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| Table 417. | Selected statistics on school libraries/media centers, by control and level of school: 1999-2000 |
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statistic | Total| Elementary| Secondary| Combined| Total| Elementary| Secondary| Combined
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Number of schools with libraries\1\ .|77,288(420.6)|57,024(376.9)|18,039(199.4)| 2,226(111.7)|17,054(323.2)|10,961(251.4)| 1,955 (91.2)| 4,138(173.8)
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Average number of staff per library\1\ | | | | | | | |
Total .................................| 1.89(0.018)| 1.80(0.024)| 2.21(0.021)| 1.50(0.057)| 1.18(0.026)| 1.01(0.032)| 1.80(0.083)| 1.33(0.055)
Certified library/media specialists ......| 0.81(0.007)| 0.74(0.009)| 1.06(0.009)| 0.63(0.032)| 0.23(0.011)| 0.13(0.009)| 0.55(0.027)| 0.35(0.027)
Full-time ..............................| 0.65(0.007)| 0.56(0.009)| 0.94(0.011)| 0.52(0.031)| 0.17(0.009)| 0.07(0.007)| 0.47(0.025)| 0.27(0.022)
Part-time ..............................| 0.16(0.006)| 0.17(0.008)| 0.12(0.006)| 0.10(0.011)| 0.06(0.005)| 0.06(0.006)| 0.07(0.010)| 0.08(0.013)
Other professional staff .................| 0.17(0.007)| 0.18(0.009)| 0.15(0.007)| 0.23(0.021)| 0.48(0.014)| 0.47(0.020)| 0.53(0.039)| 0.46(0.024)
Full-time ..............................| 0.12(0.005)| 0.12(0.007)| 0.10(0.007)| 0.12(0.014)| 0.22(0.009)| 0.19(0.012)| 0.33(0.023)| 0.27(0.020)
Part-time ..............................| 0.06(0.004)| 0.06(0.006)| 0.05(0.005)| 0.11(0.019)| 0.25(0.012)| 0.29(0.017)| 0.20(0.029)| 0.19(0.017)
Other paid employees .....................| 0.91(0.014)| 0.88(0.019)| 1.00(0.017)| 0.65(0.035)| 0.48(0.014)| 0.41(0.020)| 0.72(0.048)| 0.52(0.030)
Full-time ..............................| 0.49(0.008)| 0.44(0.010)| 0.67(0.016)| 0.34(0.024)| 0.14(0.009)| 0.11(0.011)| 0.24(0.024)| 0.18(0.015)
Part-time ..............................| 0.41(0.014)| 0.44(0.018)| 0.33(0.013)| 0.31(0.026)| 0.34(0.014)| 0.31(0.018)| 0.48(0.043)| 0.34(0.025)
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Percentage of schools' library media | | | | | | | |
centers with the following equipment | | | | | | | |
Telephone ..............................| 84.8 (0.53)| 82.8 (0.69)| 91.5 (0.46)| 81.9 (1.94)| 53.2 (1.48)| 45.3 (2.02)| 78.2 (2.67)| 62.3 (2.25)
Fax machine ............................| 11.5 (0.43)| 8.1 (0.55)| 22.2 (0.65)| 12.1 (1.52)| 6.7 (0.64)| 4.8 (0.82)| 13.6 (1.38)| 8.7 (1.50)
Automated catalog ......................| 72.8 (0.69)| 71.0 (0.87)| 80.0 (0.78)| 61.5 (2.72)| 34.2 (1.25)| 28.1 (1.54)| 55.8 (2.61)| 39.9 (2.25)
Automated circulation system ...........| 74.4 (0.65)| 73.2 (0.88)| 79.9 (0.72)| 59.5 (3.10)| 29.0 (1.17)| 22.9 (1.31)| 52.3 (2.48)| 33.9 (2.33)
Video laser disc or DVD ................| 43.0 (0.69)| 41.8 (0.87)| 47.7 (0.88)| 35.1 (2.70)| 12.7 (0.67)| 10.4 (0.99)| 21.2 (1.79)| 15.0 (1.40)
Connection to Internet .................| 90.1 (0.57)| 87.9 (0.75)| 96.9 (0.32)| 88.7 (1.59)| 60.6 (1.37)| 55.1 (1.77)| 81.6 (2.46)| 65.2 (2.05)
Cable television .......................| 77.4 (0.66)| 76.6 (0.83)| 82.2 (0.66)| 58.5 (3.21)| 46.3 (1.21)| 48.2 (1.68)| 57.6 (2.44)| 36.1 (1.91)
Broadcast television ...................| 43.4 (0.76)| 43.9 (1.00)| 42.9 (0.90)| 34.8 (2.51)| 48.0 (1.32)| 52.5 (1.67)| 42.4 (2.67)| 38.6 (2.64)
Closed circuit television ..............| 25.0 (0.67)| 23.3 (0.84)| 30.8 (0.82)| 20.5 (2.16)| 7.9 (0.49)| 6.5 (0.68)| 19.2 (1.21)| 6.4 (0.95)
Satellite dish .........................| 27.9 (0.60)| 20.5 (0.71)| 49.9 (0.93)| 38.2 (2.79)| 8.9 (0.58)| 5.4 (0.74)| 28.0 (1.71)| 9.1 (1.04)
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Percentage of schools where-- | | | | | | | |
Long distance learning offered .........| 21.2 (0.48)| 15.2 (0.61)| 38.1 (0.79)| 38.3 (2.76)| 8.3 (0.78)| 7.3 (1.08)| 15.6 (2.09)| 7.7 (1.16)
Students permitted to check out | | | | | | | |
computer hardware ...................| 2.2 (0.14)| 1.2 (0.16)| 5.5 (0.41)| 1.9 (0.48)| 1.0 (0.17)| 0.9 (0.25)| 2.2 (0.41)| 1.0 (0.29)
Students permitted to check out | | | | | | | |
computer software ...................| 6.9 (0.31)| 4.5 (0.36)| 14.3 (0.69)| 7.5 (1.07)| 6.9 (0.57)| 3.8 (0.50)| 16.6 (1.53)| 10.5 (1.59)
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Total students using library per 100 | | | | | | | |
students each week\1,2\ ...............| 94.9 (0.88)| 106.6 (1.12)| 73.4 (1.05)| 80.0 (4.47)| 94.9 (5.96)| 105.1(10.88)| 90.3 (2.57)| 77.9 (2.41)
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Books checked out per 100 students | | | | | | | |
each week\2\ ..........................| 106.6 (1.63)| 146.8 (2.46)| 32.3 (1.36)| 64.2 (4.83)| 88.8 (3.81)| 123.0 (5.56)| 22.7 (1.40)| 64.2 (5.17)
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Average holdings per 100 students at the | | | | | | | |
end of the 1999-2000 school year | | | | | | | |
Books (number of volumes) ..............| 1,803 (19.7)| 1,894 (26.6)| 1,606 (25.8)| 2,190(166.6)| 2,857 (84.8)| 2,801 (86.0)| 2,737(178.3)| 3,043(213.2)
Video materials (tape and disc) ........| 51 (0.8)| 51 (1.1)| 51 (1.3)| 69 (6.1)| 71 (2.5)| 66 (3.3)| 72 (6.0)| 81 (5.8)
CD-ROM titles ..........................| 8 (0.3)| 10 (0.5)| 5 (0.3)| 9 (1.4)| 10 (0.6)| 10 (0.8)| 10 (1.3)| 10 (1.0)
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Expenditures (all sources) per student, | | | | | | | |
1999-2000\1\ | | | | | | | |
Total, library/media materials ........|$23.37(0.438)|$22.99(0.634)|$23.84(0.461)|$27.93(2.508)|$29.02(1.050)|$23.60(1.646)|$38.72(1.582)|$33.40(1.831)
Books ....................................| 9.97(0.153)| 10.47(0.229)| 8.95(0.174)| 11.03(0.713)| 10.57(0.625)| 9.29(1.115)| 11.18(0.472)| 12.68(0.834)
Video materials ..........................| 1.07(0.022)| 1.04(0.029)| 1.13(0.025)| 1.20(0.108)| 1.34(0.051)| 1.04(0.057)| 1.51(0.106)| 1.83(0.153)
CD-ROM titles ............................| 0.59(0.020)| 0.55(0.028)| 0.64(0.023)| 0.94(0.193)| 0.82(0.056)| 0.72(0.081)| 1.15(0.109)| 0.81(0.081)
Current serial subscriptions .............| 1.26(0.016)| 0.98(0.018)| 1.75(0.032)| 1.98(0.184)| 1.34(0.035)| 0.62(0.030)| 2.71(0.120)| 1.86(0.098)
Electronic subscriptions .................| 0.81(0.018)| 0.32(0.023)| 1.74(0.042)| 0.94(0.111)| 1.35(0.056)| 0.17(0.036)| 3.85(0.213)| 2.08(0.124)
Microcomputer hardware ...................| 7.48(0.306)| 7.31(0.390)| 7.68(0.373)| 9.59(1.744)| 11.54(0.843)| 10.50(1.298)| 14.65(1.030)| 11.57(1.278)
Other audiovisual equipment ..............| 2.19(0.181)| 2.32(0.274)| 1.94(0.071)| 2.25(0.258)| 2.06(0.114)| 1.27(0.097)| 3.68(0.406)| 2.58(0.196)
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\1\Public school data include charter schools. NOTE: Percentages are based on schools that have library/media centers. Standard errors appear in parentheses. 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; "Public Charter School Questionnaire," 1999-2000; and "Private School Library Media Center Questionnaire," 1999-2000, unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 2004.)
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