Library & Information Science

Includes topics such as collections, expenditures, services, and staffing from the Academic Libraries Survey and the School Library Media Center Survey

IMLS is a good source for public and state library statistics. Also look at the Data Collection link.

PLAMetrics offers statistics on public libraries in the areas of finances, resources, service usage and technology. The library does not have a subscription to the PLAMetrics database, but the Public Library Data Service Statistical Report: Characteristics and Trends is freely available.

Includes annual statistics from the members of ARL members on their collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities from 1969 on.

This is the statistics page from the ALA website and includes information about academic, public, school, and state libraries.

Includes accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities in the U.S.

The Horizon Report: Library Edition "examines key trends, significant challenges, and emerging technologies for their potential impact on academic and research libraries worldwide" and is updated annually.

A great source for current research on libraries and their users. Also provides authoritative reports on online communities and information seeking.

The Lib-Value bibliographic database includes over 900 individual items from library and information science literature.

OCLC publishes a lot of reports on libraries by region (U.S., U.K., etc.) as well as more general reports on library trends.

The Library Journal does an annual survey of what librarians earn and where they work.

Web site with link to full report.

How libraries assist with the ever-growing Internet access needs of their library patrons.

LRS is part of the Colorado State Library but publishes general interest reports on libraries as well.

The environmental scan provides an overview of the current environment for academic libraries rather than an exhaustive examination. The 2015 scan addresses topics related to higher education in general and their resulting impact on library collections and access, research data services, discovery services, library facilities, scholarly communication, and the library’s influence on student success.