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The State of America's Libraries Report - 2007
 
Macey Morales
Manger,
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
 
Jennifer Petersen
PR Coordinator
312-280-5043 
 
 
 

Loriene Roy

 
   
 

Keith Michael Fiels

 
 

ALA President Loriene Roy and Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels discuss America's libraries

 
 

Jenifer Grady

 
 

ALA-APA Director Jenifer Grady discusses National Library Workers' Day (NLWD)

 

 
 

Denise Davis

 
 

Denise Davis, ORS Director, discusses library services and programs for non-English speakers

 

 
 

Julie Walker

 
 

AASL Executive Director Julie Walker discusses school libraries

 
   
 
 
 
The State of America's Libraries
 
 
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ACRL/LAMA Guide for Architects: Guide For Planning Higher Education Library Spaces, from ACRL wiki http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/ACRL/LAMA_Guide_for_Architects (accessed April 7, 2008)

 

ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian — Public and Academic: A Survey of Public and Academic Library Positions Requiring an ALA-Accredited Master’s Degree. Chicago: ALA-APA, 2007.

 

ALA-APA Salary Survey: Non-MLS — Public and Academic: A Survey of Public and Academic Library Positions Not Requiring an ALA-Accredited Master’s Degree. Chicago: ALA-APA, 2007.

 

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American Association of School Librarians. Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. 2007. http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf (accessed April 3, 2008)

 

American Libraries (Stephen Sottong, “The Elusive E-book,” May 2008)

 

American Library Association Youth and Library Use Study http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/HarrisYouthPoll.pdf (accessed April 4, 2008)

 

American Library Association. Office for Literacy and Outreach Services. Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds Committee The small but powerful guide to winning big support for your rural library. Chicago: ALA, 2006.

 

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Changing Roles of Academic and Research Libraries: Essay [based on] a Roundtable on Technology and Change in Academic Libraries, convened by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) on Nov. 2-3, 2006, in Chicago. http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/future/changingroles.cfm (accessed April 7, 2008)

 

Chute, A. and Kroe, E., Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2005: First Look. (NCES 2008-301). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007, and Supplemental Tables, both at http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/pls/pub_detail.asp?id=116# (accessed April 8, 2008)

 

Davis, Denise M. Library Retirements — What we can expect. Chicago: ALA, 2004. http://www.ala.org/ala/ors/reports/lisgradspositionsandretirements_rev1.pdf (accessed April 4, 2008)

 

“Equity by Design: 2007 Library Design Showcase.” American Libraries, April 2007, pp. 34-48.

 

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Quotable Facts About America's Libraries

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School Libraries & You
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner

Serving Non-English Speakers in U.S. Public Libraries

Gaming and Libraries: Intersection of Services

 

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Library Staff Salaries 2007

 

Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2006-2007 Report 

Diversity Counts
American Library Association Youth and Library Use Study

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