NCES Handbook of Survey Methods - SASS School Library Media Center Survey (SLS)

Introduction
Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL)
Academic Libraries Survey (ALS)
Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B) Longitudinal Study
Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) Longitudinal Study
Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study(BTLS)
Common Core of Data (CCD)
Current Population Survey (CPS)
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998‑99 (ECLS‑K)
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010–11 (ECLS‑K:2011)
Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS 2002)
Quick Response Information System (FRSS/PEQIS)
High School and Beyond (HS&B) Longitudinal Study
High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
High School Transcript Studies (HSTS)
International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017– 18 (MGLS:2017)
National Assessment of Adulty Literacy (NAAL)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS)
National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS 88)
National Household Education Survey Program (NHES)
National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1982 (NLS 72)
National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF)
National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS)
Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Progress In International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
Program For International Student Assessment (PISA)
Private School Universe Survey (PSS)
School and Staffing Survey (SASS)
SASS Principal Follow-Up Survey (PFS)
SASS School Library Media Center Survey (SLS)
- Overview
- Uses of Data
- Key Concepts
- Survey Design
- Data Quality and Comparability
- Contact Information
- Methodology and Evaluation Reports
- SLS Website
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SASS Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS)
Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED)
Crime and Safety Surveys (SCS & SSOCS)
Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)
Trends In International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

SASS School Library Media Center Survey (SLS)

3. KEY CONCEPTS

Some of the key concepts and terms in the School Library Media Center Survey are defined below.

Librarian. A school staff member whose main responsibility is taking care of the library.

Library Media Center. An organized collection of printed, audiovisual, or computer resources that (a) is administered as a unit, (b) is located in a designated place or places, and (c) makes resources and services available to students, teachers, and administrators.

Library Media Specialist. A teacher who is state certified in the field of library media.