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| Table 415. - | Percentage of school library/media centers that offered selected services and equipment, and library/media center expenditures, by control and level of school: 1993-94 |
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Selected | Public | Private
statistics |________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
| Total |Elementary |Secondary |Combined | Total |Elementary |Secondary |Combined
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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Number of schools with libraries ........| 72,286 --- |53,059 --- |17,356 --- | 1,871 --- |19,301 --- |10,880 --- | 4,178 --- | 4,243 ---
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Average number of staff per library | | | | | | | |
Total ...................................| 1.81 (0.02)| 1.69 (0.03)| 2.12 (0.03)| 1.71 (0.07)| 1.23 (0.03)| 1.09 (0.03)| 1.58 (0.06)| 1.25 (0.07)
Certified library/media specialists ...| 0.86 (0.01)| 0.79 (0.02)| 1.03 (0.02)| 0.79 (0.05)| 0.28 (0.01)| 0.20 (0.02)| 0.47 (0.03)| 0.30 (0.02)
Full-time ...........................| 0.61 (0.01)| 0.51 (0.01)| 0.84 (0.02)| 0.51 (0.03)| 0.17 (0.01)| 0.07 (0.01)| 0.35 (0.03)| 0.21 (0.02)
Part-time ...........................| 0.25 (0.01)| 0.28 (0.02)| 0.19 (0.01)| 0.28 (0.04)| 0.11 (0.01)| 0.12 (0.02)| 0.11 (0.01)| 0.09 (0.02)
Other professional staff ..............| 0.27 (0.01)| 0.27 (0.01)| 0.26 (0.02)| 0.29 (0.03)| 0.66 (0.02)| 0.65 (0.02)| 0.65 (0.04)| 0.70 (0.06)
Full-time ...........................| 0.13 (0.01)| 0.13 (0.01)| 0.14 (0.01)| 0.13 (0.03)| 0.23 (0.02)| 0.19 (0.01)| 0.26 (0.03)| 0.32 (0.04)
Part-time ...........................| 0.13 (0.01)| 0.14 (0.01)| 0.13 (0.01)| 0.16 (0.02)| 0.43 (0.01)| 0.47 (0.02)| 0.39 (0.03)| 0.39 (0.04)
Other paid employees ..................| 0.68 (0.02)| 0.63 (0.02)| 0.83 (0.02)| 0.62 (0.04)| 0.29 (0.02)| 0.24 (0.02)| 0.46 (0.03)| 0.25 (0.03)
Full-time ...........................| 0.34 (0.01)| 0.28 (0.01)| 0.49 (0.02)| 0.29 (0.03)| 0.07 (0.01)| 0.05 (0.01)| 0.12 (0.02)| 0.07 (0.01)
Part-time ...........................| 0.34 (0.01)| 0.34 (0.02)| 0.34 (0.02)| 0.33 (0.03)| 0.22 (0.01)| 0.19 (0.02)| 0.34 (0.02)| 0.18 (0.03)
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Percentage of schools' library media | | | | | | | |
centers with the following equipment | | | | | | | |
Telephone ...............................| 61.2 (1.3)| 55.8 (1.8)| 74.7 (1.6)| 51.6 (3.3)| 40.8 (1.3)| 30.7 (1.6)| 52.8 (2.5)| 54.6 (4.2)
Fax machine .............................| 7.8 (0.5)| 4.7 (0.6)| 15.1 (0.8)| 8.8 (1.4)| 5.1 (0.5)| 3.1 (0.6)| 7.9 (1.1)| 7.4 (1.2)
Computer with modem .....................| 34.3 (1.0)| 28.3 (1.2)| 48.2 (1.5)| 38.1 (3.0)| 19.5 (1.0)| 12.2 (1.5)| 30.2 (1.9)| 27.9 (2.7)
Automated catalog .......................| 24.0 (0.9)| 20.3 (1.1)| 32.8 (1.1)| 20.5 (1.9)| 9.7 (0.7)| 5.5 (0.5)| 15.8 (1.9)| 14.4 (2.3)
Automated circulation system ............| 37.9 (1.1)| 34.1 (1.6)| 47.7 (1.3)| 27.8 (2.6)| 9.5 (0.7)| 5.4 (0.6)| 16.0 (1.8)| 13.8 (1.8)
Database searching with CD-ROM ..........| 31.2 (0.8)| 23.9 (1.2)| 48.1 (1.3)| 31.4 (3.1)| 13.9 (0.8)| 6.3 (0.8)| 25.7 (1.6)| 21.6 (2.2)
On-line database searching ..............| 9.4 (0.5)| 5.4 (0.5)| 18.9 (0.9)| 8.8 (1.5)| 5.5 (0.5)| 0.7 (0.3)| 12.2 (1.2)| 11.0 (1.7)
Compact disc for periodical indices, etc.| 46.7 (1.1)| 39.6 (1.5)| 63.5 (1.3)| 46.6 (3.7)| 19.6 (1.0)| 12.3 (1.1)| 33.5 (2.2)| 24.6 (2.2)
Video laser disc ........................| 31.9 (1.0)| 30.3 (1.3)| 36.1 (1.3)| 26.1 (2.8)| 6.3 (0.6)| 4.8 (0.7)| 9.9 (1.2)| 6.9 (1.1)
Connection to Internet ..................| 12.0 (0.6)| 9.5 (0.8)| 17.5 (0.8)| 15.0 (1.9)| 5.3 (0.5)| 2.8 (0.8)| 9.2 (1.1)| 7.5 (1.2)
Cable television ........................| 76.2 (0.8)| 75.0 (1.1)| 80.6 (0.9)| 57.7 (3.6)| 39.9 (1.3)| 42.6 (2.0)| 43.1 (2.8)| 30.1 (2.7)
Broadcast television ....................| 48.6 (1.0)| 48.0 (1.4)| 49.9 (1.3)| 48.1 (3.1)| 39.9 (1.6)| 42.9 (1.9)| 39.7 (2.5)| 32.2 (3.9)
Closed circuit television ...............| 25.5 (0.7)| 22.0 (1.0)| 34.0 (1.0)| 20.9 (2.2)| 8.8 (0.7)| 5.7 (1.0)| 19.2 (1.6)| 6.3 (1.5)
Satellite dish ..........................| 22.9 (0.6)| 14.4 (0.7)| 41.1 (1.1)| 45.2 (3.0)| 8.7 (0.9)| 5.6 (0.9)| 15.6 (1.2)| 9.8 (2.5)
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Total students using library per 100 | | | | | | | |
students each week\1\ .................| 83.4 (0.4)| 88.9 (0.5)| 68.6 (0.9)| 66.4 (1.8)| 76.5 (0.9)| 84.9 (1.0)| 64.6 (1.7)| 60.0 (2.6)
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Books checked out per 100 students | | | | | | | |
each week\1\ ..........................| 128 (2)| 150 (3)| 67 (4)| 85 (8)| 116 (18)| 146 (28)| 47 (8)| 68 (5)
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Percentage of schools offering-- | | | | | | | |
Microcomputers ........................| 90.1 (0.7)| 88.5 (1.0)| 94.0 (1.0)| 87.4 (1.5)| 75.8 (1.6)| 72.8 (2.1)| 80.6 (2.9)| 78.5 (3.5)
Long distance learning ................| 19.0 (0.8)| 15.9 (1.1)| 24.8 (1.0)| 36.4 (2.6)| 8.8 (0.9)| 8.3 (0.9)| 8.2 (1.6)| 10.9 (2.9)
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Average holdings per 100 students | | | | | | | |
at the end of the 1992-93 school year | | | | | | | |
Books (number of volumes) .............. | 2,585 (57)| 2,467 (81)| 2,891 (101)| 3,085 (262)| 3,716 (252)| 3,455 (349)| 5,383 (726)| 3,677 (286)
Current serial subscriptions (print/ | | | | | | | |
microfilm) ............................| 9 (\2\)| 7 (\2\)| 14 (1)| 15 (3)| 8 (1)| 7 (1)| 16 (1)| 8 (1)
Video materials (tape and disc) .........| 38 (2)| 35 (2)| 46 (2)| 70 (11)| 47 (5)| 44 (5)| 50 (6)| 54 (10)
Other audiovisual materials .............| 116 (4)| 114 (6)| 117 (7)| 187 (24)| 76 (6)| 74 (5)| 120 (16)| 63 (16)
Microcomputer software ..................| 18 (1)| 20 (1)| 12 (1)| 21 (2)| 26 (4)| 28 (5)| 11 (4)| 26 (9)
CD-ROM titles ...........................| 1 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| 2 (\2\)| 3 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| (\2\) (\2\)| 2 (1)| 2 (1)
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Locally budgeted expenditures\3\ | | | | | | | |
per student, 1992-93 | | | | | | | |
Books ...................................| $8.52 (0.23)| $7.80 (0.25)|$10.06 (0.42)|$14.40 (2.06)| $7.86 (0.45)| $6.94 (0.52)|$12.86 (1.26)| $8.09 (0.97)
Current serial subscriptions (print/ | | | | | | | |
microfilm) ............................| 2.18 (0.05)| 1.49 (0.06)| 4.15 (0.14)| 3.33 (0.30)| 1.57 (0.09)| 0.95 (0.10)| 4.83 (0.36)| 1.78 (0.20)
Video materials (tape and disc) .........| 1.24 (0.04)| 1.04 (0.05)| 1.77 (0.10)| 1.74 (0.35)| 1.07 (0.09)| 0.87 (0.08)| 1.49 (0.15)| 1.40 (0.27)
Other audiovisual materials .............| 0.82 (0.04)| 0.77 (0.06)| 0.87 (0.07)| 1.54 (0.30)| 0.55 (0.05)| 0.55 (0.06)| 0.72 (0.10)| 0.45 (0.11)
Microcomputer software ..................| 1.09 (0.09)| 0.89 (0.07)| 1.50 (0.35)| 2.84 (0.90)| 1.41 (0.19)| 1.25 (0.20)| 1.86 (0.59)| 1.63 (0.36)
CD-ROM titles ...........................| 0.63 (0.05)| 0.38 (0.06)| 1.24 (0.09)| 2.09 (0.53)| 0.69 (0.17)| 0.59 (0.25)| 1.69 (0.18)| 0.53 (0.11)
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Expenditures (all sources) per | | | | | | | |
student, 1992-93 | | | | | | | |
Total, library/media materials ..........| 17.18 (0.35)| 14.88 (0.45)| 22.71 (0.82)| 31.11 (3.02)| 15.96 (0.80)| 13.68 (0.92)| 27.29 (2.29)| 16.99 (1.53)
Microcomputer hardware ................| 3.84 (0.25)| 3.43 (0.33)| 4.73 (0.46)| 7.15 (1.42)| 3.60 (0.59)| 2.62 (0.55)| 8.68 (1.87)| 3.98 (1.27)
Audiovisual equipment .................| 2.24 (0.15)| 2.00 (0.17)| 2.98 (0.46)| 2.25 (0.30)| 1.57 (0.19)| 1.39 (0.25)| 3.12 (0.60)| 1.37 (0.32)
On-line database searching/electronic | | | | | | | |
communications ......................| 0.30 (0.04)| 0.25 (0.06)| 0.43 (0.05)| 0.55 (0.26)| 0.31 (0.13)| 0.29 (0.19)| 0.60 (0.16)| 0.24 (0.06)
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\1\During the most recent full week of school.
\2\Data less than 0.5 are rounded to 0. \3\Locally budgeted expenditures exclude federal gifts and grants. ---Data not available. NOTE.--Percentages are based on schools that have library/media centers. In school year 1990-91, 96 percent of public and 87 percent of private schools had library/media centers. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 1993-94, unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 1997.) |
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