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(15 KB)| Table 418. | Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by level and enrollment size of school: 1993-94 |
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| Public ele- | |
Selected | mentary, | Elementary libraries, by enrollment size of school | Secondary libraries, by enrollment size of school
statistics | secondary, |_____________________________________________________________________|______________________________________________________________________
|and combined | Total |Less than 150| 150 to 499 | 500 to 749 | 750 or more | Total |Less than 500| 500 to 749 | 750 to 1,499|1,500 or more
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Average number of staff per library | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ................................| 1.81 (0.02)| 1.69 (0.02)| 1.39 (0.08)| 1.61 (0.03)| 1.76 (0.05)| 2.03 (0.05)| 2.12 (0.03)| 1.71 (0.04)| 1.80 (0.05)| 2.63 (0.04)| 3.58 (0.09)
Certified library/media specialists | 0.86 (0.01)| 0.79 (0.02)| 0.65 (0.06)| 0.75 (0.02)| 0.85 (0.02)| 0.90 (0.04)| 1.03 (0.01)| 0.89 (0.02)| 0.98 (0.02)| 1.25 (0.02)| 1.62 (0.05)
Full-time ........................| 0.61 (0.01)| 0.51 (0.01)| 0.13 (0.04)| 0.42 (0.02)| 0.66 (0.02)| 0.82 (0.04)| 0.84 (0.02)| 0.58 (0.02)| 0.92 (0.02)| 1.17 (0.02)| 1.53 (0.05)
Part-time ........................| 0.25 (0.01)| 0.28 (0.01)| 0.52 (0.06)| 0.33 (0.02)| 0.19 (0.03)| 0.08 (0.02)| 0.19 (0.01)| 0.32 (0.02)| 0.06 (0.02)| 0.08 (0.02)| 0.09 (0.02)
Other professional staff ...........| 0.27 (0.01)| 0.27 (0.01)| 0.30 (0.04)| 0.27 (0.02)| 0.25 (0.02)| 0.31 (0.04)| 0.26 (0.02)| 0.25 (0.02)| 0.17 (0.03)| 0.23 (0.02)| 0.30 (0.04)
Full-time ........................| 0.13 (0.01)| 0.13 (0.01)| 0.09 (0.02)| 0.13 (0.01)| 0.12 (0.02)| 0.22 (0.03)| 0.14 (0.01)| 0.12 (0.02)| 0.08 (0.02)| 0.14 (0.01)| 0.25 (0.04)
Part-time ........................| 0.13 (0.01)| 0.14 (0.01)| 0.21 (0.03)| 0.14 (0.02)| 0.13 (0.02)| 0.09 (0.03)| 0.13 (0.01)| 0.13 (0.02)| 0.09 (0.02)| 0.09 (0.01)| 0.05 (0.01)
Other paid employees ...............| 0.68 (0.02)| 0.63 (0.02)| 0.44 (0.06)| 0.59 (0.03)| 0.66 (0.03)| 0.82 (0.05)| 0.83 (0.02)| 0.57 (0.03)| 0.66 (0.05)| 1.14 (0.04)| 1.65 (0.08)
Full-time ........................| 0.34 (0.01)| 0.28 (0.01)| 0.10 (0.03)| 0.22 (0.02)| 0.34 (0.03)| 0.51 (0.04)| 0.49 (0.02)| 0.27 (0.02)| 0.39 (0.03)| 0.76 (0.04)| 1.10 (0.06)
Part-time ........................| 0.34 (0.01)| 0.34 (0.02)| 0.34 (0.04)| 0.37 (0.03)| 0.32 (0.03)| 0.31 (0.04)| 0.34 (0.01)| 0.29 (0.02)| 0.27 (0.03)| 0.38 (0.02)| 0.55 (0.05)
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Percentage of schools' library media | | | | | | | | | | |
centers with the following equipment | | | | | | | | | | |
Telephone ............................| 61.2 (1.3)| 55.8 (1.8)| 40.1 (5.0)| 49.4 (2.3)| 64.0 (2.8)| 73.8 (4.0)| 74.7 (1.6)| 61.2 (2.2)| 85.5 (1.9)| 90.4 (1.3)| 98.8 (0.5)
Fax machine ..........................| 7.8 (0.5)| 4.7 (0.6)| 8.2 (2.6)| 3.4 (0.7)| 5.7 (1.3)| 5.1 (1.4)| 15.1 (0.8)| 15.1 (1.3)| 18.8 (2.3)| 17.9 (2.0)| 19.9 (2.1)
Computer with modem ..................| 34.3 (1.0)| 28.3 (1.2)| 21.9 (4.5)| 24.9 (1.7)| 33.3 (2.8)| 34.6 (3.1)| 48.2 (1.5)| 47.0 (2.2)| 51.3 (2.9)| 56.7 (2.7)| 64.8 (2.7)
Automated catalog ....................| 24.0 (0.9)| 20.3 (1.1)| 14.2 (3.8)| 17.5 (1.4)| 24.9 (2.1)| 25.4 (2.2)| 32.8 (1.1)| 24.7 (1.8)| 32.2 (2.7)| 39.7 (1.8)| 53.1 (3.2)
Automated circulation system .........| 37.9 (1.1)| 34.1 (1.6)| 16.0 (3.8)| 28.5 (1.9)| 40.4 (2.7)| 55.0 (3.3)| 47.7 (1.3)| 36.5 (2.0)| 48.0 (3.1)| 61.9 (2.3)| 71.6 (3.0)
Database searching with CD-ROM .......| 31.2 (0.8)| 23.9 (1.2)| 23.3 (3.3)| 21.9 (1.7)| 25.3 (2.6)| 30.1 (2.8)| 48.1 (1.3)| 45.1 (2.1)| 53.1 (3.1)| 59.4 (2.5)| 71.7 (2.2)
Online database searching ............| 9.4 (0.5)| 5.4 (0.5)| 6.0 (1.3)| 4.1 (0.7)| 7.1 (1.3)| 6.8 (1.3)| 18.9 (0.9)| 18.5 (1.6)| 20.5 (2.6)| 23.4 (1.6)| 33.3 (2.8)
Compact disc for periodical indices ..| 46.7 (1.1)| 39.6 (1.5)| 27.0 (3.5)| 37.5 (2.1)| 42.6 (2.7)| 49.5 (3.4)| 63.5 (1.3)| 59.2 (1.9)| 69.8 (2.7)| 74.3 (1.8)| 83.2 (2.8)
Video laser disc .....................| 31.9 (1.0)| 30.3 (1.3)| 19.6 (4.8)| 24.8 (1.7)| 37.2 (2.3)| 44.3 (3.1)| 36.1 (1.3)| 25.5 (1.8)| 41.1 (2.1)| 42.2 (1.8)| 46.6 (3.1)
Connection to Internet ...............| 12.0 (0.6)| 9.5 (0.8)| 5.0 (1.3)| 8.7 (1.4)| 11.9 (1.8)| 10.0 (1.5)| 17.5 (0.8)| 16.8 (1.5)| 18.9 (2.5)| 20.9 (1.9)| 31.0 (2.6)
Cable television .....................| 76.2 (0.8)| 75.0 (1.1)| 59.8 (4.9)| 78.0 (1.6)| 74.7 (2.3)| 73.0 (3.0)| 80.6 (0.9)| 76.3 (1.9)| 81.9 (2.5)| 87.7 (1.3)| 74.8 (2.4)
Broadcast television .................| 48.6 (1.0)| 48.0 (1.4)| 47.0 (4.8)| 45.2 (1.6)| 51.5 (2.5)| 52.3 (4.1)| 49.9 (1.3)| 43.4 (2.3)| 52.0 (3.1)| 60.5 (2.0)| 56.6 (2.9)
Closed circuit television ............| 25.5 (0.7)| 22.0 (1.0)| 7.0 (2.1)| 19.2 (1.4)| 23.1 (2.0)| 41.4 (2.9)| 34.0 (1.0)| 23.4 (1.7)| 46.1 (3.1)| 44.8 (1.7)| 43.7 (2.9)
Satellite dish .......................| 22.9 (0.6)| 14.4 (0.7)| 15.4 (2.8)| 13.6 (1.2)| 12.7 (1.4)| 21.3 (3.1)| 41.1 (1.1)| 51.9 (2.3)| 54.5 (2.7)| 45.5 (2.0)| 35.0 (3.0)
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Percentage of schools offering-- | | | | | | | | | | |
Microcomputers .....................| 90.1 (0.7)| 88.5 (1.0)| 79.2 (3.4)| 89.1 (1.6)| 88.4 (2.0)| 92.1 (2.2)| 94.0 (1.0)| 94.2 (1.1)| 96.4 (0.9)| 95.7 (1.1)| 98.5 (0.9)
Long distance learning .............| 19.0 (0.8)| 15.9 (1.1)| 16.7 (2.7)| 16.3 (1.6)| 14.4 (1.7)| 17.5 (2.6)| 24.8 (1.0)| 28.3 (1.5)| 25.6 (2.0)| 26.8 (1.4)| 21.6 (2.7)
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Total students using library per 100 | | | | | | | | | | |
students each week\1\ ..............| 77.4 (0.6)| 86.2 (0.7)| 93.4 (1.0)| 92.1 (0.7)| 87.7 (1.1)| 73.6 (2.2)| 61.4 (0.9)| 75.2 (1.4)| 66.9 (1.8)| 61.3 (1.1)| 51.4 (1.6)
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Books checked out per 100 students | | | | | | | | | | |
each week\1\ .......................| 101.0 (1.9)| 134.4 (2.6)| 213.0 (11.3)| 159.4 (4.6)| 132.9 (4.7)| 90.9 (4.8)| 39.0 (1.4)| 71.2 (4.5)| 45.9 (3.5)| 32.1 (1.6)| 27.4 (2.7)
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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)| 4,839 (302)| 2,510 (108)| 1,587 (42)| 1,325 (36)| 1,650 (26)| 3,063 (79)| 1,801 (49)| 1,422 (25)| 1,133 (29)
Current serial subscriptions (print/ | | | | | | | | | | |
microfilm) .........................| 6 (\2\)| 5 (\2\)| 20 (2)| 6 (\2\)| 4 (\2\)| 3 (\2\)| 7 (\2\)| 16 (\2\)| 8 (\2\)| 5 (\2\)| 3 (\2\)
Video materials (tape and disc) ......| 29 (1)| 28 (2)| 86 (10)| 34 (4)| 25 (2)| 20 (2)| 29 (1)| 52 (3)| 35 (2)| 25 (2)| 20 (1)
Other audiovisual materials ..........| 95 (3)| 100 (5)| 197 (47)| 116 (6)| 97 (9)| 71 (7)| 84 (4)| 135 (16)| 102 (10)| 80 (4)| 52 (5)
Microcomputer software ...............| 12 (\2\)| 15 (1)| 55 (14)| 20 (1)| 11 (1)| 10 (1)| 6 (\2\)| 10 (1)| 8 (1)| 6 (1)| 4 (\2\)
CD-ROM titles ........................| 1 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| 2 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| (\2\) (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| 2 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| 1 (\2\)| (\2\) (\2\)
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Locally budgeted expenditures\3\ | | | | | | | | | | |
per student, 1992-93 | | | | | | | | | | |
Books ................................| $6.43 (0.16)| $6.48 (0.21)|$15.10 (1.21)| $7.47 (0.25)| $6.37 (0.41)| $4.42 (0.29)| $6.28 (0.20)|$11.24 (0.51)| $6.83 (0.36)| $5.68 (0.19)| $4.20 (0.37)
Current serial subscriptions (print/ | | | | | | | | | | |
microfilm) .........................| 1.56 (0.04)| 1.10 (0.04)| 4.19 (0.44)| 1.37 (0.06)| 0.89 (0.05)| 0.76 (0.06)| 2.44 (0.07)| 4.51 (0.20)| 2.84 (0.15)| 2.20 (0.07)| 1.47 (0.06)
Video materials (tape and disc) ......| 0.94 (0.03)| 0.89 (0.04)| 2.46 (0.40)| 0.93 (0.05)| 0.91 (0.07)| 0.66 (0.07)| 1.06 (0.04)| 1.85 (0.13)| 1.26 (0.11)| 0.98 (0.07)| 0.63 (0.04)
Other audiovisual materials ..........| 0.65 (0.03)| 0.72 (0.04)| 1.31 (0.58)| 0.82 (0.07)| 0.70 (0.06)| 0.53 (0.07)| 0.52 (0.03)| 0.96 (0.09)| 0.63 (0.08)| 0.47 (0.04)| 0.31 (0.03)
Microcomputer software ...............| 0.69 (0.04)| 0.73 (0.06)| 1.76 (0.49)| 0.86 (0.09)| 0.76 (0.13)| 0.38 (0.05)| 0.60 (0.04)| 1.31 (0.18)| 0.70 (0.11)| 0.52 (0.04)| 0.29 (0.04)
CD-ROM titles ........................| 0.50 (0.04)| 0.33 (0.06)| 0.98 (0.35)| 0.31 (0.03)| 0.41 (0.16)| 0.16 (0.02)| 0.80 (0.04)| 1.36 (0.12)| 0.85 (0.10)| 0.74 (0.06)| 0.57 (0.04)
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Expenditures (all sources) per | | | | | | | | | | |
student, 1992-93 | | | | | | | | | | |
Total, library/media materials .......|$12.74 (0.24)|$12.00 (0.31)|$31.05 (2.45)|$14.27 (0.50)|$11.16 (0.56)| $8.34 (0.45)|$13.92 (0.32)|$24.95 (0.80)|$15.01 (0.72)|$12.53 (0.45)| $9.45 (0.51)
Microcomputer hardware .............| 2.96 (0.16)| 2.63 (0.23)| 6.23 (1.32)| 2.53 (0.26)| 3.14 (0.52)| 1.69 (0.26)| 3.57 (0.28)| 5.69 (0.94)| 4.04 (0.70)| 3.93 (0.50)| 1.79 (0.21)
Audiovisual equipment ..............| 1.76 (0.08)| 1.77 (0.11)| 4.37 (1.28)| 1.70 (0.16)| 1.91 (0.24)| 1.45 (0.25)| 1.77 (0.07)| 2.96 (0.23)| 1.69 (0.15)| 1.61 (0.11)| 1.42 (0.14)
Online database searching/ | | | | | | | | | | |
electronic communications ........| 0.26 (0.04)| 0.22 (0.06)| 0.31 (0.16)| 0.23 (0.06)| 0.26 (0.15)| 0.10 (0.03)| 0.33 (0.03)| 0.57 (0.09)| 0.26 (0.05)| 0.22 (0.05)| 0.39 (0.08)
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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.) |