Welcome! State Data Coordinators SDC Orientation December 08, 2015

What?  Public Library Survey – A set of questions asked about all public libraries in the United States – A subset of state library surveys – A part of the Federal statistical system

What?  Public Library Survey – Federal State Cooperative System (FSCS) – Public Library Statistics Cooperative (PLSC)

Who?  Federal – IMLS (Kim, Timothy, Matt, Deanne) – AIR (Danielle, Patrick, Russell)  State – Mentors (Laura, Kathy, Michael, Jamie, Katrice, and coming soon… Robbie, Joy)

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What is IMLS?  Who are we? IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums.  What do we do? We make grants, convene groups, conduct research, and publish in order to build the capacity of museums and libraries to serve the public.

U.S. Museums (2013) Source: Museum Universe Data File, Institute of Museum and Library Services

U.S. Public Libraries (2011) Source: Public Library Survey, Institute of Museum and Library Services

IMLS Budget and Authorization  The FY 2015 IMLS budget is $227.8 million.  IMLS was authorized in 1996 by the Museum and Library Services Act. The act includes: – Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) – Museum Services Act (MSA) Reauthorized in 2003 and 2010

IMLS Activities  Grant Programs  Research, Statistics, and Publications  National Initiatives and Partnerships  Policy Making and Convening

FY 2014 IMLS Funding

Grants to States $154,848,000  Every year each state library administrative agency receives a population-based formula grant.  The grant is distributed in accordance with approved five-year plan.  Each state is required to evaluate its success at meeting the goals of its five-year plan

Nationally Competitive Library Programs $26,061,000  Laura Bush 21 st Century Librarian Program  National Leadership Grants for Libraries  Sparks! Ignition  Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services

Nationally Competitive Museum Programs $28,724,000  Museums for America  National Leadership Grants for Museums  Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program  Technical Assistance: – Conservation Assessment Program – Museum Assessment Program

Research, Evaluation, and Data Collection $1,820,000  Statistical Data Collections – Library Data: Public Library Survey (PLS), State Library Administrative Agency Survey (SLAA)  Evaluations  Publishing Research and Issue Briefs – Annual Public Libraries in the United States Survey

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The Wiki

Contact Information The IMLS Library Statistics Team  Deanne Swan, Sr. Statistician – /  Matt Birnbaum, Sr. Evaluation Officer – /  Kim Miller, Management Analyst – /  Timothy Owens, Sr. Program Officer, State Library Program – /

Orientation Learning Objectives  Understand how to complete the tasks of the State Data Coordinator  Understand and communicate the value and importance of data for libraries  Engage in the Public Library Statistics community