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| Table 478. | Selected statistics on public school libraries/media centers, by level of school: 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected statistic | 1999-2000 | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined elementary/ secondary | Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined elementary/ secondary | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Number of schools with libraries/media centers | 77,300 | (421) | 78,300 | (548) | 57,400 | (440) | 16,300 | (313) | 4,600 | (201) | 81,900 | (634) | 59,700 | (492) | 17,800 | (414) | 4,400 | (239) | |
| Average number of staff per library/media center |
1.89 | (0.018) | 1.76 | (0.014) | 1.66 | (0.018) | 2.09 | (0.025) | 1.74 | (0.116) | 1.72 | (0.017) | 1.65 | (0.019) | 2.04 | (0.039) | 1.42 | (0.057) | |
| Certified library/media specialists | 0.81 | (0.007) | 0.79 | (0.009) | 0.73 | (0.012) | 1.03 | (0.018) | 0.73 | (0.023) | 0.78 | (0.011) | 0.73 | (0.013) | 0.98 | (0.019) | 0.66 | (0.033) | |
| Full-time | 0.65 | (0.007) | 0.65 | (0.009) | 0.58 | (0.010) | 0.92 | (0.018) | 0.55 | (0.027) | 0.66 | (0.010) | 0.61 | (0.012) | 0.88 | (0.018) | 0.49 | (0.032) | |
| Part-time | 0.16 | (0.006) | 0.14 | (0.007) | 0.15 | (0.009) | 0.11 | (0.009) | 0.18 | (0.020) | 0.13 | (0.007) | 0.13 | (0.010) | 0.10 | (0.009) | 0.18 | (0.020) | |
| Other professional staff | 0.17 | (0.007) | 0.19 | (0.008) | 0.19 | (0.011) | 0.14 | (0.010) | 0.28 | (0.036) | 0.22 | (0.010) | 0.22 | (0.013) | 0.21 | (0.021) | 0.24 | (0.027) | |
| Full-time | 0.12 | (0.005) | 0.13 | (0.007) | 0.14 | (0.009) | 0.11 | (0.009) | 0.16 | (0.022) | 0.13 | (0.008) | 0.13 | (0.010) | 0.14 | (0.017) | 0.15 | (0.022) | |
| Part-time | 0.06 | (0.004) | 0.05 | (0.005) | 0.05 | (0.006) | 0.03 | (0.004) | 0.11 | (0.031) | 0.08 | (0.007) | 0.08 | (0.009) | 0.07 | (0.013) | 0.08 | (0.017) | |
| Other paid employees | 0.91 | (0.014) | 0.78 | (0.011) | 0.75 | (0.013) | 0.93 | (0.017) | 0.73 | (0.085) | 0.72 | (0.013) | 0.70 | (0.016) | 0.86 | (0.027) | 0.51 | (0.036) | |
| Full-time | 0.49 | (0.008) | 0.46 | (0.009) | 0.41 | (0.011) | 0.65 | (0.017) | 0.35 | (0.028) | 0.43 | (0.013) | 0.39 | (0.016) | 0.60 | (0.022) | 0.27 | (0.028) | |
| Part-time | 0.41 | (0.014) | 0.33 | (0.012) | 0.34 | (0.014) | 0.28 | (0.014) | 0.38 | (0.085) | 0.29 | (0.011) | 0.31 | (0.014) | 0.26 | (0.018) | 0.24 | (0.028) | |
| Percent of libraries/media centers with certain media equipment |
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| Automated catalog | 72.8 | (0.69) | 82.7 | (0.66) | 81.9 | (0.89) | 90.6 | (0.76) | 63.7 | (2.59) | 87.2 | (0.71) | 87.5 | (0.94) | 90.6 | (1.08) | 69.8 | (2.88) | |
| Automated circulation system | 74.4 | (0.65) | 86.9 | (0.61) | 86.7 | (0.82) | 92.8 | (0.80) | 68.8 | (2.45) | 89.5 | (0.68) | 89.9 | (0.87) | 92.6 | (0.98) | 72.4 | (3.15) | |
| Media retrieval system1 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 34.9 | (1.05) | 35.9 | (1.33) | 35.1 | (1.66) | 20.6 | (2.32) | |
| Connection to Internet | 90.1 | (0.57) | 95.1 | (0.35) | 94.1 | (0.48) | 99.2 | (0.22) | 92.6 | (1.40) | 96.7 | (0.40) | 96.5 | (0.51) | 98.6 | (0.51) | 91.6 | (1.90) | |
| Digital video disc (DVD) player/video cassette recorder (VCR) |
— | (†) | 87.8 | (0.60) | 87.0 | (0.70) | 90.4 | (1.19) | 89.1 | (1.53) | 87.2 | (0.77) | 86.7 | (1.02) | 89.6 | (1.00) | 84.5 | (2.20) | |
| Disability assistance technologies, such as TDD |
— | (†) | 11.9 | (0.50) | 10.2 | (0.61) | 18.0 | (0.79) | 11.7 | (1.34) | 23.9 | (1.05) | 23.0 | (1.33) | 26.4 | (1.34) | 25.9 | (2.76) | |
| Percent of libraries/media centers with | |||||||||||||||||||
| certain services | |||||||||||||||||||
| Students permitted to check out laptops | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 27.5 | (1.02) | 26.9 | (1.27) | 29.8 | (1.34) | 26.1 | (2.57) | |
| Staff permitted to check out laptops | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 45.9 | (1.07) | 45.2 | (1.35) | 50.1 | (1.50) | 38.5 | (2.85) | |
| Number of library computer workstations per 100 students |
— | (†) | 2.3 | (0.04) | 2.2 | (0.05) | 2.5 | (0.05) | 2.7 | (0.17) | 2.6 | (0.05) | 2.5 | (0.07) | 2.9 | (0.06) | 3.0 | (0.17) | |
| Average holdings per 100 students at the end of the school year2 |
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| Books (number of volumes) | 1,803 | (19.7) | 1,891 | (45.1) | 2,127 | (70.2) | 1,376 | (20.0) | 2,407 | (117.7) | 2,015 | (30.5) | 2,316 | (40.2) | 1,432 | (36.6) | 2,439 | (132.3) | |
| Audio and video materials | 59 | (0.9) | 80 | (3.7) | 86 | (5.7) | 65 | (2.2) | 97 | (13.6) | 90 | (3.8) | 93 | (5.6) | 81 | (5.2) | 107 | (13.3) | |
| Average additions per 100 students during the school year2 |
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| Books (number of volumes) | — | (†) | 99.3 | (2.08) | 118.4 | (3.13) | 61.2 | (1.75) | 109.2 | (8.40) | 95.3 | (2.21) | 113.3 | (3.26) | 62.1 | (2.67) | 103.4 | (7.41) | |
| Audio and video materials | — | (†) | 5.1 | (0.19) | 5.3 | (0.28) | 4.4 | (0.20) | 6.9 | (0.83) | 5.4 | (0.49) | 5.9 | (0.77) | 4.5 | (0.41) | 5.7 | (0.84) | |
| Total expenditures for library/media materials per pupil2,3 |
$23.37 | (0.438) | $16.24 | (0.322) | $16.00 | (0.469) | $16.11 | (0.320) | $21.24 | (2.498) | $16.11 | (0.461) | $16.18 | (0.591) | $15.90 | (0.647) | $17.00 | (1.216) | |
| Books | 9.97 | (0.153) | 10.99 | (0.299) | 11.72 | (0.452) | 9.68 | (0.275) | 10.19 | (0.631) | 11.40 | (0.291) | 11.99 | (0.389) | 10.26 | (0.504) | 12.10 | (1.094) | |
| Audio and video materials | 1.66 | (0.032) | 1.14 | (0.045) | 1.11 | (0.053) | 1.11 | (0.062) | 1.96 | ! | (0.619) | 1.08 | (0.055) | 1.06 | (0.088) | 1.11 | (0.054) | 1.16 | (0.152) |
| Current serial subscriptions | 1.26 | (0.016) | 1.38 | (0.025) | 1.06 | (0.031) | 1.87 | (0.049) | 2.50 | (0.148) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Electronic subscriptions | 0.81 | (0.018) | 0.88 | (0.033) | 0.39 | (0.042) | 1.79 | (0.061) | 1.25 | (0.249) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Centralized video distribution equipment with a scheduling and control server that telecasts video to classrooms. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Average holdings, acquisitions, and expenditures are from the prior school year, while enrollment counts are from the current school year. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes other expenditures not separately shown. | |||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Library Media Center Questionnaire," 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08; and "Charter School Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared November 2009.) |
