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(12 KB)| Table 417. | Selected statistics on school library/media centers, by control and level of school: 1993-94 |
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statistics | Total |Elementary |Secondary |Combined | Total |Elementary |Secondary |Combined
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Number of schools with libraries ......|77,573 (407)|53,059 (461)|22,643 (464)| 1,871 (100)|19,301 (271)|10,880 (254)| 4,178 (260)| 4,243 (233)
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Average number of staff per library | | | | | | | |
Total .................................| 1.81 (0.02)| 1.69 (0.02)| 2.12 (0.03)| 1.71 (0.06)| 1.23 (0.04)| 1.09 (0.04)| 1.58 (0.08)| 1.25 (0.08)
Certified library/media specialists .| 0.86 (0.01)| 0.79 (0.02)| 1.03 (0.01)| 0.79 (0.03)| 0.28 (0.02)| 0.20 (0.02)| 0.47 (0.04)| 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 (0.01)| 0.19 (0.01)| 0.28 (0.04)| 0.11 (0.01)| 0.12 (0.02)| 0.11 (0.02)| 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 (0.02)| 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 (0.05)| 0.29 (0.02)| 0.24 (0.02)| 0.46 (0.04)| 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 (0.01)| 0.33 (0.03)| 0.22 (0.02)| 0.19 (0.02)| 0.34 (0.03)| 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)
Online 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 ...| 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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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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Total students using library per 100 | | | | | | | |
students each week\1\ ...............| 77.4 (0.6)| 86.2 (0.7)| 61.4 (0.9)| 59.7 (2.9)| 74.9 (0.7)| 84.0 (1.0)| 63.7 (1.6)| 62.2 (1.5)
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Books checked out per 100 students | | | | | | | |
each week\1\ ........................| 101.0 (1.9)| 134.4 (2.6)| 39.0 (1.4)| 57.7 (4.6)| 85.2 (1.9)| 112.6 (2.6)| 27.9 (2.3)| 63.4 (3.6)
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Average holdings per 100 students | | | | | | | |
at the end of the 1992-93 school year | | | | | | | |
Books (number of volumes) .............| 1,832 (33)| 1,925 (48)| 1,650 (26)| 1,879 (69)| 2,689 (69)| 2,464 (72)| 3,277 (225)| 2,787 (122)
Current serial subscriptions (print/ | | | | | | | |
microfilm) ..........................| 6 (\2\)| 5 (\2\)| 7 (\2\)| 7 (\2\)| 6 (\2\)| 4 (\2\)| 11 (\2\)| 6 (\2\)
Video materials (tape and disc) .......| 29 (1)| 28 (2)| 29 (1)| 41 (5)| 33 (1)| 29 (2)| 41 (4)| 39 (4)
Other audiovisual materials ...........| 95 (3)| 100 (5)| 84 (4)| 109 (14)| 80 (4)| 80 (6)| 98 (10)| 68 (6)
Microcomputer software ................| 12 (\2\)| 15 (1)| 6 (\2\)| 13 (2)| 11 (1)| 15 (1)| 6 (1)| 8 (2)
CD-ROM titles .........................| 1 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| (\2\) (\2\)| 2 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)
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Locally budgeted expenditures\3\ | | | | | | | |
per student, 1992-93 | | | | | | | |
Books .................................| $6.43 (0.16)| $6.48 (0.21)| $6.28 (0.20)| $7.41 (0.60)| $6.93 (0.32)| $5.23 (0.30)| $9.90 (0.96)| $8.68 (0.59)
Current serial subscriptions (print/ | | | | | | | |
microfilm) ..........................| 1.56 (0.04)| 1.10 (0.04)| 2.44 (0.07)| 1.96 (0.12)| 1.69 (0.08)| 0.74 (0.06)| 3.80 (0.23)| 2.35 (0.16)
Video materials (tape and disc) .......| 0.94 (0.03)| 0.89 (0.04)| 1.06 (0.04)| 0.78 (0.08)| 0.90 (0.05)| 0.71 (0.05)| 1.21 (0.12)| 1.13 (0.12)
Other audiovisual materials ...........| 0.65 (0.03)| 0.72 (0.04)| 0.52 (0.03)| 0.65 (0.08)| 0.54 (0.04)| 0.51 (0.05)| 0.66 (0.07)| 0.54 (0.10)
Microcomputer software ................| 0.69 (0.04)| 0.73 (0.06)| 0.60 (0.04)| 1.17 (0.16)| 0.81 (0.06)| 0.77 (0.10)| 0.91 (0.09)| 0.83 (0.12)
CD-ROM titles .........................| 0.50 (0.04)| 0.33 (0.06)| 0.80 (0.04)| 0.90 (0.16)| 0.66 (0.08)| 0.34 (0.12)| 1.46 (0.11)| 0.84 (0.10)
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Expenditures (all sources) per | | | | | | | |
student, 1992-93 | | | | | | | |
Total, library/media materials ........|$12.74 (0.24)|$12.00 (0.31)|$13.92 (0.32)|$16.79 (1.28)|$14.47 (0.57)|$10.55 (0.55)|$22.13 (1.72)|$17.96 (1.11)
Microcomputer hardware ..............| 2.96 (0.16)| 2.63 (0.23)| 3.57 (0.28)| 3.44 (0.40)| 3.06 (0.40)| 1.72 (0.23)| 6.05 (1.24)| 4.02 (1.08)
Audiovisual equipment ...............| 1.76 (0.08)| 1.77 (0.11)| 1.77 (0.07)| 1.43 (0.20)| 1.42 (0.13)| 1.06 (0.14)| 2.65 (0.45)| 1.39 (0.13)
Online database searching/electronic | | | | | | | |
communications ....................| 0.26 (0.04)| 0.22 (0.06)| 0.33 (0.03)| 0.32 (0.11)| 0.23 (0.04)| 0.10 (0.04)| 0.40 (0.12)| 0.41 (0.07)
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\1\During the most recent full week of school.
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. Data revised from previously published figures. 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 November 2001.)
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