LIS 610 – Session 2

Food for thoughtFood for thought

Library use survey Library use survey resultsresults

Discussion of readingsDiscussion of readings

LIS 610 – Session 2

Food for thoughtFood for thought

Food for thought

Scheppke, Jim. 1994. "Who's using the public library?" Library journal 119(17): 35-37.

Jorgensen, Corinne; D'elia, George; Woelfel, Joseph; and Eleanor Rodger. 2001. The impact of the Internet on public library use: current status and trends for the future. Proceedings of the ASIST annual meeting 38:141-155.

Koontz, Christie M., Dean K. Jue, and Keith Curry Lance. 2005. Neighborhood-based in-library use performance measures for public libraries: a nationwide study of majority-minority and majority white/low income markets using personal digital data collectors. Library & information science research 27:28-50.

Who was using the library in 1991?

62%38%

Source: Scheppke, Jim. 1994. "Who's using the public library?" Library journal 119(17): 35-37.

Hispanic

Visited in past year No use in past year

Black, non-Hispanic 58%42%

Other races

White, non-Hispanic 45%56%

48%52%

Who was using the library in 1991?

30%70%

Source: Scheppke, Jim. 1994. "Who's using the public library?" Library journal 119(17): 35-37.

More than $75,000

Visited in past year No use in past year

34%65%

$10,000 or less 68%32%

$50,000 to $75,000

$30,001 to 40,000

$20,001 to $25,000

43%57%

52%48%

Who was using the library and/or the Internet in 2001?

Pu

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L

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se Yes66%

Yes No

Yes

No33%

Internet Access

Use of Internet

NoNo

Cell legend:

Row %Column %Total %

60 %75 %40 %39 %25 %13 %

6 %70 %4 %5 %

30 %2 %

33 %54 %22 %55 %45 %19 %

Source: Jorgensen, Corinne; D'elia, George; Woelfel, Joseph; and Eleanor Rodger. 2001. The impact of the Internet on public library use: current status and trends for the future. Proceedings of the ASIST annual meeting 38:141-155.

Demographics

Library User

Young

Educated

Higher annual income

Internet User

Young

Educated

Higher annual income

Source: Jorgensen, Corinne; D'elia, George; Woelfel, Joseph; and Eleanor Rodger. 2001. The impact of the Internet on public library use: current status and trends for the future. Proceedings of the ASIST annual meeting 38:141-155.

Minority uses of public libraries

Source: Koontz, Christie M., Dean K. Jue, and Keith Curry Lance. 2005. Neighborhood-based in-library use performance measures for public libraries: a nationwide study of majority-minority and majority white/low income markets using personal digital data collectors. Library & information science research 27:28-50.

The most universally collected statistic is circulation

Across U.S. neighborhoods moving to a majority of minority or low-income residents

Minority patrons use reference services and attend library programs more than they check out books

Due to reduced funds public libraries are merging, resiting, or closing outlets

Couldn’t happen in Hawai‘i?

Source: Gordon Flagg, American Libraries Online. Posted on July 10, 2009.http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2009/july2009/hawaiibudgetcrisis071009.cfm

Hawaii Budget-Crisis Fix Would Close Five Branches

Hawaii State Librarian Richard Burns has proposed closing five public libraries as of the end of the year to address a $5.7-million cut in funding. The proposal, presented by Burns to the state Board of Education July 9 to address a nearly 20% reduction in the Hawaii State Public Library System’s budget, also includes $1.3 million in furloughs and other salary savings and the elimination of 67 vacant positions to save $2.2 million.The libraries targeted for closure are the Holualoa, Pahala, and Kealakekua branches on the Big Island; the Ewa Beach branch on Oahu; and the Hana branch on Maui. Burns said the list was based on low usage, proximity to other branches, staffing vacancies, and other factors, the Honolulu Advertiser reported July 10.

Libraries in Hawai‘i?

Source: http://www.city-data.com

On the chopping block in 2009

Not on the chopping block in 2009

Holualoa

Kealakekua

Manoa

Ewa Beach

Median household income

$53,467 (in 2011)

$55,985 (in 2009)

$64,323 (in 2011)

$90,559 (in 2011)

Pahala $38,618 (in 2011)

Hana $52,954 (in 2011)

LIS 610 – Session 2

Library use survey resultsLibrary use survey results

• Break into discussion groups• Assign a spokesperson• Assign a note taker• Go over individual results• What conclusions can you draw?• Report findings to rest of class• Hand in group packet

LIS 610 – Session 2

Discussion of Discussion of readingsreadings