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Appendix : Selected Bibliography: Research in library technology and funding technology in libraries

Abstract

Almost anyone who has worked in a library understands that librarians are constantly working on a tight budget, even when the economy is strong. With state and local governments struggling to stay afloat, budget cuts for libraries have already begun, and more are expected. Ironically, as the economic crisis forces libraries to slash spending, demand for library services actually increases as cash-strapped families try to use more free sources of entertainment.

With this issue, we aim to assist librarians in budgeting and planning for library technology during a difficult financial crisis. By offering both a detailed analysis of the current state of library technology funding and expert-authored, practical guides to stretching your budget and planning for maximum efficiency, the content of this issue can help librarians fulfill their technological needs while weathering the ongoing economic storm.


Publications

Against the Grain http://www.against-the-grain.com/d/

Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Journal&containerId=11217)

Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com/

College & Research Libraries (ALA Association for College and Research Libraries [ACRL], http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crljournal/collegeresearch.cfm)

Computers in Libraries (Information Today Inc., http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/default.shtml)

D-Lib Magazine (Corporation for National Research Initiatives, http://www.dlib.org/)

EDUCAUSE (various publications) (http://www.educause.edu/resources/16011)

Government Information Quarterly (Elsevier Science, www.elsevier.com/locate/govinf)

Information Technology & Libraries (ALA Library and Information Technology Association [LITA], http://www.lita.org/ala/lita/litapublications/ital/italinformation.cfm)

Interface (ALA Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies [ASCLA], http://www.ala.org/ala/ascla/asclapubs/interface/currentedition/currentedition.cfm)

Journal of Academic Librarianship (Elsevier Science, www.elsevier.com/locate/jacalib)

Journal of Information Science (Sage Publications, http://jis.sagepub.com/)

Journal of Library Administration (Haworth Press, http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sku=J111)

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST, http://www.asis.org/jasist.html)

Library Technology Reports (ALA Techsource, http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr/)

Library Administration & Management (ALA Library Administration and Management Association [LAMA], http://www.ala.org/ala/lama/lamapublications/laandm/libraryadministration.cfm)

Library Hi Tech (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Journal&containerId=11298)

Library Journal (Reed Business Information http://www.libraryjournal.com/)

Library Review (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Journal&containerId=278)

Library Trends (Johns Hopkins University Press, http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/library_trends/)

Performance Measurement & Metrics (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/)

Public Libraries (ALA Public Library Association [PLA], http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plapubs/publiclibraries/publiclibraries.cfm)

Public Library Quarterly (Haworth Press, http://www.haworthpress.com)

RQ (Reference Quarterly) (ALA Reference & User Services Association [RUSA], http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusapubs/rusq/referenceuser.cfm)

Technicalities (Trozzolo Resources, http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/Journals/getIssues.jhtml?sid=HWW:LIB&id=00430)

Wilson Library Bulletin (H.W. Wilson Company, http://www.hwwilson.com/Databases/liblit.htm)


Organizations

American Library Association (www.ala.org)

ALA Washington Office, Office for Information Technology Policy (http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/oitp/oitpofficeinformation.cfm)

Association for Research Libraries (ARL, http://www.arl.org)

Coalition for Networked Information (CNI, http://www.cni.org/)

Educause (http://www.educause.edu)


Federal Agencies

US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (eliminated in October 2007, but research initiatives still searchable on the archived website, http://www.nclis.gov/)

Institute of Museum and Library Services (http://www.imls.gov/index.shtm)

National Center for Education Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov/)


Other

Some key researchers maintain websites with robust information on library technology and library technology funding. Please visit the schools of library and information science websites for more information. A list of LIS programs is online at http://www.ala.org/ala/accreditation/lisdirb/alphaaccred.cfm.



Figures

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Figure A1 

Fiscal Year 1996–2005 Annualized Percentage Change in Public Library Operating Expenditures, by Type and Population Served



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Figure A2 

Average Percent Change in Rural Library Technology-Related Expenditures, by Source, FY2006–2008



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Figure A3 

Average Percent Change in Suburban Library Technology-Related Expenditures, by Source, FY2006–2008



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Figure A4 

Average Percent Change in Urban Library Technology-Related Expenditures, by Source, FY2006–2008



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Figure A5 

Public Library Outlets the Only Provider of Free Public Internet and Free Public Computer Access, by Metropolitan Status and Poverty



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Figure A6 

Adequacy of Public Library Outlet Public Access Internet Connection, by Metropolitan Status and Poverty



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Figure A7 

Sufficiency of Public Access Internet Workstations, by Metropolitan Status and Poverty



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Figure A8 

Public Library Outlet Time Limits for Patron Use of Workstations, by Metropolitan Status and Poverty



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