LIS 610

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LIS 610 Session 2
Food for thought
Library use survey results

• Discussion of readings

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LIS 610 Session 2

• Food for thought

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Food for thought
Scheppke, Jim. 1994. "Who's using the public
library?" Library journal 119(17) 35-37.
Jorgensen, Corinne D'elia, George Woelfel,
Joseph and Eleanor Rodger. 2001. The impact of
the Internet on public library use current
status and trends for the future. Proceedings of
the ASIST annual meeting 38141-155.
Koontz, Christie M., Dean K. Jue, and Keith Curry
Lance. 2005. Neighborhood-based in-library use
performance measures for public libraries a
nationwide study of majority-minority and
majority white/low income markets using personal
digital data collectors. Library information
science research 2728-50.
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Who was using the library in 1991?
Hispanic
38
62
Black, non-Hispanic
58
42
White, non-Hispanic
45
56
48
52
Other races
Visited in past year
No use in past year
Source Scheppke, Jim. 1994. "Who's using the
public library?" Library journal 119(17) 35-37.
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Who was using the library in 1991?
70
30
More than 75,000
34
65
50,000 to 75,000
43
57
30,001 to 40,000
52
48
20,001 to 25,000
68
32
10,000 or less
Visited in past year
No use in past year
Source Scheppke, Jim. 1994. "Who's using the
public library?" Library journal 119(17) 35-37.
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Who was using the library and/or the Internet in
2001?
Internet Access
Cell legend Row Column Total
Yes
No
Use of Internet
Yes
No
No
60 75 40
6 70 4
33 54 22
Yes 66
Public Library Use
39 25 13
5 30 2
55 45 19
No 33
Source Jorgensen, Corinne D'elia, George
Woelfel, Joseph and Eleanor Rodger. 2001. The
impact of the Internet on public library use
current status and trends for the future.
Proceedings of the ASIST annual meeting
38141-155.
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Demographics
Library User Young Educated Higher annual income
Internet User Young Educated Higher annual income
Source Jorgensen, Corinne D'elia, George
Woelfel, Joseph and Eleanor Rodger. 2001. The
impact of the Internet on public library use
current status and trends for the future.
Proceedings of the ASIST annual meeting
38141-155.
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Minority uses of public libraries
The most universally collected statistic is
circulation
Across U.S. neighborhoods moving to a majority of
minority or low-income residents
Minority patrons use reference services and
attend library programs more than they check out
books
Due to reduced funds public libraries are
merging, resiting, or closing outlets
Source Koontz, Christie M., Dean K. Jue, and
Keith Curry Lance. 2005. Neighborhood-based
in-library use performance measures for public
libraries a nationwide study of
majority-minority and majority white/low income
markets using personal digital data collectors.
Library information science research 2728-50.
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Couldnt happen in Hawaii?
Hawaii Budget-Crisis Fix Would Close Five Branches
Hawaii State Librarian Richard Burns has proposed
closing five public libraries as of the end of
the year to address a 5.7-million cut in
funding. The proposal, presented by Burns to the
state Board of Education July 9 to address a
nearly 20 reduction in the Hawaii State Public
Library Systems budget, also includes 1.3
million in furloughs and other salary savings and
the elimination of 67 vacant positions to save
2.2 million. The libraries targeted for closure
are the Holualoa, Pahala, and Kealakekua branches
on the Big Island the Ewa Beach branch on Oahu
and the Hana branch on Maui. Burns said the list
was based on low usage, proximity to other
branches, staffing vacancies, and other factors,
the Honolulu Advertiser reported July 10.
Source Gordon Flagg, American Libraries Online.
Posted on July 10, 2009. http//www.ala.org/ala/al
online/currentnews/newsarchive/2009/july2009/hawai
ibudgetcrisis071009.cfm
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Libraries in Hawaii?
On the chopping block in 2009
Median household income
Pahala
38,618 (in 2011)
Hana
52,954 (in 2011)
Holualoa
53,467 (in 2011)
Kealakekua
55,985 (in 2009)
Ewa Beach
64,323 (in 2011)
Not on the chopping block in 2009
Manoa
90,559 (in 2011)
Source http//www.city-data.com
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LIS 610 Session 2

• Library use survey results

• Break into discussion groups
• Assign a spokesperson
• Assign a note taker
• Go over individual results
• What conclusions can you draw?
• Report findings to rest of class
• Hand in group packet

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LIS 610 Session 2

• Discussion of readings