Public Library Data Service Statistical Report 2008

Public Library Data Service Statistical Report 2008. Chicago: PLA, 2008. Q027.473021 Publi2 2008
isbn 978-0-8389-8453-6

Not to be confused with the state's annual statisical report, the Public Library Data Service (PLDS) Statistical Report is a project of the Public Library Association. It is designed to meet the needs of public library administrators and others for timely and effective library-specific data that illuminates and supports a wide variety of management decisions.
Published annually, the PLDS report presents timely data from 800 public libraries across the United States and Canada on finances, library resources, annual use figures, and technology. In addition to these valuable topics, each year's edition contains a special survey highlighting statistics on one service area or topic. The 2008 report contains a special survey on public library finance.