Public Libraries Survey Contacts (SDC list; Mentor list, IMLS and Census staff)

FY 2015 PLS Training. 

Link to Data Element Definitions - FY2016

News and Discussion

• Public and State Library Survey Quarterly Newsletter
• Items from SDC list serv other than data element questions

Post news reports about the PLS!

SDC Annual Meeting Information

• 2015 SDC Annual Meeting Information
• 2015 SDC Annual Meeting Presentations  
• 2015 SDC LSWG Candidate Bios
• Earlier SDC Conferences (2008-2014)
• SDC Conference travel Justification for use by SDCs 

Elements--Definitions

• State Characteristics
• Administrative Entity Data
• Outlet Data
• Data Element Definitions beginning FY 2009  Approved by ballot
• Questions Comments Feedback Input Corrections
• Elements History & Information
• State Data Elements and link to data web page
• Link to IMLS Public Libraries Survey Definitions
• Data Element Definitions Committee  

Submission

• Data File Items (Imports and Edits)
• PLS Data File Submission Log & Information (WebPLUS User's Guides (FY 1996 - FY 2012), etc.)
• PLS Data Files published on other sites
•  PLS Data Collection Vendors Final 2015.xlsx

Training

• New SDC Training and Information
• State (Local) Training  This page for SDCs to post their training information. 

SDC Corner

• Link to other sites (includes links to IMLS survey pages, PLS Search and Compare tools, other data analysis tools; other library agency/organization web sites; State Data Centers)
• Public library standards by state
• States show and tell (place to post great stuff we do)
• Public library salary sources
• State Quotable Facts 

Awards

Other PLS Documents

Committee History and Library Statistics Working Group

FSCS History

Archived Information (Blog)

TechSoup Information (process for acquiring FSCS  ID for new libraries)

National Survey Timelines (Excel)