employment
.9 .7
In Your Library
**
7-
77
6 -11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
**
13
2'
11
13-21
.14-24
11-36
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
**
17
17
17
9-23
13-24
10-25
** Data 'lot Submitted
E.
Highest Degree Earned
High School
Sone College
BAMA PhD
lo Response
TOTAL
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
Your Library
0 of People Assirmel
All Phase 11
Libraries
Mcrlian
Lar,.e
Meium
Small
7.4
0.0
22.9
14.4
21.4
32.0
23.4
35.3
25.0
47.3
37.5
23.5
**
*
1.3
**
to Public Service)
Low-High Range
Large
Mediui
0.0-14,7
0.0-29.4
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
15.5-50.0
5.1-50.0
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.E
5.- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0-11.7
Library 33
Small
0.0-33.3
11.1-75.3
11.1-27.3
0.0-77.?.
0.0- C.0
0.0- 0.1
9:00-1:51
19
42 L
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00 -10:51
11
c3
3-31
3 -11
2-7
11:19-11:51
****
** *
**11
53
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:51
*********
11
53
3-28
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:51
11
43
3-27
3-1
3-5
2:01-2:51
12
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:01-3:51
11
55
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:01-4:51
12
G4
4-31
4-13
4-9
5:01-5:51
14
44
3-2;
2-2
3-5
5:00-5:51
t;
53-17
2-6
3-5
7:01-7:51
***
****
*7
45
3-13
2-G
5 -5
8:00-8:51
73
53-12
2-5
3-5
9:00-1:59
51
00-12
1-2
0-5
rata Not SuSmitted
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. MEASUREENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 34
Size Category:
Small
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"3PR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the 3PR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaininz any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
2.
Adult 3ooks (A=447)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of :rooks ovine-'
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
.
c. Availability of hooks owned
S.
Periodical Sample (N=30)
The periodical probability sample was drawn
in eight common indexes.
The following are
Probability of ownership
2.
Probability of availability
3.
Availability 'f articles owned
C.
Title Availability Sample
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Large
.122
.3E7
.230
.122
.135-.580
.070
./52
.130
.080
.110-.414
.639
.695
.720
.666
.561-.810
.123
.405
.246
.125
.181-.213
.375
.237
.174
.083
.121-.438
.513
.691
.780
.G51
.353-.722
.113
.453
.302
.075
.032-.755
.014
.230
.226
.057
.013-.595
.833
.692
.688
.750
.403-.840
to determine the availability
of
articles
listed
the results for your
li'lrary:
.250
.450
.325
.188
.175-.950
.250
.450
.313
.175
.153-.950
1.00
.277
.962
.375
.335-1.00
The title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of this sample was to he able to describe your collecting a; well as to determine the availability
of the books that you actually own.
The following am the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability
(N=417,
.777
.755
.312
.64G
.525-.343
2.
1-Jit 'vailabilitv(A=3!)
./'._
.34G
.732
.534-.882
3.
Juvenile
(%...11:3)
.7 %,-,
.G5r,
.512
.643
.332-.846
Low-High Range
Medium
Sma 1
.150-.2E8
.075-.175
.023-.202
.C44-.124
.550-.723
.573-.750
-143-.266
.075-.123
.074-.112
.045-.12E
.515-.057
.530 -.7714
.032-.472
.018-.283
.019-.332
.019-.1E3
.500-.800
.500-1.00
.255-.450
.100-.263
.138-.600
.033-.513
.632-1.00
.625-1.93
.530-.322
.522 -.E52
.660-.Z11
.505-.321
.414-.724
.545-.746
H.
A.
Usale
Description of Users
1. Se:
Your
a
Lihrary
:11
P'snse
II
Lihraries
'10,!ian t
Lar7e
'!edium
Small
Loy. -Hiet Ran se
Large
71e II u-n
Small
-!ale
773
45.1
r1.-
44.:
44.5
43.0-5%0
41.2-31.5
3Z.1-53.r
Female
375
51.7
35.1
52.4
54.:
30.1-53.3
45.1-55.8
44.S-22.:
!lo Response
31
2.3
3.1
2.",
1.0
2.2- 5.3
2.0- 5.5
0.5- 2.4
TOTAL
1612
100.0
2. Stu-lent-Nonstudent
Stuent
725
42.3
;0.1
47.3
52.7
7S.4-43.1
45.1-52.3
42.S-77.1
Nonstu-!ent
157
57.2
'1.n
4P..2
45.7
52.7-51.0
41.7-54.3
W.2-57.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-11.0
0.0- 7.5-
0.0- 7.2
TOTAL
1692
110.1
3. Grade Level of Stulents
Elementary (! -6)
10
13.5
$!.1
25.1
31.3
3.6-29.4
20.1-35.5
13.5-46.1
dJnior 4i3h School (7-1)
142
11.1
14.2
19.1
19.7
2.4-25.5
12.1-22.7
13.2-22.2
9iCh School (11-12)
211
37.1
;4.1
79.7
28.0
22.3-43.1
11.5-35.1
2.1-37.1
Collele
155
21.4
32.2
11.7
15.5
11.G-41.:"..
10.7-21.3
r.1-24.5
Graduate School
14
1.1
4.1
1.1
0.4
2.1 -15.0
0.2- 2.4
1.2- 3.4
No Response
47
6.5
6.7
6.5
6.3
3.7-21.4
4.1- 0.5
0.2-12.2
TOTAL
725
109.0
4.
Occupation of Nonstudents
Profc.;sional
111
19.7
27.')
18.1
18.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.0-20.1
Other Uhite Collar
211
72.7
22.3
21.3
13.3
11.0-35.0
12.3-32.2
14.7-25.1
Slue Collar
72
7.5
13.0
MI
10.1
5.7-17.2
3.7-10.5
C.1-15.7
Housewife/mother
275
21.4
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-21.3
13.3-21.5
17.4-43.3
letired
55
5.3
1.2
1.2
5.5
5.5-15.4
1.3-19.5
1.:-15.5
Uneiployel
11.1
.3.0
1.7
1.3
3.7- 6.4
1.1- 2.3
0.0- 3.2
lo Response
53
16.0
5.3
15.2
7.5
0.5-35.0
4.C,-21.0
.-..4-21.7
TOTAL
957
110.'1
3.
Time Enter:a-I
1:09-1:59
123
7.3
5.1
7.3
6.3
4.1- E.G
0.1-10.5
0.0- 7.3
10:00-11:59
115
1.3
7.3
1.7
5.5
5.4- 3.9
7.0-11.0
£4.1- 7.7
11:00 -11:52
13
5.5
^.1
0.7
5.1
5.3- 1.5
4.4- 1.5
3.1--1.1
11:32 -17:51
40
2."
11."
1.3
5.3
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.7-13.-
1:12-1:51
131
7.7
11^...
7.4
°.1
3.5-12.5
.2-13.3
4.5-1:7.:
7:10-2:51
59
4.7
.'5
11.-.
5.3
5.S-11.-.2
S.5-11.4
2.:-1:-.1
3:01-3:51
125
7.4
11.4
11.1
11.2
1.4-12.5
3.3-12.7
7.:..-24.7
4:01-4:51
144
0.5
11.1
11.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
3.7-12.7
0.5-15.5
5:10-5:51
158
1.9
2.':
5.5
5.9
7.1-1/.1
3.3- 1.1
3.5- '.!.3
5:11-5:51
202
11.1
5.5
5.P
11.1
4.7- 0.5
3.9-11.0
5.0-1:.2
7:00 -7 :51
272
15.1
7.;
1.'s
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-15.1
3:02 -2:51
135
1.0
4.3
5.1
7.1
2.5- 5.3
2.5- f:..1
4.1- 2.:
No lesooase
**
1.7
1.1
*1.0- 2.4
0.1- 0.3
2.0- -.0
TOTrtL
111?
111.1
C.
Satisfaction
Satisfiel
1110
71.1
01.1
72.1
53.6-73.1
55.3-73.1
52.5 -77.5
Partially Satisfied
252
15.7
11.2
15.1
0.3-23.3
15.2-21.1
13.1 -22.7
Not Satisfie!
114
1.7
7.1
1.n
1.7
5.7-25.3
5.1- 1.4
5.0-
NI ResPons1
111
6.1
4.2
5.5
3.3-20.4.
3.2- 0.1
2.4- 1.-
TOTAL
1612
110.0
111.
"ircull: i on
11-LP)r.lry Circulation
In-LP,rary circulati-n !e)ls
t'e us, f)
-,terials "1th!.1
:7"r;.ry iy t'2
mt.! :110.:In.;
;ives
o' .3e tyoes o' 1r)te-ials %cr.!
yoir 1F:rPry
2n1 the 'requ21cy
Wlich t"oy lero use! 1uri,.t the thr,!e
772u
L77;r,ry
o' Naterial
Circulating '1o:1-Fiction
Perio!icals
General 5ncyclo2eiias
'Llwsd,..102rs
lef,2rtsnce goo's
'licrofIll
Circulatinl Fiction
Vortic.11 File
'1eco-!s
Uthr
'DTA,
Your
111
211
15
11
101 *
11
11 *
1-
'711
Lr)r1-1,1
2o.1
51.4
13.1
*.1
15./ *
3.1
7.1 *
7.S
1".1
111
Ph,.se
11
Li")raries
La,oc
".e'fu'n
1-1311
11.1
21.7
11.7
7.7.J
2.
4.3
1I.J
14.1
12.1
11.0
4.1
1.7
4.1
1.1
1.4
1.7
1.3
1.,
7'
1.1
4.4
Lar.tv!
11.5-31.2
1.1-51.7
1.1- 7.7
1..J-13.0'
4.4-13.1
1.3
2.0-17.7
'.2-111
1."- 5.7
3.2-11.L
aaore
11.1-41.5
24.5-3..3
2.7- 1.3
3.5-11.4
3.4-7".2
2.%- 1.3
r;.L-2-.4
'.--'1.1
'.0- ".1
".7-13.4
Small
17.4-,".7
2's.1-?2.::
5.3-41.7
'.7-21.5
1.7-75.1
1.-
2.-
3.
Outsi-1e the LiLtrary Circu:ation
-3utsi-!2 the 1P,r3ry circulation !ells "ith
circJlation fi-tares.
1-1,e
's a
oF
t'e circalltion in your li'lrary 1.!rinl the t'r2e Jays
4 04 it!!'13 Circulate-!
1 of Users Circulating lool,,s
%ver-a,7e
1 of
te15 Der Use.-
Users C!lec%:n3 Jut 30olts
o.
!te-ls "ircul3te4. lnl RetJrnel
3"7
1121
1371-11134 1411-'4252
1C13-2245
513-3%11
451-1347
372- 7-7
3.23
2.11-3.01
3.1-3.37
3r:.)1;
21.7-52.4
21.2-51.3
21.3-5-...2
'Ite-,s Circulate.' .v
letIrnef" refers to the tyoes n- itq'i c1-cul-ItnA.
T"e :011o.,in-:
is a ''re&;1o.in o' t',.!
1teis thit your li'lrary cioculatm4 on t!..e
thr-c.
''iys stJ1iel.
'Arculutel
l00%s
1511
'1.1
'2.7
1%.-
2l.1
Peri° iicsls
1n.I
*.:;.!
1.J
qecorls
43
.jt'ler
13
1.5
T1iA1
11'1
inl.'1
fleturnel:
7lecorls
Other
TIT 't
31.2-34.)
(1.7- c.3
".)- 70
1.7-14.5
11.7
77..1-11.7
11
7.1
1.7
C.)- 1.1
7.7
5.3-13.0
1.11
7.7
7.7
1.1
n.3-1C.3
11'1.1
'4.5-13.0
72.5-'11.2
1.J- 1.3
C.1- 5.2
44
2.3- 3.7
1- 2.1
'.7-21.'
11.0-"1.1
.2- r.3
1.2- 4.5
5.2
4.'
2.4- =.1"-
^.3-2/.a
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 34
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your
4
Library
s.
..,
All Phase II Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-4igh Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00 -3:59
14
5.0
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 0.3
0.6 -11.2
10:00-10:59
11
4.E
2.3
9.7
4.8
7.1-13.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-1':.5
11:00-11:51
25
11.2
9.1
7.9
7.8
6.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00 -12:53
17
7.3
9.9
7.3
2.9
5.6-11.5
5.2-12.4
3.1 -11.2
1:00-1:59
13
5.G
2.1
7.9
8.4
5.9-12.4
7.2-12.6
5.6-14.6
2:00-2:59
14
6.0
1.1
9.1
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.8-14.2
3.5-1:3.7
3:00-3:59
19
8.2
0.2
10.5
8.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
5.3-18.3
4:00-4:59
25
10.8
10.2
12.4
10.8
2.5 -16.5
0.1-13.2
8.3-19.3
5:00 -5:59
18
7.3
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.1- 8.5
1.1-10.0
4.7-10.4
5:00-5:59
30
12.1
6.2
6.5
10.6
4.3- 7.5
3.7- 8.3
3.1-12.9
7:00-7:59
11
8.2
5.5
8.7
8.2
2.8- 8.5
4.5- 0.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-8:59
25
11.2
5.0
8.6
5.2
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.5
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
232
100.0
B.
Type of Question
-Source Related
12G
54.3
38.8
34.2
46.8
20.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
Directional
106
45.7
61.2
65.8
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.8-68.7
9.2 -33.4
TOTAL
232
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
36
28.6
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
31.4-51.4
22.6 -63.5
Nonstudent
90
71.4
76.1
51.8
51.5
50.G-82.3
33.3-58.E
35.5-71.4
Another Library
**
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Resppnse
**
**
0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.3
TOTAL
125
100.0
2.
Means In Person
92
73.0
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.6-91.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
34
26.0
4G.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-60.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-38.6
No Response
**
**
*0.0 -17.3
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
126
100.0
3.
Searcher
_
Librarian
70
55.G
18.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
43
34.1
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
.3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
**
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
C.0-24.7
No Response
13
10.3
0.0
0.0
0.0- 1.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
--------
0.4
TOTAL
126
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
113
93.6
11.6
17.2
100.0
95.2-91.5
96.4-101.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
43.7
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
'lot Answered
43.2
n.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.C- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
126
101.0
V.
Library 34
Your Library
ell Phase II Libraries
Low-Hie: Range
Median
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
,Large
Meflum
Small
Larr.e
.'tedium
Small
Reference 3ook
2.%
21.'7
"4.5
"I."
20.5
13.3-34.2
14.9-32.8
12.3-3"_.2
CirculatinI Collection
lq
15.1
17.4
30.4
27.3
4.5-45.6
19.6-40.0
C.8-4.6
Card CataloI
25
1".",
17.3
12.'
19.8
12.4-21.1
G.7-21.3
0.0-!.=.4
Index
24
19.1
n.1
5.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.C-11.7
2.7-12.1
Telephone Sook
10.R
5.1
0.4
0.9
0.6-10.4
0.0- !..2
0.0- 1.7
City Directory
3?.II
3.'
9.5
0.0
0.3- 9.6
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 2.f.
Vertical File
32.4
7.'
1.1
3.2
1.0- 7.2
1.1- 7.5
1.7- 2.7
Other
25
1n.P
2".5
1r.3
15.7
0.4-17.2
11-35.1
3.2-35.2
TOTAL
125
109.0
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
57 ycJ patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest inci?ence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collectei this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Low-High Range
Type of Item
Median
sTime
Larle
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Ta5le Seating
35
7:31
25
57
49
2-172
1-52
C-11Z
Lounge Chairs 5 Couches
13:30
23
11
10
0-55
0-25
0-15
Photocopier
3Often
54
20-7
C-c
0-3
Meeting Room
24
10:31°41:31
10
77
61
0-218
0-215
0-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
14:39
c,,
2"
0-10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
17:31
42
20 -2
0-2
C-4
Vi.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these inlviluals in your library.
A.
Median Age
43
33
41
45
-25-48
2?-43
22-53
3.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
77
77
6-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Avera,;e !lours per '3eek at
Public Service
3S
1'
72
19
13-21
14-24
11-35
D.
Avera7;e Hours per week at
Other Duties
317
17
17
9-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
High School
Some College
SA
MA PhD
No Response
TOTAL
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average #
Your Library
%
* 575.0
112.5
112.5
**
**
8100.0
of People Assigned
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
7.4
0.0
22.3
14.4
21.4
32.0
28.4
35.8
25.0
47.3
37.5
23.5
**
*
1.3
*
to Public Service)
15.5-50.0
20.0-55.3
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
9.9-14.7
0.0-29.4
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
5.9 -50.0
21.4-53.8
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.3- 3.8
0.0-11.7
Library 34
Small
0.0-33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
0.0-77.2
0.0- 0.D
0.0- '7:.:
9:00-0:51
410
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:51
411
53
'
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:51
411
63
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:51
310
53
3 -23
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:59
411
43
3-27
3-1
3-6
2:00-2:51
512
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:03 -3:59
511
65
4 -34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
512
64
4-51
4-10
4-9
5:03 -5:59
414
44
'
3-25
2-8
3-5
6:00-5:51
53
45
3-17
2 -G
3-5
7:00-7:51
57
45
3-11
2-C
3-5
8:00-8:51
57
35
3-18
2-0
3-5
9:00-1:59
*3
10
0-12
0 -2
0-5
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE P.L.A. MEASUREMENT STUDY
Nene of Library:
Library 35
Size Category:
Small
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"B?R" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
3.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
.034
.357
.230
.122
.054
.263
.180
.080
-
.643
.596
.720
.666
.092
.076
.634
.405
. 237
.G91
.246
.125
.174
.083
.780
.651
.019
.453
.302
.075
.019
.230
.226
.057
1.00
.692
.688
.750
Large
Low-High Range
Medium
Small
.136-.580
.1cc-.238
.076-.175
.110-.414
.030-.202
.044-.124
.561-.810
.550-.781
.573-.750
.131 -.293
.143-.265
.076-.123
.121-.433
.074-.122
.C45-.123
.353-.729
.516 -.957
.533-.774
.033-.755
.038 -.472
.012-.283
.019-.336
.013-.392
.019-.182
.400-.840
.500 -.E00
.509 -1.00
The periodical probability, sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight coanon indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
2.
Probability of availability
3.
Availability of articles owned
C.
Title Availability Sample
.138
.175
.53E
. 450
.325
.450
.313
.177
,.952
.138
.175-.350
.255-.450
.130 -.253
.175
.163-.950
.133 -.520
.028-.513
.875
.815-1.00
.632-1.00
.625-1.00
The title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well as to determine the availability
of the books that you actually own.
The followiTY, are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=509)
2.
Adult Availability (N=347)
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N=153)
.612
.756
.als
.G46
.625
.744
.346
.732
.532
.651
.592
.640
. 525-.849
.630-.881
.532-.250
.634-.822
.5E0-.291
.605-.929
. 388-.846
.494-.724
.543-.745
II.
Sull-ilo.; Use
A.
Description of Us "rs
1. Sex
Your
4
Ll7)rar7
A11
nh:tse
t
tare
LP,r1rir,
Lary'
511
44.5
44.1
44.5
3.1--I.1
42.2-51.5
33.1-22.2
245
54.5
7,c.
n52.4
F4.5
3".2-53.3
45.1-32.2
44.5-12./
rlesponse
14
r!.1
3.7
1.5
2.?- 1.1
?.U- F.I
TOTAL
1550
111.0
2.
Stulent-Nonstudent
Student
342
54.3
35.1
47.3
52.7
28.4-45.1
45.1-52.::
42.2-27.
!:onstudent
71 :
45.7
^.
42.1
45.7
52.7-51.1
4%7-54.9
42.5-57.2
No Response
**
*G.0-11.0
9.0- 7.5
9.2- 7.2
TOTAL
1559
100.0
3..Grate Level of Students
Eleientary (K-5)
220
33.3
R.1
25.1
31.5
.G -20.
20.1-35.5
13.5-45.1
Junior High School (7 -'D)
177
21.0
14.2
ln.0
11.7
2.4-'3.5
12.3-22.7
15.3-22."
High Se.001 :10-12)
255
31.5
34.3
21.7
21.2
22.3-45.1
21.5-35.1
24.1-52.1
College
11
1.5
31.2
1f.7
13.5
11.C-41.G
10.7-22.3
53.2-24.5
Ora!uate School
31.4
4.1
1.1
1.4
1.1-15.2
1.2- 2.4
:.71.5- 3.4
'4D Response
35
41
6.7
1.5
G.3
3,7-25.4
4.1- 1.5
1.3-12.1
ti.
T/TAL
Occupation of Nonstulents
04"
lnl..r,
.Professional
114
17.1
27.n
1 .1
12.7
17.5-33.2
17.9-21.3
12.6 -2-.1
Other T-lite Collar
122
11.;
/1.2
21.1
13.3
1,1.1-3,.0
11.2-31.2
14.7-75.2
Slue Collar
25
12.1
15."
19.n
11.1
5.7-17.2
2.7-.3.5
5.1-1C.7
Housewife/mother
241
35.1
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-21.3
13.2 -21.5
17.4-43.3
letired
44
5.5
1.0
1.3
5.5
5.3-15.4
1.3 -12.5
1.5-13.5
9ne.nployi,1
11.3
3.n
1.7
1.3
1.7- 5.4
1.1- 2.3
1.0- 3./
!o Response
51
7.6
'1.3
15.1
7.5
0.5-35.1
4.3-21.0
9.4-25.7
TOTAL
637
In1.?
3.
Tine Entered
1:00-1:51
**
6-.1
7.2
5.3
4.2- 3.G
0.1-10.5
.1.1- 7.3
11:13-19:51
IG
5.5
7.3
n.1
5.5
5.4- 2.1
7.0-11.7
4.1- 7.7
11:12-11:50
13
G.1
".3
n.7
6.n
5.3- 1.5
4.4- 1.5
5.'- 1.1
12:11-12:51
41
7."
11.
1.1
5.0
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.2-11.1
1:91-1:51
70
4.;
1"-.%
7.4
R.3
G.5-12.5
5.3-1",.,
4.5-::.1
2:12-2:51
115
S.2
1.5
11.3
G.1
5.:,-1R.2
C.6-11.4
2.5-24.1
3:99-3:51
220
14.2
19.4
10.1
11.2
1.4-12.5
?.8-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:19-4:59
221
14.7
11.1
10.4
11.5
7. :4 -12.7
5.7-12.7
2.5-15.9
5:02-5:51
131
'.4
".',-
6.5
5./
7.1-10.0
3.3- 2.3
3.C- 1.7
::15-1:51
155
1".1
r_-,
--
10.1
4.7- R.5
3.-11.3
5.1-13.2
7:1"-7:57
243
13.1
7."
1.3
1'' .
't5.5-11.2-
7.5-14.4
7.9-15.2
3:22-:57
125
".1
c."
7.1
2.5- 5.2
2.5- 1.2
4.9-
.2
'o Remorse
1 .(1.1
n1
._
n.,
*".9- 2.4
0.e- 7.3
1.5- 1.'
TOTAL
1551
11n.1
C.
Satisfaction
S3tisfIed
1'11
7n.n
''.
'n.1
72.1
52.6-73.1
CS.3-73.n
(.:2.5-77.5
Satisfi!
^7^
l'.1
".'
lg.^
lr."
".3-71.2
15.3-11.1
11.1-22.7
!:ot
2) i3
fiJ134
.-
, ..
5.7
5.7-25.5
5.1- 1.4
5."- -.1.
ResPonSr!
53
5.5
-.-
4."
5.5
3.1-22.4
3-.2- c.1
2.4- 1.5
T0T'.L
1551
1:11.1
II!.
Circulation
A.
in-LihrDry Circulation
In-Lihro-y circulation -!eals ulth the us.
of -17terinis
the lihrary by the pitrons.
fellowinz t35le
hrea';:o:n or the tyre-, of 'tat:trills use! -:ithin your li'lrary
aol the Frequency with ,:hich they were used luring thn three lays stu'ie!.
Type of :laturial
Circulating Non-Fiction
rrenural 7ncyclo7e!ia3
'7eference 300%s
';icrori1.1
Circt.:Intin Fiction
Vertical File
7:ecnr4s
thn Lihrary Circulation
Yoer Lihrnry
e. 1.4
**
1."
41-
1-1.1
Phase II
Lrrnri.?s
Larr.t:
::e
11.5-3C.3
1%3-4%5
1.1-33.7
7.4.7-3!..3
0.;- 7.7
2.7-
'.5-23.Z
'.3
1.2-25.4
1.-11.1
1.f.- 5.7
1.1- r'.5
3.n-17.c
1.7-13.4
Out-si,:e the lihrary circulation
with trolitionpl
'i-ures.
The collodie- is a
hreo!:!o:n of the c7rcelltion in your l!hr.ry
t*.e three 4.ns
'CireJlatel
of ::aers
loo!'s
,1vern-e
or Ite-s or U.:er
!:hcc4.in:: Cut 3oo'ts
17.4
r17
LPr.
..ri
171^
1(7n
1371*1"74 1414-4752
1-7.5-175
"7"
r11
71 3-141?
471-13',7
;77- 7.11
7.'7
3.7;
?.;7-1.11
11.1':-3.57
2.1F-3.30
47.r.*
21.7-51.4
21.2-51.3
23.3-72.2
C.
Iteris Circulate! 3n1 letJrnel
"Ite-ls Circulate! nnl '1eturnel" refers t.'
t'.(2
tyne:-, eV
is a hrolio.in of the itels that yoer lihrnry
Circulatel
iteris circelatol.
The roller:in,:
-r th.^
''r "" J
s stuliel.
gootts
lr,"7
13.1
1°,1
14.1
11,1
F1.2-14.0
34.5-15.J
77.5-15.1.
Perioirals
1^,
1.n
1.1
n.o- 1.3
1.3- f...3
.?
Thcorls
412.
31.4
flP- 7.J
1.4- 4.4
2.3- 3.7
*ther
3.4
1.n
r.1-
-.7-21.7
n 01
1iln.n
:oturnei:
loo's
17°1
15.7
11;c
11.7
73.0-11.7
1!!...1-1".4
77.5-17.7
ariolicals
lecor-'s
37,
4'
1.1
1.4
*
7-
1..1
1.1
1.1- 1.0
5.3-13.1
C.5- -_3
1.2- 4.5
1.1- C.'
2.4- 4.5
1.^
1.1
1.7-1".3
5.7
%."-22.4
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 35
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your
Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Median !;
Large
Medium
Small
Low-Min
Range
Large
Medium
Small
1:00-0:59
63.1
6.7
4.2
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 1.3
1.5-11.2
10:00-10:51
20
10.5
S.3
1./
4.3
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-10.5
11:00-11:59
11
5.8
1.1
7.9
7.2
6.9-10.5
4.3- 9.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:51
17
1.9
1.1
7.3
8.9
0.6-11.6
5.3-12.4
3.1-11.2
1:10-1:51
15
S.4
1.3
7.9
2.4
5.0-12.4
7.2-13.5
5.6-1:..:
2:01-2:51
271
1.1
1.1
1.9
r.:.1
6.7-11.3
4.Z.-14.2
3.5-1C.7
3:01-3:53
13
6.8
1.2
l6.5
c .6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
E.C-12.3
4:00 -4:59
17
2.9
10.2
12.4
10.3
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
8.3-18.3
5:00-5:51
14.7
1.5
6.1
6.3
6.1- 2.6
1.1-10.1
4.7 -19.4
6:10-5:51
21
11.r)
.._/
'6.5
11.0
4.3- 7.G
3.7- 1.3
3.9-12.1
7:00 -7:51
11
5.3
5.5
q.7
8.2
2.8- 8.6
4.5- 3.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-3:51
11
1.4
5.n
1.6
6.3
3.4- 6.3
3.3-12.5
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
191
100.0
B.
Type of Question
Source Related
SS
46.1
33.3
34.2
46.3
20.2- 50.4
31.3-72.2
11.6-10.2
Directional
113
53.1
6.1.2
65.2
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.3-62.7
9.8-30.4
TOTAL
191
100.0
C.. Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
33
32.6
22.3
45.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-51.4
28.6-53.5
nonstudent
54
61.4
75.1
51.3
51.6
50.6 -32.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.h
Another Library
**
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
no Response
**
**
0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
28
10.0
2.
Means In Person
64
72.7
53.5
31.5
80.0
31.2-77.7
76.6-11.1
61.4-95.2
By Phone
34
27.3
45.5
18.5
15.1
22.3-50.8
3.9-23.4
4.2-38.0
no Response
**
**
0.0-17.9
0:0- 5.2
0-.0- 3.3
TOTAL
SS
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
21
02.0
2.1
27.2
12.0
73.4-35.6
39.3 -91.0
55.6 -106.0
User
55.7
R.5
8.5
.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
22.3
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.6-24.7
No Response
**
0.4
9.1
1.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 8.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
88
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Anserei
80
100.0
n0.3
17.2
100.0
95.2-99.6
95.4-100.0
93.6 -102.0
leferrei
**
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
**
n.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
912
110.0
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 35
"Patterns of Reference Usa.te" :.'eats with the data that your 10,rary coll -cted on all
reference questions asked over the three day oerind stu -!ied.
The followin7. are t6e
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
1:90-0:59
10:01-11:51
11:00-11:59
12:00-12:50
1:00-1:51
Your Library
63.1
29
10.5
11
5.3
17
8.3
15
8.4
All Phase II
Lihraries
Melian 1
Large
'tedium
Small
0.7
4.,
3.1
3.3
1.7
.8
1.,
7.1
7.6
9.0
7.3
S.')
1.1
7.9
8.4
Low-Hie! Ran':c
Large
Medium
5.5- 3.2
0.5- 9.3
7.1-13.5
5.5-13.4
0.9-10.5
4.3- 1.6
C.5-11.6
6.3-12.4
7.2-18.5
Small
0.5-11.6
2.4-10.5
4.3-11.2
3.1-11.2
5.3-14.5
2:00-2:51
271
2.9
n.1
9.1
6.1
5.7-11.3
4.8-14.2
3:09-3:51
13
5.3
9.2
10.5
S.5
5.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
5.2-18.3
4:00-4:51
17
2.9
10.2
12.5
10.3
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
3.3-18.3
5:01-5:51
94.7
7.5
6.1
6.3
0.1- 3.5
1.1-13.0
4.7-15.;
6:01-6:59
21
11.9
6.7
6.5
10.6
5.3- 7.6
3.7- 3.3
3.1-12.9
7:30-7:59
11
5.3
5.5
6.7
8.2
2.3- 9.5
4.5- 2.7
4.3 -13.2
8:00-3:53
18
9.4
5.0
3.G
6.8
5.4- 5.3
3.3-12.G
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
111
100.0
3.
Type of Question
Source Related
88
46.1
38.8
34.2
46.8
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.5-29.2
Directional
103
53.1
61.2
65.3
53.2
49.0-70.2
27.8-02.7
1.2-80.4
TOTAL
111
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
33
39.6
22.9
46.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-51.4
28.5-53.5
Nonstulent
54
61.4
75.1
51.3
51.5
50.6-32.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
2.3
1.7
0.0- 3.9
3.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
0.0-17.3
1.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.1
TOTAL
38
100.0
2.
Means In Person
54
72.7
53.5
81.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
75.0-91.1
61.4-95.8
By Phone
34
27.3
46.5
18.5
16.1
22.3-50.8
2.2-23.4
4.2-38.5
No Response
0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
33
100.9
3.
Searcher
Librarian
31
12.0
93.3-
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.0
39.3-91.0
55.5-103.0
User
55.7
2.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.G
0.0-34.1
Both
22.3
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.)
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
!lo Response
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.0- 9.6
3.0- 8.3
1.0-10.3
TOTAL
81
109.6
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
83
100.0
18.0
97.3
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
*0.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.3
C.C- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
913
intl.()
3.
Source jse! to .*.nswer
(our
luesLions
Li'ory
'1:
!:
-lian
ReFerence look
rirc*J:1:h!: CullectiAn
li
''.
'
:!:.1-,
1--,.%
^i.2
;').%
2!.:
.:7.5
1i.S-1%.7.
4.5-.'.5
l'..1-32.-,
11.:-4'.7.
:2.3-:I.
". -%:.:
rar: Catain;
.7,
n.
,-
_.,
!:.;
3.y-17.3
:.,-1:./
:.7-::.:
Telea:lone 3ook
**
::.:
'T.4
3.)
-,....-1%.4
1.', 4.2
1.':". :.7
City Directory
**
3.2
1.5
'1.3
'.!.3-
'1.i.,
'%0- 3.1
f.b.'- 2.4
Vertical ;ile
33.4
3.3
1.
3.0
1.0- 7.;
1.1- 7.E
3.7- :1.7
OtAer
31
35.2
2.5
17..3
13.7
1.4-17.2
1C.1-35.1
3.3-33.2
TJTAL
2°
1)1.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage _Seals with the us2 of enalplent an
special facilities in your library
ayyour p3trons.
The figures below inlicate t"e hi:thest inci4ence qF use o' eac!1
oitels JurTnY. t'e three says C-at you collectel tSis infor-lati'n
as w211
ti
of ly .111,,n this oscurel.
Your LT1,rnry
111 PNoso II
Lilsraries
Lour -!sigh Range
Type of.ltel
:le.lian
#Ti-le
Large
:lediu
.imall
Large
Melium
Small 0-11:
Ta:)le Seating
24
7:31
l5
37
41
2-22
Loune rhairs Pi Couches
15
'.:31
.9 . .1
11
11
(1...75
2-15
':otocoier
2lften
54
2'2;1:7
0-7
r,--5
-3
n-121
'leutin,-. Rool
*IC
77
:S1
1-71"
1-211
Aicrofil.a ReaJer (Printer)
32:30
_2
1 -0-10
7 -3
*-:.
Recori Player
`tone
4_
c-3
:-2
1-4
VI.
PuJiic Service Personnel
Pu:)lic service Personnel are.thoze enployees of t,7e lihrary
that 'aye contact with the
uzers.
The following Is a profile of these inliviluals In
your 11!)rarY.
A.
Median Age
43
33
42
45
-25-42
2E-4S
22-53
3.
Averalm LenIth of Employient
io Your Lrirary
37
77
5-11
5-20
3-13
C.
Averaw !'ours per 'gee: at
Public Service
24
33
22
11
13-21
1:z-24
11-3!
I).
Averar.e !'ours per week at
Other ')uties
24
17
17
17
9-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
v:gh School
Some College
3AMA PhD
'4o Response
TOTAL
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average !
Your Library
333.3
333.3
111.1
222.2
* **
1100.1
of People Assigned
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
7.4
0.0
22.9
14.4
21.4
32.0
28.4
35.8
25.0
47.3
37.5
23.G
**
1.3
**
to Public Service)
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
0.0-14.7
9.0-29.4
3.5-32.8
0.0-37.5
15.5-50.0
5.3 -50.0
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 3.8
0.0 -11.7
i
Library 35
Small
0.0-33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
0.0-77.2
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 1.1
9:00-9:59
10
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:59
211
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
311
G3
3-31
4-19
2-7
12:00-12:59
310
53
3-23
3-3
2-5
1:00-1:59
311
43
3.-27
3-9
3 -S
2:00-2:59
417
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:51
511
65
-
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
412
54
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:59
314
44
3-25
2..8
3-6
5:00-6:51
33
45
3-17
2-6
3-5
7:00-7:51
37
45
3-19
2-6
3-5
8:00-8:51
37
35
3 -13
2-6
3-5
0:00-9:59
51
00-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATIAG IA T!-IE P.L.A. MEASURCIENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 36
Size Category:
Small
I.
Description of Collection
A.
B.
C.
"BPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR prob-ab--1--1-Ity_ sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five yearS.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
1111 Phase it Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
1.
Total Sample (N =500)
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Me-27(in
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.120
.367
.230
.122
.135 -.580
.160 -.2$2
.076-.176
b. Probability of availability
.030
.260
.130
.080
.110-.414
.088-.202
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.667
.605
.720
.GGG
.551-.810
.550-.769
.579-.750
2.
Adult Books (A=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.125
.405
.245
.125
.131-.303
5. Probability of availability
.033
.237
.174
.033
.121-.433
.074-.192
c. Availability of books owned
.651
.591
.730
.661
.353-.729
.51C-.167
.538-.774
3.
Juvenile Books (A=53)
.033-.755
.038-.472
.012-.233
a. Probability of ownership
.075
.453
.302
.075
b. Probability of availability
.057
.23)
.225
.057
.010-.305
.019-.302
.C13 -.122
c. Availability of books owned
.750
.512
.G38
.750
.400-.8L0
.500-.3SC
.5C0-1.03
Periodical Sample (A=30)
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.132
.451
.325
.188
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100 -.263
2.
Probability of availability
.133
.450
.313
.175
.163-.950
.1S3 -.600
.038-.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
1.10
.977-
.357
.875
.895-1.00
.622 -1.00
.625-1.00
Title Availability Sample
The title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of this sample was to be able to describe your collection as. well as to determine the availability
of the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (A=486)
.G32
.755
.818
.646
.585-.349
.630 -.889
.5E2-.850
2.
Adult Availability (A=389)
.635
.744
.846
.732
.634-.882
.650 -.S99
.605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(11.e- 97)
.G19
.C35
,692
.648
.383-.846
.494-.724
.543-.745
II.
Juil4in.: !Isa":'=
Your L3,r1ry
Z)escriPtion of ')stirs
1. Sex
.3 1
'!r)-Zesponse
131
47.1
111
51.3
4'
'.0
1773
1°1.1
LPIr.try 7n,
P'11
rhasc
IfLiraries
lar;7.e
Sm: :1 1
Larcc
71e2iu-1
Small
10.3
44.1
44.5
52.4
54.G
1.G
43.2-55.0
42.2-51.5
35.1-53.1
30.1-51.3
'-5.1-55.3
2.2- 3.3
2.0- 5.5
1.1- 2..
2. StJinnt-lonstuA.ent
Student
834
47.0
311.1
47.3
52.7
2$.4-43.1
45.1-52.5
42.2-57.1
Innstu-!ent
'12
46.8
6".3
41.2
45.7
52.7-61.0
40.7-54.1
42.2-57.2
':o Resoonse
127
7.2
**
*0.3-11.0
3.0- 7.5
".1.1- 7.2
TOT'L
1773
1/1.0
3. Ira1e Level of Sturients
Elementary (K-5)
123
14.°
2."
25.1
31.3
3.6-22.4
22.1-35.5
13.5-46.1
Junior :117h Se,00l (7-1)
115
11.
14.,
ln.n
11.7
2.4-25.5
12.3-22.7
13.8-22.1
".14', 5enool (11-12)
227
14.4
14.1
'1.7
21.0
22.3-43.3
21.5-35.1
24.1-57.1
Colle-c
2'4
2.5
3".1
1'.7
13.5
11.6-41.6
19.7-21.1
1.2-24.5
Grlluate 5e'ool
3n.4
'.1
1.1
0.4
7.1-15.8
1.2- 2..
5."- 3.4
'fra Response
112
1, ,
_._
n.7
6.6
6.3
3.7-20.4
4.1- 9.0
0.8-22.2
TOTAL
834
100.9
4.
Occupation oF Nonstudents
Professional
Other 4hite Collar
:flue Collar
Liousewifei!nother
7Zetirel
UnLriploye1
No Response
T1TAL
3.
Ti le Entered
2:0-1:10
11:20-10:51
11:00- 11:51
12:00-12:51
1:01-1:51
2:01-2:51
3:11-3:51
4:00-4:51
5:01-5:51
0:90-5:51
7:01-7:51
7'.e.;ponsu
T1T:L
C.
Satisfaction
Satisf-ie!
P3rtia11 3atisfie!
Not Satisfiel
717*L
175
21.5
121
14.1
102
11.5
262
32.3
116
15.5
11
1.3
15
1.3
812
101.3
'27..
18.1
13.7
15.3 -33.2
17.0-23.3
12.C-23.1
21.3
21.0
18.3
10.1-35.0
11.0-30.2
14.7-25.2
13."
10.1
10.2
5.7-17.2
3.7-10.5
0.1-15.7
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-21.3
13.0-23.5
17.4-43.3
5.2
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.3-15.5
3.1
1.7
1.3
2:7- S.4
1.1- 2.3
C.0- 3.2
.3
15.2
7.6
0.5-35.1
4.G-21.J
0.4-29.7
'4
5.3
1.0
7.2
,. u
-.,
4.2- 2.5
0.1-19.5
0.0- 7.3
14
4.7
7.3
1.3
5.5
6.4- 0.9
7.0-11.3
4.1- 7.7
11'
6.2
-z
,1.7
5.0
5.3- 1.5
4.4-$1.5
3.0- 1.1
114
r.';.
11.3
1.2
S.0
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.8-11.1
131
7.2
1'.4
7.4
3.3
6.5-12.5
5.3-13.0
4.5-1C.1
21'
11.1
.5
1/.1
3.3
6.3-10.3
5.6-11.4
2.5-14.1
151
0.5
1 1%1
11.2
2.4-12.5
2.8-12.7
7.4-24.7
2n'1
11.5
1n.1
11.1
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7 -12.7
2.5-15.2
15'
'.5
"..-,
2 ,.7.,
5.1
7.1 -10.0
3.3- 3.3
3.!-- _.-
131
7.4
.5
5.3
10.1
4.7- 8.5
3.9-1n.0
5.9-15.2
937
*11.'s
7.7
1.9
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.0-16.5
I"'
,.,
.5
7.1
2.5- 5.3
2.5-
c.!..2.
1^
1.)
n1
'.1
*2.1- 2.4
0.J- 1.3
0.0- -
-
177-
I2-.'
II"-
In.:
124
7.0
171
1.0
1773
711.'7
72.-
53.3-71.1
5ri.3-73.3
32.5-77.5
13.1
2.3-22.3
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
.7
5.7-25.3
6.1- 0.4
5.r-
7.5
3.1-21.4
3.2- 3.1
2.4- 2.-
In-ir,rary "ircAiJtiou
in-Lit,r-ry circulatTIo !nals .:it'l tke uso oc '1":.,ri,1.;
The
lo'.
:i-r
t3.)1e
-ivc.:..
a *)re,iown o' t'no .tyee, or
an! the "reeuency wit
whie'l Clay .:ore use' 4urtn7 t-',7
Your !i'r1ry
Type of ilaterial
:'
"i
Circulatio; !!on-Fiction
115
17.4
c' eriodicals
221
.7.-..e
5oneral Encyclooeiins
07.
7.1
':ewsoalers
44
4./
1,e'erence ion'ts
15
11.r
l1
icrofil,
11.
1irculatin-. 7iction
71
n.1
Vertical File
1?-:
14.1
leenr.ls
4'.4
ether
1n3
11.1
T)TAL
113
111.1
-.':-
'_'.
.1P,,,-v ''y t10
,._tons.
-;1:--i11 .
.,,,o! -i-_',io yor li'le,ry
t',roe
i-yr,
;:uAie!.
':
'"'.se
1'
Li':raries
Low-"i;:-: 1.au7e
e'inn t
Lire
'le!luin
S-iall
Larze
:le.'iu-,
flr
7:.
21.7
32.7-3'7.2
15.2-4.75
1-..
2?.
25.1
1.1-33.7
24.5-34..3
..
4,7
11.5
"...1- 7.7
2.7- 1.7
in
n7..
4.9
0.5-23.0
1.5-25.4
L.
12.4
1n.G
4.4-13.G
3.4-11.2
4.1
^.7
*0.3- 1.5
n.1- 7.3
4.'t
1.1
5.4
2.1-15.7
1.2-20.4
)n
.n.7
4.S
0`,
.2-11.2
1.-11.1
,1
.*
ri.7
1.1- 7.7
1..- 1.5
7."
1.r.
4.4
3.1-11.0
0.7-13.4
5nall
1 7.4-42.7
11.1-.71.3
:.1-41.7
1.7-2'.7
4.7-15.1
1.-- I.^
9.1-17.2
1.1-22.7
r.1- 2.1
1.3-11.5
a.. outsi,!,? the Lihrnry Circulation
Outside the library circulation deals with tralitional circulation figures.
The following is a
5re3h.lown of the circulation in your 1PIrnry :!wino the throe '41ys studied.
of Ite.ns Circulated
2912
3:7-v;
136'
1104
1371-10034
P of Users Circul/ting 300%s
714
13".1
111
116
513-3411
Avernge
of ite-is per User
1.71
2.'1
3.11
3.23
2.55-3.c;1
';sers Chec%in.! Out 30,-.15
147t
13.'
47.1t
3 :3..0";
21.7-52.4
1404-4252
451-13::7
3.19-3.r7
29.2-51.3
1113-2247
7.'7- 711
2.'7-7.72
22.3-50.2
C.
Cireirlatei an! Returned
"Ite,ns Circulated and Returne,!" refers to the types of
circulated.
The following
is a hreaklown of the ite:Is tit your IP:rary circulate:i on the
three
days studied.
Circulate!
l00%s
113"
11.7
..3._
13.3
11.2-14.
4.5-25.O
72.5-55.2
Deriolicals
111
7.2
*3..
9.3- 0.3
'3.u- 2.3
1.1- :...2
Records
73
3.4
3.2
'.'.
3.4
0.3- 7.0
C.4- 4.4
2.3- 3.7
Other
14
1.7
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.2-14.5
0.u- 2.2
r.7-21.2
T2TPL
2135
110.1
7seturned:
il00%s
3117
11.7
14.5
11.7
=11.7
73.011.7
°.
73.5-15."
7'eriodicals
11S
4.S
*1.1
1.8
0.0- 1.7
9.0- 5.3
0.1- 4.3
Records
75
2.7
7.2
1.6
2.7
5.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
Other
31
1.1
7.'
1.2
1.1
0.3-15.3
0.4- 5.2
0.0-21.4
TOT ;L
1114
102.1
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 35
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three daY period studied.
The follotling are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your
Library
ey
All Phase II
Libraries
Median t
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-1:59
31
C.6
5.7
4./
3.1
5.5- 8.2
0.5- 9.3
0.6-'1.2
10:00-10:59
17
3.7
2.3
1.7
4.2
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-19.5
11:00-11:5')
42
1 ".6
1.1
7.1
7.3
6.1-10.5
4.3- 1.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:59
51
11.2
/.1
1.9
5.6-11.6
5.8-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:01-1:51
31
1.6
1.1
7.1
8.4
6.1-12.4
7.2 -15.6
5.6-14.6
2:'01-2:59
15
3.5
1.1
1.9
6.1
5.7-11.3
4.3-14.2
3.5-16.7
3:01-3:59
39
1.6
1.2
11.5
8.6
5.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
6.8-12.3
4:00-4:51
39
9.3
10.2
12.4
10.2
2.5-15.5
1.1-13.2
8.3-13.3
5:00-5:59
47
10.4
7.6
0.1
6.3
5.1- 3.6
1.1-11.0
4.7-10.4
6:00-6:59
48
10.6
5.2
5.5
1u.5
4.3- 7.G
3.7- 8.3
3.9-12.1
7:00-7:59
47
10.4
5.5
8./
8.2
2.a- 3.6
4.5- 9.7
4.3-15.2
8:00-8:51
25
5.5
5.0
2.6
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3 -12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
454
100.0
B.
TifPe,of Question
Source Related
39
11.5
38.3
34.2
46.8
21.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
11.6-90.2
Directional
355
30.4
51.2
55.3
53.2
49.6-70.3
27.8-55.7
9.3-80.4
TOTAL
454
100.0
C..
Source Related Questions
1.
Questlonner
Student
39
43.8
22.0
45.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
31.4-81114
22.6-63.5
Nonstudent
50
56.2
76.1
51.8
51.6
50.6-32.3
33.3 -58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
**
2.3
1.7
*0.U- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.0
TOTAL
09
100.0
2,
Means In Person
81
11.0
53.5
P1.5
80.0
31.2-77.7
76.6-91.1
61.4-95.2
By Phone
8n.0
4G.0
12 .5
16.1
22.3-50.3
2.3-23.4
4.2-33.0
No Response
**
0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.1
TOTAL
81
100.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
87
97.8
88.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
-39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
11.1
8.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
**
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
11.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 2.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
89
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
89
101.0
08.6
17.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
**
1.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Mot Answered
**
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.3
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
31
100.0
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Your
Library
All Phase ii
Libraries
Median t
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Library 35
Small
Reference Book
20
22.5
24.5
21.2
20.6
13.3-34.2
14.3-32.8
12.3-31.8
Circulating Collection
66.1
13.4
30.4
27.3
4.5-46.6
10.6-40.0
6.2-46.6
Card Catalog
44
41.4
17.3
12.1
13.3
12.4-21.1
6.7-29.8
0.0-49.4
Index
33.4
1.1
6.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.2-11.7
2.7 -10.1
Telephone Book
**
5.1
0.4
0.0
0.6-10.4
0.0- 4.2
0.2- 1.7
City Directory
**
3.2
0.5
0.0
0.3- 9.6
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 2.4
Vertical File
22.2
3.3
1.0
3.0
1.0- 7.3
1.1- 7.2
1.7- 9.7
Other
14
15.7
20.5
16.3
15.7
9.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.9-35.2
TOTAL
89
100.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Type of Item
Your Library
if
Time
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
44
7:30
85
57
49
2-172
2-22
0-112
Lounge Chairs A Couches
98:30
23
11
10
0-56
0-25
0-15
Photocopier
32:30
54
20-7
0-5
0-3
Meeting Room
100
2:3043:30
95
77
61
0-218
0-215
0-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
**
G2
2 ,
0-10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
12:30/43:30
42
20-3
0-2
0-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of
the library that have contact with
the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your library.
A.B.
C.
D.
Median Age
Average Length of Employment
in Yojr Library
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
Average Hours Per week at
Other Duties
38 7
13
25
33 7
18
17
48 7
22
17
45 7
19
17
-25-48
6-11
13-21
9-23
23-48
5-10
14-24
13-24
28-53
3-13
11-35
10-25
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Your
Librnry
All 0h7!se
II
Libraries
Large
'elium
Low-Hir.h range
Large
Medium
!ibrry
Small
leference :look
10
22.5
24.c
21.2
2n.,3
13.3-34.2
14.1-32.E
12.3-31.Z
Circulating Collection
Cf.8
.1-3...,
7.0.%
27.3
4.5-%C.0
10.C.-%1.0
C.:..-1.:.
Card Catalog
44
41.1
17.-.
12.1
10.'3
12.4-21.1
6.7-21.S
0..-:..2.:.
Index
33.4
1.1
C.5
5.3
3.:l-13.5
2.3-11.7
2.7-1C.:
Telephone liook
**
5.1.
0.4
0.0
1.3-12.4
0.0- 4.2
0.3- 1.7
City Directory
**
3.2
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.5
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 2.4
Vertical File
22.2
3.3
1.1
3.0
1.0- 7.2
1.1- 7.2
1.7- 5.7
Other
1:1
13.7
20.5
1C.3
15.7
1.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.1-35.2
TOTAL
51
110.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in
your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of eae of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information
as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Your Library
All Phase II Libraries
Low-High Range
Type of Item
Median
?$
Tine
Large
Mcdiun
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
44
7:31
13
57
40
2-178
2-7,2
5 -112
Lounge Chairs 1 Couches
15:31
23
11
.10
1-55
3 -25
1-15
Photocopier
32:3^
'
54
.2
0-7
0-3
3 -3
'teeting Room
100
2:31°3:3^
n1
77
Cl
0-213
.1-215
0-121
:Iicrofilm Realer (Printer)
**
''s
2 .
20-10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
12:31°,3:30
42
20-2
0-2
0-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
.Public service
personnel- arc those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these indivijuals in
your library.
A.
3.
.C.
D.
iledian Age
Average Length of
in Your Library
Average Hours per
Public Service
Average Hours per
Other Duties
Employment
Week at
week at
35 7
13
25
33 7
13
17
48 7
22
17
45 7
10
17
-25-48
6-11
13-21
1-23
23 -43
5-10
14-24
13-24
22-53
3-13
11-35
10-25
E.
-Highest Degree Earned
Your Library
4t
All °hase if
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Library 35
Small
High. School
323.7
7.4
0.0
22.9
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
0.C-33.3
Sane College
531.3
14.4
21.4
32.0
3.5-32.8
0.0 -37.5
11.1-75.0
34
425.0
28.4
35.3
25.0
15.6-50.0
5.3 -50.0
11.1-27.3
MA
425.0
47.3
37.5
23.6
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
1.0-77.8
PhD
**
**
*0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 0.0
No Response
**
1.3
**
0.0- 3.8
0.0-11.7
0.0- 9.1
TOTAL
16
100.0
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
0of
People Assigned
to
Puhlic Service)
9:00-9:53
210
42
4-25
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:51
211
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:03-11:59
211
55
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
210
53
3-23
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:51
311
43
3-27
3-9
3-6
2:00-2:51
312
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
411
55
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:01-4:51
412
64
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:51
314
44
3-26
2-8
3-6
6:00-5:51
38
45
3-17
2-6
3-5
7:01-7:59
37
45
3-19
2-6
3-5
8:00 -3:59
37
35
3-18
2-5
3-5
9:00 -9:59
*5
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LI37.:ARIES PARTICIPATIG
P.L.A. E'sSORE:IENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Size Category:
Library 37
Small
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"BPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Low-High Range
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
Lar7e
Me'!ium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
a. Probability of ownership
.160
.367
.230
.122
.136-.530
.160-.288
.076-.175
h. Probability of availability
.112
.261
.180
.080
.110-.414
.021-.202
.044-.124
c. Availability of books owned
.700
.596
.720
.666
.561-.110
.550-.789
.575-.750
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
.183
.405
.246
.125
.131-.293
.143-.25C
.076-.1E3
b. Probability of availability
.123
.237
.174
.083
.121-.43S
.074-.192
.045-.123
c. Availability of books owned
.571
.511
.780
.651
.353-.729
.515-.957
.533-.774
3.
Juvenile Books (r' =53)
a. Probability of ownership
.019
.453
.302
.075
.038-.755
.033-.472
.013-.223
b. Probability of availability
.011
.230
.226
.057
.019-.333
.019-.302
.012-.129
c. Availability of books owned
1.00
.512
.688
.750
.400-.340
.500-.800 -.500-1.00
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
The periodical probability sample was drawn
to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following. are
the results for your
library:
1.
Probability of ownership
.263
.459
.325
.183
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100-.253
2.
Probability of availability
.180
.450
.313
.175
.163-.350
.1E8-.300
.038 -.513
3.
Availability of articles owned
.714
.977
.962
.875
.895-1.00
.682-1.00
.625-1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The
title availability sample was the sample
that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of
this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well
as to determine the availability
of
the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
2.
Total Availability (N=500)
Adult Availability (N=314)
.582
.732
.755
.744
.812
.646
.845
.732
.585 -.349
.634-.882
.630-.881
.582-.850
.660 -.899
.505-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N=126)
.543
.636
.692
.543
.333-.346
.434-.724
.543-.745
I
p,!scri.,Dti7K,
Jscr5
1. Sex
n4r
'11
Lor.4Q
171
13.1
44.^.
'13.0-r_e.',.$
42.2-31.5
5'3'7
44r
1'.'
54.3
31.1-53.3
95.1-55.7
44.r,-:2.
No lespens?
1..1
7.2
2.2
7.5
2.2- 1.1
2.9- 5.5
C.-- 2.4
Ter,_
1247
111.
2.
Student-Nonstudent
Stu!ent
515
41.3
3s.1
47.3
52.7
21.4-5.1
45.1-72-:
42.1-:7.1
Nonstudent
553
45.1
e1C. 1
41.2
45.7
52.7-51.0
49.7-54.9
42.r-57.2
No Response
C5
5.3
**
*1.0-11.0
0.3- 7.5
0.C- 7.2
3.
TOTAL
nrale Love! of Stu4ents
1247
111.9
Elerlentary (K-6)
151
27.9
25.1
31.3
20.1-35.5
13.5-45.1
Junior 9igh Slool (7-1)
141
'2.1
1 .2
10.5
19.7
2.4-25.5
12.8-22.7
13.1-72.5'
High School (10-12)
173
28.0
34.0
21.7
23.0
22.3-43.3
21.5-33.1
24.1-37.1
College
50
17.1
10.1
16.7
13.5
11.6-41.6
10.7-2r-3
1.2-24.5
qraluate Selool
21
4.1
1.1
2.1-16.3
5.2- 2.4
73.4
No Response
42
'3.7
6.6
5.3
3.7-29.4
4.1- 1.5
1.2-12.2
TOTAL
611
'M.')
4.
Occupation of ;-4onstudents
Professional
17,5
21.1
27.9
12.1
16.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.S-21.1
Other 'ihite Collar
142
25.'
20.2
21.1
11.3
19.6 -35.0
11.3-39.2
14.7-25.2
Slue Collar
14
16.7
13.'
11.8
10.3
5.7-17.2
1.7-11.5
5.1-16.7
HouseuifeMother
'30
17.4
7.7
22.5
32.2
2.5-21.d
13.3-21.5
17.4-43.3
Retirel
5C
11.3
1.1
1.0
5.6
5.3-15.4
1.3-15.5
1.5-15.5
Une-IploYel
11
1.9
3.7
1.7
1.3
2.7- 5.4
1.1- 2.9
1.5- 3.2
No Response
20.4.
5.3
15.')
7.5
0.5-35.9
4.6-2:.0
0.4-29.7
1-01"L
553
110.1
3.
Tine Entered
1:01-1:51
82
5.6
5.3
7.2
0.3
4.2- 3.6
0.1-10.5
0.0- 7.3
10:00-10:51
15
7.7
7.3
9.1
5.5
6.4- 2.3
7.0-11.!3
.1- 7.7
11:05-11:59
112
1.0
5.3
1.7
5.0
5.3- 1.5
4.4- 1.3
3.r- 0.1
12:00 -12:51
74
5.1
11.5
1.5
6.0
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.1-11.'
1:09-1:51
111
1.1
10.
7.4
2.1
6.5-12.5
6.3-13.5
4.5-15.1
2:00-2:51
14
fi.7
f'.5
19.3
G.8
G.2-11.8
C.5-11.4
2.5-14.1
3:00-3:51
15
7.6
10.4
10.3
11.2
1.4-12.Z,
2.3- 12.7
7.4-24.7
4:05-4:51
134
10.7
11.1
10.4
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-12.7
8.5-15.1
5:02 -5:51
25
5.4
n6.5
5.9
7.1-10.0
3.3- 3.)
3.5- '.2
5:01-5:51
174
1%7
'7.:
5.
10.1
9.7- ::.5
3..;-1".0
5.1-15.2
7:0:-7:51
170
14.4
7.:"
1.1
14..
5.5 -10.J
7.5-1%.4
7.5-15.L
5:1^-7:51
55
5.3
!..-
5..:
7.1
2.5- 5.3
2.5- E.5
4.C.-
":.1
No leaponse
**
1,7
1.1
*0.0- 2.4
0.0- 0.3
9.0- 1.1
TOT "L
1247
111.0
C.
Satisfaction
7n.!
1'.24
74.1
" 1
75.1
%3-71.1
57.3-73.9
r2.5-77.;
2"5
15.1
1.3-21.3
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
1.7-25.3
.5.1-
".5
".?7,1nn31
15
3.1-20.4
3.2- 5.1
2.4-
1 '.47
If!.
Circ.:lotion
Li:.r.trl
77
I.
In-Librory Circulation
In-Library circulation -.1eals ultk the use of -,aterNls uTthin t
likrary 57 tke petrnns.
Th-.1 'ollo:In7 tnle give.;
3 5rea%,'nun o' tke typ"!, of -1-,tor':,Is
your 1P/rary
anU th2 frequency -:ith which they ,:ere U5(3!
tke
stu'iel.
Type of Materi1
Cir7..ulatin-,
Ferleylicals
C'enerl "ncyclopelias
I:euspapers
.leference 3o0.
Microfilm
Ctrculatin7 Fiction
Vertical File
Iecor4.s
Otker
TOT \L
3.
-
Out-Jile the Li5rary Circulation
Your LI5r2r7
%II rhase
Li'sroriez.
"
'aw-m
le'ium
Larne
S-aall
13"
41.7
"1.
"'.1
71.7
12.5-3"..1
10.2-'.2.5
"1
1"1
""'
'''..%7
25.2
1.1-37..7
2C.3-.3..7
31
./.1
'.%
%2
11.3
'.3- 7.7
2.7-
14
4.1
-n.3
7.;
4.1
n.5-23.2
6.5-1-.4
1.7-22.5
1"
4.7
14.1
72.4
In.;
4.4-23.6
3.4-3).2
C.7-15.I
n.7
*0."- 3.6
1.3- 3.3
".C- 1.-
1.1
r.4
2.U-17.7
r"...4
0.3-17.2
3;
l'.'
,-1.1
n.7
11.'7
0.2-11.)
1.5-11.3
1."-22.7
in.I
7.7
*n,7
1.1- 5.7
1..- '.5
'ì.'-- :.-
.
7.
2.;
';.%
3.2-11.;.
2.7-13..
1.3-11.:
33"
11.1
0utsi22 the 111-,rary circulation leis with tralitlonal circulation fi,-ures.
The folloulnr is a
hr'a%-lown of t'le circulation in your WIrary
tkc three -Inys
* of Ite!os Circulate-I
7 of Users Circulatinl 30e%s
Average * of iterls per User
I
Users Claecicin7. Out 3',n%s
C.
Ite-is
ani Returner'
Iln
311°
1375
111
1.11
3.11
11."!;
1371-1r1134 14714-4232
1233-22'1;
503-3411
451-1347
322- 7' a
3.'3
2.57-3.31
3.1'1-3.57
2.17-3.31
31.0"
20.7-52.4
21.2-51.3
21.3-5P.7
"Itens rlrculateA. aol RetArnel" re'ers to the types or
circulatel.
The followin,.
is a 5rea%!own of thn ite'is that
lit,rary circullte.! on the thre'n -!vs
Circulate.-!
Periolicals
Recorls
lt%er
TIT-'L
gets
irnel
:
300%s
PerioIrcals
pcorIs
Other
1117
n.1
11
1.1
71
41
1.1
2131
11'1.1
3117
n1.7
5?
1.5
151
37.7
121.:
"I.'
'
"4.'
r9.7
21.2-14.0
24.5-12.0
725-13"
..
3.'
1.1
P.1- n.3
1.2- 2.3
".1-
n.1- 7.3
n4- 4.4
2.3- '.7
k.1
1.n
1.1
1.2-14.5
0.D- 2.2
1.7-21.2
15.'
n4.5
n1.7
73.0-91.7
84.0-98.4
73.5-95.8
*2.9
1.3
0.0- 1.6
0.J- G.3
0.1-
,.7
5.3-13.-J
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
-.-
1.1
0.3-16.3
7.4- 5.2
n.0-21.4
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 37
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three day period studied.
The following are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your Library
4
All Phase 11
Libraries
tledian %
Large
!tedium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Snall
9:00-9:51
56
11.8
5./
4.2
3.1
5.5- S.2
0.5- 3.3
0.6-II.S
10:00-10:59
24
5.1
.3
9.7
4.8
7.1-19.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-19.5
11:99-11:51
37
7.3
1.1
7.9
7.8
.9-10.5
4.3- 1.0
4.3-11.2
12:09-12:53
41
11.3
9.')
7.3
3.9
6.5 -11.6
3.3-12.1
3.1-1:.8
1:00-1:51
54
11.4
1.9
7.1
2.4
6.1-12.4
7.2-18.6
5.6-14.6
2:09-2:50
21
6.1
1.1
9.9
6.1
6.7-11.3
4.2-14.2
3.5-16.7
3:00-3:59
35
7.G
1.2
10.5
8.6
6.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
C.8-18.3
4:00-4:51
41
2.6
10.2
12.4
10.8
8.5-16.5
9.1-13.2
2.3-13.3
5:10-5:59
31
5.3
7.5
5.1
6.3
6.1- 8.6
1.1-10.0
4.7-10.4
5:00-5:59
44
1.3
1(.2
6.5
10.5
4.3- 7.6
3.7- 8.3
3.1-12.5
7:00-7:51
35
7.6
5.5
C.7
2.2
2.3- 2.6
4.5- 1.7
4.3-15.2
3:00-8:51
32
5.3
5.0
C.6
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3 -12.t
5.2-12.2
No Response
61.3
TOTAL
474
100.0
8.
Type of Question
Source Related
155
32.7
31.8
34.2
46.3
29.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
12.6-10.2
Directional
311
57.3
61.2
55.8
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.8 -58.7
1.E-80.4
TOTAL
474
100.0
C.
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
61
44.5
22.9
45.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-61.4
22.5-63.5
Nonstudent
80
51.6
76.1
51.8
51.6
50.6-82.3
33.3-58.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
**
2.3
1.7
*0.0- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 1.2
lo Response
**
**
0.0-17.1
0.0- 2.3
9.0- 3.3
TOTAL
155
190.0
2.
Means In Person
124
30.0
51.5
41.5
80.0
39.2-77.7
76.6-91.1
61.4-15.8
By Phone
25
15.1
46.5
18.5
15.1
22.3-50.8
8.9-23.4
4.2-33.5
No Response
63.9
**
0.0-17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.3
TOTAL
155
109.0
3.
Searcher
Librarlan
154
11.4
38.1
17.2
12.0
73.4-95.6
39.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
10.6
C.5
8.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
**
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
**
1.4
1.n
9.0
0.9- 3.3
0.0- 2.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
155
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
AnswereJ
15:;
10%o
-,c.,,
17.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
15.4-110.0
93.G-100.0
Referrel
-
9.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Ansuere,1
*0.7
0.5
9.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
155
100.9
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Library 37
Your Library
All ?base 11 Libraries
Low-High Range
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Reference Book
24
15.5
24.5
21.2
20.6
13.3-34.2
14.9-32.8
12.3-31.8
Circulating Collection
51
39.3
13.4
30.4
27.3
4.5-46.6
13.6-40.0
5.8-45.5
Card Catalog
37
23.9
_17.3
12.1
19.8
12.4-21.1
5.7-29.8
0.0-40.4
fn.!ex
11
7.1
9.1
5.5
5.3
3.9-13.3
2.8-11.7
2.7-11.1
Telephone Book
10.9
5.1
0.4
0.0
9.C-13.4
9.0- 4.2
C.0--1.7
City Directory
**
3.2
9.5
9.9
0.3- 9.5
0.9- 3.1
0.9- 2.4
Vertical File
15
1.7
3.2
1.9
3.9
1.0- 7.2
1.1- 7.8
1.7- 9.7
Other
63.9
20.5
15.3
15.7
0.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.9 -35.2
TOTAL
155
199.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your Patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this Information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Type of Item
Your Library
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Low-High Range
ITime
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
Table Seating
113
7:30
85
57
hl
2-178
2-82
0-113
Lounge Chairs S, Couches
15
7 :30
25
11
1t)
0-56
C-25
0-15
ohotocopler
2Often
514
20-7
0 -5
0-3
Meeting Room
42
1:30
16
77
61
0-212
0-215
C-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
2Often
52
20-10
3-3
9-4
Record Player
None
42
20-3
0-2
9 -4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that kave contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals In your library.
A.
Median Age
53
33
48
45
-25-48
28-48
28-53
3.
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
13
77
75-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
21
18
22
19
Is-n
14-24
11-36
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
10
17
17
17
9-23
13-24
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
High School
Some College
3AMA PhD
No Response
Your Library
731.3
521.7
527.3
2n.1
**
29.1
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Lar*.e
Medium
Small
7.4
0.0
22.9
14.4
21.4
32.0
23.1;
35.8
25.1
47.3
37.5
23.6
a*
a
1.3
**
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
0.0-14.7
0.0-20.4
3.5 -32.8
0.0-37.5
15.6-51.0
5.5 -51.0
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.3
1.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
1.0- 3.8
0.0-11.7
Library 37
Small
0.0-33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
0.0-77.8
0.0- 0.0
0.0- S.'
TOTAL
31
109.0
F.
Scheduling 3y Hour
:Average
# of People AssNned to
Puhlic Service)
9:09-1:59
710
42
4-26
2-10
0-7
10:00-11:59
711
53
!-31
3-10
2-7
11:00-11:59
711
53
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:51
510
53
3-23
3-3
2-5
1:00-1:51
611
43
3-27
3-1
3-6
2:00-2:51
712
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
____
3:00-3:59
911
65
4-34
4-11
4-9
4:00-4:59
912
54
4-31
4-10
4-9
5:00-5:51
614
44
-
3-26
2-8
3-6
6:01-6:51
53
45
3-17
2-5
3-5
7:00-7:51
57
45
3-19
2-6
3-5
8:00-8:53
57
35
3-13
2-6
3-5
9:00-9:59
55
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPORT TO LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING I:
TIE P.L.A. MEASUSE:IENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 36
Size Category:
Small
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"BPS" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPS proG..S0-1-1-1tx_sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five yearS.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
2.
A dult Hooks (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
5. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
Your Library
Phase II
Libraries
Median
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Low -High Range
Me!ium
Small
. 120
.357
.230
.122
.136-.580
.159-.202
.075-.175
.080
.258
.180
.080
.119-.414
.052-.262
.244-.12:,
.667
.69G
.720
.056
.551-.210
.550-.739
.575-.753
.125
.405
.245
.125
.083
.237
.174
.033
.651
.501
.730
.551
.075
.453
.302
.075
. 057
.230
.22G
.057
.750
.592
.G2
.750
.121-.833
.143-.255
.5:75-.1,73
.121-.433
.074-.192
.GL.7,-.122
.353-.729
.515 -.357
.5:38-.774
. 033-.755
.033-.472
.011-.395
.010-.302
. 400-.840
.500-.300
.012-.223
.019-.181
B.
Periodical Sample (N=30)
,
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The followine; are the results for your library:
.138
.459
.325
.183
.175-.950
.255-.450
.100-.253
133
.450
.313
.175
.163-.950
.133-.600
.C3E-.513
1.10
.977-
.952
.875
.895-1.00
.582-1.00
.625-1.60
1.
Probability of ownership
2.
Probability of availability
3.
Availability of articles owned
C.
Title Availability Sample
The title availability sample was the sample that you took of your own collection.
The purpose
of this sample was to be able to describe your collection as. well as to determine the availability
of the books that you actually own.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=4E6)
.632
.755
.818
.646
.585-.849
.630-.889
.522-.850
2.
Adult Availability (M=380)
.635
.744
.846
.732
.634-.5E2
.650-.899
.605-.929
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N= 97)
.619
.C35
.G92
.648
.388-.846
.494-.724
.543-.745
11.
Juil4lo-: Usn7o
os,:riDtion or 'Isors
Your
LI",r1ry
;Thasr.-
Large
II
Li.-lrics
371.111
Large
71e2iu1
LPir,try
Small
1. Sox ,1310
'',31
47.3
-1.1
44.1
44.5
43.0-06.0
42.2-51.5
33.1-53.2
312
51.3
"52.4
54.G
30.1-53.3
45.1-55.3
44.5-02.r
'!r) 2esoonso
42
74
1."
1.
1.5
2.2- 3.5
2.0- 5.5
0.1- 2.4
TT.\L
1773
101.1
2. Stuf,nt-onstuA.Pnt
Stu-lent
5334
47.0
3n.1
47.3
52.7
26.4-45.1
45.1-52.5
42.2-57.1
onstudent
"12
4C.8
0".°.
41.2
45.7
52.7-61.0
40.7-54.2
47.2-57.2
No Resnonse
127
7.2
**
*9.C-11.3
*.3- 7.5
".0- 7.2
TOT4I
1773
1^1.0
3. ;rate Level of Students
Elementary (1:-5)
123
14.°
0.°
25.1
31.3
3.0-20.4
20.1-35.5
13.5-46.1
Junior Aigh 3c",01 (7-1)
115
13.
ii .n
11.7
2.4-25.5
12.3-22.7
13.2-22.1
".i4', Icnool (11-12)
2"7
14.4
14.1
'").7
21.0
22.3-43.2
21.5-33.1
24.1-37.1
Collo7c
7"4
2';.S
3%1.
1n.7
13.5
11.G-41.6
19.7-21.3
0.2-74.5
Gra1.12t,7 lesool
70.4
'1
1.1
n4
2.1-1-,.3
".2-
io °.1sPons0
112
1/.1
r.7
6.6
6.3
3.7-20.4
4.1- 9.6
0.8-12.2
TOTAL
834
100.0
4.
Occupation of Nonstudents
Professional
175
21.5
?7.'
13.7
15.3-33.2
17.0-23.3
12.0-23.1
Other flute
121
14.1
21.3
91.9
18.3
10.1-36.0
11.0-30.2
14.7-25.2
lar
112
1.2
13."
10.0
10.2
5.7-17.2
0.7-10.5
0.1-1:;.7
uous,2.4ife/other
262
32.. 3
7.7
22.3
32.2
2.5-20.L
13.0-21.5
17.4-43.3
Retired
12
15.5
3.6
5.3-15.4
1.3-10.5
1.0-15.5
Uneployel
11
1.3
5.1
1.7
1.3
9:7- 0.4
1.1- 2.3
0.0- 3.2
No Response
15
1.3
0.5
15.9
7.0
0.5-35.3
4.6-21.0
0.4-29.7
TOTAL
812
101.:-1
3.
Time Entered
1:)0-1:50
14
5.1
0.1
7.2
0.3
4.2- 2.5
0.1-11.5
0.0- 7.3
11:00-10:51
14
4.7
7.3
1.3
5.5
5.4- 2.9
7.0-11.0
4.1- 7.7
11:00-11:51
111
6.2
^.7
1.7
0.0
5.3- 9.5
4.4-43.5
3.0- 1.1
12:00-12:51
114
r.4
11.5
1.7
5.0
7.5-15.3
5.7-13.4
2.2-11.1
1:10-1:51
2:01-1:51
131
21"
7.'
12.3
1".4
7.4
(1
1.1
3.9
.0.3
5.5-12.5
5.3-19.3
5.3-13.3
5.5-11.4
4.5-12.1
2.5-14.1
3:01-3:51
151
0.5
:I.'
1%5
11.2
0.4-12.5
2.6-12.7
7.4-24.7
4:01-4:51
214
11.5
1^.1
l'I.'.
11.5
7.4-12.7
5.7-'2.7
0.5-15.9
5:13-5:51
151
5%5
7.1
7.1 -10.0
3.3- 0.3
3.r- ,1,.3
0:00-5:51
131
7.4
.:
5.r
10.1
4.7- 2.5
3.3-17.0
5.0-15.2
7:11-7:51
2'7
.11.4
7.-
.1.0
14.4
5.5-10.0
7.5-14.4
7.9-13.':
7:11-1:S1
1.1
c.-
7.1
2.5- 5.0
2.5- (._..a
4.0- 2.1
7e.;pnsu
.1
*1."- 2.4
2.,J-. 1.3
0.5-
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177-
11-.
C.
Satisfacti,:n
Satisl'H!
3atisfie!
Not Satisfiel
7e1-.nonse
111-.L
11-
'11^
1773
1 Ir.:7.0
1.r.;
1.3-29.3
5.7-25.2
0ri.3-71.3
12.5-77.5
15.2-21.1
13.1-22.7
5.1- 1.4
5.r-
3.2- 3.1
2.4- 1."
In-Li",rnry
circulntinn !Pals
t'se uDn os
')y t'
The "nllo.:inl ta'31
71ve-7,
nor
or
11.1-nry
r! the !'"uencY
thny .!ore. usot
t''rou -y5 ;tu'io!.
Your LP,rnry
Type of naterial
1kase 1!
Li'3rarins
Circulati,,: ::on- Fiction
1s5
17.%
.!..".7
75.1
Perio-flcals
211
73.'
1!1.1
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(Inner:31 Encyclonelias
(-.3
7.1
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::owspaners
44
4.1
/n.1
) efor^nce 3on%s
15
11.r
'%.",
1/.4
Mcrofil-1
11.1
4.1
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nirculatin-. Fiction
71
n.1
4.4
1.1
Vertical File
113
14.1
,)1
n.7
lecnrts
4"!.4
-*
*
Other
113
11.3
7."
1.:-.
TT!.L
13
112.1
a.
outs l.!? tho Lihrnry Circulation
Outsi-'e the lihrary circulation 'pals with tralitlonal circulation fi7uros.
hreD%lown of the circulation in your li!lrary
tl"? t!rne 4nys
of Itoos CirculateI
g of Users Circulntin"; 300%s
AyeraIe g of Itn-ls Der User
Isnrs Chec%in.7 Out 3no!:s
C.
!terns Cirulatcl an! Returnel
Circulated anl Returne'!" rlfers to the types of 1:els
is a '3reaklown of the ite:ns
t:Int your 1P3rary circulatel on
Circulate!
300%s
1131
11.7
111
7.2
Records
73
3.4
Other
14
1.7
T9TAL
2135
191.1
7leturne-1:
7100%s
1117
"1.7
!1erio-licals
135
4S
Records
75
1.7
Other
31
1.1
T07;1.
1114
111.n
3ric
13V!
13s5
111
2.'1
3.11
13.".!;
47.r:t
circulatel.
The
the three -s.ays
.5
14.2
*3.3
5.2
2.4
5.1
1."
esc.fl.
14.5
2.1
7.2
I.n
7.7
1.2
Low-"i
Ran7e
971all
21.7
25.1
11.5
4.9
1f!.G *
Large
12.:.-3t:.1
1.1-33.7
1.1- 7.7
0.5-23.3
4.4-23.6
0,:j- 1.5
:le!1u°1
1:.1-4:.5
24.5-34.3
2.7- 2.r.
/.5-11.4
3.4-3%2
n.1- 7.5
Small
17.4-41.7
11."-.31.5
T."-41.7
-.7-2-.'
4.7-15.1
n.''...
5.4
2.-15.7
".2-2:.4
C.1-17.2
4.1
1.2-11.1
1.!.,-11.1
-.1-22.7
n3
n.n- 5.7
"..,- '.5
r1-
4.4
3.2-11.0
1.7-1;.4
1.3-11.5
Tho folloin,; is a
1R9! !
137n-111134
1414-4252
1r33-1147
515
513-3411
451-1:%7
327- 71"
3:23
2.51-3.61
3.11-3.s7
2.17-7.72
30..1";
followinz
13.3
21.7-52.4
31.2-14.0
29.2-51.3
34.5-11.3
22.3-59.2
72.5-05.2
1.0
D.U- 0.3
O..j- 1.3
1.1- 5.2
'J- ...
1.3- 7.0
C.4- 4.4
2.3- 3.7
1.1
1.2-14.5
0.U- 2.0
17.7-21.2
11.7
73.C=11.7
14.C-13.4
73.5-25.1
1.3
0.3- 1.0
C.3- 0.3
0.1- 4.3
1.7
5.3-13.0
1.2- 4.5
2.4- 4.5
1.1
0.3 -15.3
0.4- 5.2
0.0-21.4
IV.
Patterns of Reference Usage
Library 36
"Patterns of Reference Usage" deals with the data that your library collected on all
reference questions asked over the three 'lay period studied.
The follouing are the
results for your library.
A.
Reference Activity by Time of Day
Your
Library
All Phase
II
Libraries
Median t
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
9:00-1:59
3')
3.6
5.7
4./
3.-
5.5- 3.2
0.5- 9.3
10:00-10:59
17
3.7
P.3
1.7
4.2
7.1-11.5
5.5-13.4
2.4-1.5
11:00-11:51
42
11.5
1.1
7.9
7.3
G.3-10.5
4.3- 1.0
4.3-11.2
12:00-12:51
51
11.2
".1
/.3
S.9
5.6-11.6
5.2-12.4
3.1-11.8
1:00 -1:51
31
1.6
n.r?
7.1
8.4
6.1-12.4
7.2-15.5
5.6-14.6
2:00-2:51
16
3.5
".1
1.9
6.1
5.7-11.3
4.2-14.2
3.5 -15.7
3:00-3:59
39
8.6
1.2
11.5
2.6
5.3-11.5
7.5-13.1
0.6-12.3
4:00-4:59
31
8.3
11.2
12.4
10.2
2.5-15.5
1.1-13.2
2.3-16.3
5:00-5:50
47
10.!e
7.6
6.1
6.3
5.1-
.G
1.1-11.0
4.7-19.4
5:00-6:53
7:00-7:59
4847
11.6
10.4
6.2
5.5
6.5
2./
10.5
8.2
4.3- 7.G
2.a- 2.6
3.7- 8.3
4.5- 9.7
3.9-12.9
4.3-15.2
2:00-8:53
25
5.5
5.0
2.6
6.8
3.4- 6.9
3.3-12.6
5.2-12.2
TOTAL
454
100.0
S.
Ti,peof Question
Source Related
20
11.0
38.5
34.2
46.8
23.2-50.4
31.3-72.2
19.6-90.2
Directional
365
30.4
51.2
55.S
53.2
49.6-70.8
27.8-65.7
9.2-50.4
TOTAL
454
100.0
C..
Source Related Questions
1.
Questionner
Student
39
43.8
22.3
45.5
44.5
15.5-34.4
39.4-610.4
22.6-53.5
Nonstudent
50
56.2
70.1
51.3
51.6
50.6 -32.3
33.3-52.5
35.5-71.4
Another Library
**
7.3
1.7
*O.U- 3.9
0.0- 3.3
9.0- 1.2
No Response
**
**
*0.0-17.9
0.0- 2.0
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
CO
100.0
2,
Means In Person
81
11.0
53.5
P1.5
80.0
31.2-77.7
76.6-91.1
61.4-95.3
By Phone
81.0
40.5
13.5
16.1
22.3-50.3
2.3-23.4
4.2-33.6
No Response
**
*0.0 -17.9
0.0- 5.2
0.0- 3.9
TOTAL
81
110.0
3.
Searcher
Librarian
Si
17.8
82.0
87.2
92.0
73.4-95.6
-33.3-91.0
55.6-100.0
User
11.1
2.5
2.5
5.7
0.4-11.8
3.3-50.6
0.0-34.1
Both
**
1.3
4.3
5.7
0.6-10.9
1.1-14.1
0.0-24.7
No Response
11.1
0.4
0.n
0.0
0.0- 9.8
0.0- 2.9
0.0-10.3
TOTAL
89
100.0
4.
Disposition of Question
Answered
89
101.0
18.6
17.8
100.0
95.2-99.6
96.4-100.0
93.6-100.0
Referred
**
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0- 3.3
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 3.2
Not Answered
**
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.3- 2.9
0.0- 3.2
0.0- 3.2
TOTAL
31
100.0
Library 35
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Your
Library
t
All Phase II
Libraries
Median t
Large
Medium
Small
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
Small
Reference Book
20
22.5
24.5
21.2
20.6
13.3-34.2
14.3-32.8
12.3-31.8
Circulating Collection
65.1
13.4
30.4
27.3
4.5-46.6
10.6-40.0
6.8-46.5
Card Catalog
44
41.4
17.3
12.1
19.3
12.4-21.1
6.7-29.2
0.0-49.4
Index
33.4
1.1
6.5
5.3
3.0-13.3
2.2-11.7
2.7-1n.1
Telephone Book
**
5.1
0.4
0.0
0.6-10.4
0.0- 4.2
0.0- 1.7
City Directory
a*
3.2
0.5
0.0
n.3- 13.6
0.0- 3.1
0.0- 2.4
Vertical File
22.2
3.3
1.1
3.0
1.0- 7.8
1.1- 7.2
1.7- 9.7
Other
14
15.7
20.5
16.3
15.7
9.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.0 -35.2
TOTAL
39
100.0
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
by your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of each of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Your Library
All Phase II Libraries
Low-High Range
Type of Item
Median
PTime
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Snail
Table Seating
44
7:30
25
57
49
2-172
2-82
0-112
Lounge Chairs Pi Couches
98:30
23
11
10
0-55
0-25
0-15
Photocopier
32:30
54
20-7
0-5
0-3
Meeting Room
100
2:30;3:30
95
77
61
0-713
0-215
0-121
Microfilm Reader (Printer)
4,
*G
224
0-10
0-3
0-4
Record Player
12:30;3:304
42
-2
0-8
0-2
0-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
Public service personnel are those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these individuals in your library.
A.
Median Age
38
33
48
45
-25-43
23-48
28-53
B.
Average Length of Employment
in YoJr Library
77
77
6-11
5-10
3-13
C.
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
13
18
22
19
13-21
14-24
11-35
D.
Average Hours per week at
Other Duties
25
17
17
17
9-23
13-24
10-25
5.
Source Used to Answer Questions
Your
o
LIbrarY
111 Ph -use
II
Libraries
'e'inn "
Large
'elium
Small
Low-Hir:h ':ange
Large
Medium
P.try
Small
Deference 300k
Circulating
/9
/2.5
"4.c
21.7
20.5
13.3-34.2
14.2-32.E
12.3-32.2
Collection
C%F.,'
17.4
';1.%
27.;
4.5-%C.0
10.G-C2.1
r_..;.-,:.E
Card Catalog
44
hn.h.
17.-
12.1
11.0
12.4-21.1
6.7-?-1.8
3..2.::
Index
Telephone
33.4
3.1
C.5
5..3
3.1-13.3
2.2-11.7
2.7-2C.1
Book
City Directory
**
s.1
1.4
9.0
2.5-11.4
0.0- 4.2
1.7
Vertical File
Other
* 2
*
2.2
3.2
3.3
0.5
1.1
0.1
3.0
0.3- 2.5
1.0- 7.2
0.3- 3.1
1.1- 7.2
0.0- 2.4
1.7- 9.7
TOTAL
1';
51
1.2.7
112.1
20.5
1r.3
15.7
2.4-17.2
10.1-35.1
3.2 -35.2
V.
Facilities Usage
Facilities Usage deals with the use of equipment and special facilities in your library
your patrons.
The figures below indicate the highest incidence of use of eae, of
the listed items during the three days that you collected this information as well as
the time of day when this occured.
Your Library
All Phase II Libraries
Low-High Range
Type of Item
Median
Table Seating
44
T7:ime
3
Large
Medium
Small
Large
Medium
Small
31
?57
4P
2 -17S
2-22
0 -112
Lounge Chairs 1 Couches
18:31
/3
11
'19
1-55
0-25
2-15
Photocopier
32:31
'
54
20-7
0-::
C-3
71eeting Room
102
2:31°-.3:3/
nri
77
CI
0-213
2-215
0-121
Microfilm Realer (Printer)
**
12 ,.
20-10
0-3
2-4
Record Player
12:31-°,3:30
42
20-2
C-2
0-4
VI.
Public Service Personnel
.Public service personnel-
arc those employees of the library that have contact with the
users.
The following is a profile of these Indivilluals in your library.
A.
3.
.C.
D.
ilelian Age
Average Length of Employment
in Your Library
Average Hours per Week at
Public Service
Avera7e Hours per wee': at
Other Duties
32 7
13
25
33 7 r 17
43 7
22
17
45 7
19
17
-25-43
6-11
13-21
1-23
22-42
5-10
14-24
13-24
22-53
3-13
11-36
10-25
E.
Highest Degree Earned
High School
Some College
34
MA PhD
No Response
TOTAL
F.
Scheduling By Hour
(Average
Your Library
0,
323.7
531.3
425.1
425.0
**
**
15
100.0
# of People Assigned
All Phase II
Libraries
Median
Lar ?e
Medium
Small
7.4
0.0
22.9
14.4
21.14
32.0
28.4
35.3
25.0
47.3
37.5
23.6
**
*
1.3
**
to Public Service)
Low-High Range
Large
Medium
0.0-14.7
0.0-29.4
3.5-32.8
1.0-37.5
15.6-50.0
5.9-50.0
20.0-55.3
21.4-53.8
0.0- 3.5
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 3.8
0.0-11.7
Library 35
Small
0.0-33.3
11.1-75.0
11.1-27.3
9.0-77.8
0.0- 0.0
0.0- 9.1
9:00-1:51
210
42
4-25
2-10
0-7
10:00-10:51
211
63
3-31
3-10
2-7
11:01-11:59
211
53
3-31
4-10
2-7
12:00-12:59
210
53
3-28
3-8
2-5
1:00-1:51
311
43
3-27
3-1
3-6
2:00-2:51
312
54
3-33
4-11
3-7
3:00-3:59
411
65
4-34
4-11
14 -9
4:01-4:51
413
64
4-31
4-10
-9
5:00-5:51
314
44
3-26
2-8
3-6
600-6:59
33
45
3-17
2-6
3-5
7:01-7:59
37
45
3-19
2-6
3-5
3:00 -3:59
37
35
3-18
2-5
3-5
9:00-1:59
*5
10
0-12
0-2
0-5
REPOT TO 1_137:ARIES PARTICIPATIG 1'; THE P.I.A. E"SU;IEENT STUDY
Name of Library:
Library 37
Size Category:
Small
I.
Description of Collection
A.
"BPR" Probability Sample
The purpose of the BPR probability sample was to determine the probability of a user obtaining any
book published in the last five years.
The following are the results for your library:
1.
Total Sample (N=500)
a. Probability of ownership
h. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
2.
Adult Books (N=447)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
3.
Juvenile Books (N=53)
a. Probability of ownership
b. Probability of availability
c. Availability of books owned
B.
Periodical Sample (N=80)
Your Library
.160
.112
.700
All Phase 11
Libraries
Median
Lar7e
Medium
Small
.367
. 268
.595
.230
.122
.100
.080
.720
.G56
.183
.405
.246
.125
.123
.237
.174
.083
. 571
.501
.780
.651
. 019
.019
1.00
. 453
. 230
. 512
.302
.075
.226
.057
.683
.750
Large
Low-High Range
Medium
Small
.136-.530
.160-.288
.076 -.175
.110-.414
.088-.202
.044-.124
.561-.510
.550-.789
.575-.750
.101-.393
.143-.26C
.075-.123
.121-.435
.074-.192
.045-.128
.353-.729
.515-.957
.533-.774
.033-.755
.033-.472
.018-.235
.019-.393
.019-.302
.012-.129
.400-.840
.500-.800 -.500-1.05
The periodical probability sample was drawn to determine the availability of articles listed
in eight common indexes.
The following, are the results for your library:
1.
Probability
of
ownership
.263
.451
.325
.188
.175-.950
2.
Probability
of
availability
.183
.450
.313
.175
.153-.950
3.
Availability
of
articles owned
.714
.177
.962
.875
.835-1.00
C.
Title Availability Sample
The title availability sample was the sample that you took of
your own collection.
The purpose
of this sample was to be able to describe your collection as well
as to determine the availability
of the books that you actually own.
The folio:tint! are the results for your library:
1.
Total Availability (N=50C)
.582
.756
.813
.546
.585-.849
2.
Adult Availability (N=314)
.732
.744
.845
.732
.634-.882
3.
Juvenile Availability
(N=125)
.543
.536
.612
.643
.333-.346
.255-.450
.100-.263
.188-.300
.038-.513
.682-1.00
.625-1.00
.630-.889
.582-.850
.660.-.399
.605-.921
.434-.724
.543-.745