Library Networks and Cooperative Library Organizations, 1977-1978: [United States]

Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics

Summary: The purpose of this survey was to identify the cooperative library organizations within the United States and to gather information about these organizations, such as organizational structure, staffing, funds received during the fiscal year, funds carried over from previous years, expenditures, major services provided, and computer and other automated services. (more info)

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U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. LIBRARY NETWORKS AND COOPERATIVE LIBRARY ORGANIZATIONS, 1977-1978: [UNITED STATES]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics [producer], 1978. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002. doi:10.3886/ICPSR02224.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02224.v1

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Summary: The purpose of this survey was to identify the cooperative library organizations within the United States and to gather information about these organizations, such as organizational structure, staffing, funds received during the fiscal year, funds carried over from previous years, expenditures, major services provided, and computer and other automated services.

Subject Terms: computer use, expenditures, library services, organizational structure, personnel

Geographic Coverage: United States

Time Period:

1977--1978

Date of Collection:

1978

Universe: Cooperative library organizations in the United States.

Data Types: survey data

Data Collection Notes:

The codebook and data collection instrument are provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Website.

Data Source:

self-enumerated forms

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