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FYI, additional information regarding OCLC report.<br>
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Suzanne L. Sager<br>
Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor<br>
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<td>[alacoun] RE: Re: OCLC library report attached</td>
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<td>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:15:13 -0500</td>
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<td>Mary Ghikas <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mghikas@ala.org"><mghikas@ala.org></a></td>
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<td>James G. Neal <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jneal@columbia.edu"><jneal@columbia.edu></a>, Jacqueline Rafferty
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<pre>For additional information, you may want to look at the following two
documents, both released recently by the ALA Office for Research &
Statistics:
"A Perfect Storm Brewing: Budget cuts threaten public library services
at time of increased demand" --
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/research/initiatives/plftas/issuesbriefs/issuesbr">http://www.ala.org/ala/research/initiatives/plftas/issuesbriefs/issuesbr</a>
ief-perfectstorm.pdf
and
"The Condition of U.S.Libraries: Trends, 1999-2009"
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/research/initiatives/Condition%20of%20Libraries%2">http://www.ala.org/ala/research/initiatives/Condition%20of%20Libraries%2</a>
01999.2009_all.pdf
Thanks to Denise Davis, Director, ALA Office for Statistics & Research,
and Karen Muller, ALA's Librarian.
mg
Mary W. Ghikas
Senior Associate Executive Director, ALA
312-280-2518
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From: James G. Neal [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jneal@columbia.edu">mailto:jneal@columbia.edu</a>]
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 11:35 AM
To: Jacqueline Rafferty
Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alacoun@ala.org">alacoun@ala.org</a>
Subject: [alacoun] Re: OCLC library report attached
This is a very useful historical snapshot of library trends about 6-8
years ago, much of the data drawn from 2002 and 2003 reports. I wonder
how activities and comparisons have evolved under the impact of dramatic
changes in the technology, economics, and roles of libraries. Jim Neal.
Jacqueline Rafferty wrote:
>
> For those who may not have yet seen it, attached is a library report
> by OCLC: / /
>
> /Libraries /*How they stack up*
>
> U.S. spending
>
> "This report, */Libraries: How they stack up, /*provides a snapshot of
> the economic
>
> impact of libraries. The report contains some interesting comparisons
> of library
>
> economics and activities to other sectors, professions and
> destinations in the
>
> worldwide economy."
>
> Jackie
> Jacqueline Rafferty, MA Chapter Councilor Library Director Paul Pratt
> Memorial Library
> 35 Ripley Road
> Cohasset, MA 02025
> Voice mail: 781.383.1348
> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.cohassetlibrary.org">www.cohassetlibrary.org</a>
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-----Original Message-----
From: James G. Neal [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jneal@columbia.edu">mailto:jneal@columbia.edu</a>]
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 11:35 AM
To: Jacqueline Rafferty
Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alacoun@ala.org">alacoun@ala.org</a>
Subject: [alacoun] Re: OCLC library report attached
This is a very useful historical snapshot of library trends about 6-8
years ago, much of the data drawn from 2002 and 2003 reports. I wonder
how activities and comparisons have evolved under the impact of dramatic
changes in the technology, economics, and roles of libraries. Jim Neal.
Jacqueline Rafferty wrote:
>
> For those who may not have yet seen it, attached is a library report
> by OCLC: / /
>
> /Libraries /*How they stack up*
>
> U.S. spending
>
> "This report, */Libraries: How they stack up, /*provides a snapshot of
> the economic
>
> impact of libraries. The report contains some interesting comparisons
> of library
>
> economics and activities to other sectors, professions and
> destinations in the
>
> worldwide economy."
>
> Jackie
> Jacqueline Rafferty, MA Chapter Councilor Library Director Paul Pratt
> Memorial Library
> 35 Ripley Road
> Cohasset, MA 02025
> Voice mail: 781.383.1348
> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.cohassetlibrary.org">www.cohassetlibrary.org</a>
>
>
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