Library Collection
This section of the survey (450-459) collects data on selected types of materials. It does not cover all materials (i.e., microform, scores, maps, and pictures) for which expenditures are reported under Print Materials Expenditures, Electronic Materials Expenditures, and Other Material Expenditures (data elements #353, #354, and #355). Under this category report only items the library has acquired as part of the collection and catalogued, whether purchased, lease, licensed, or donated as gifts.
Licensed Databases:
Report the number of databases (including locally mounted or
remote, full-text or not) for which temporary or permanent
access rights have been acquired through payment by the library,
or by formal agreement with the State Library or a cooperative
agreement wihin the state or region. A database is a collection of
electronically stored data or unit records (facts, bibliographic
data, abstracts, texts) with a common user interface and
software for the retrieval and manipulation of the data.
Note: The data or records are usually collected with a particular
intent and relate to a defined topic. A database may be issued
on CD-ROM, diskette, or other direct access method, or as a
computer file accessed via dial-up methods or via the Internet.
Subscriptions to individual electronic serial titles are reported
under Current Electronic Serial Subscriptions (data element
#459). Each database is counted individually even if access to
several databases is supported through the same vendor
interface.
Report the number of licensed databases acquired through payment
or formal agreement, by source of access:
455 State (state government or state library)
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