1. Fast Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service, Numbers 283-289. January-December, 2010
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Colorado Department of Education, Library Research Service
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Issues 283 through 289 of "Fast Facts" from the Library Research Service present data collected from libraries in Colorado and throughout the nation. Topics addressed in these "Fast Facts" from 2010 include the relationship between computer access in libraries and use of traditional services, analysis of the third year of data from LibraryJobline.org and results from the Future of the Book survey. Also addressed in these brief reports is the relationship between school library staffing and student achievement, trends in school library staffing, and challenged materials in Colorado's public libraries in 2009. The following "Fast Facts" titles from 2009 are included in this document: (1) Computer Access and Traditional Library Services (Jamie Daisey); (2) More Job Seekers, Fewer Jobs: Findings from Library Jobline, Year Three (Jamie Helgren); (3) Future of the Book Part 1: Perceptions of Cost and Technological Advantages of Paper and Electronic Formats (Jamie Daisey); (4) The Future of the Book Part 2: Beyond the Bathtub, Personal Preference Among Many Factors Influencing Format Choice (Jamie Helgren); (5) Increased Library Staff Links to Higher CSAP Scores (Keith Curry Lance); (6) Endorsed Librarian Positions in Colorado Public Schools Trending Down (Keith Curry Lance); (7) Challenged Materials in Colorado Public Libraries, 2009 (Jamie Helgren). Individual "Fast Facts" contain charts, graphs, tables and references. [For "Fast Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service, Numbers 266-282, January-December 2009," see ED508398.]
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- 2010