Public Library Statistics Cooperative (PLSC)1

What is a public library and other FAQs about the PLS Survey.

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

News and Discussion

•   Public and State Library Survey Quarterly Newsletter

FY2012 Public Libraries Survey Review

FY2012 Proposed Data Elements for Change and Deletion - Final Commenting Period

Final Commenting Period Closed.   

SDC Conference Information

• 2011 Conference Information
• 2011 Conference Presentations
  
• 2011 SDC Candidate Bios  
• 2010 Conference Information
• 2010 Conference Presentations 
• 2010 SDC Candidate Bios 
• 2009 Conference Information
• 2009 Conference Presentations
• 2009 SDC Candidate Bios
• 2008 SDC Conference Information
• 2008 Conference Presentations
• 2008 SDC Candidate Bios
• Conference Justification (for travel and attendance) 
• Locations of SDC Conferences.pdf 

Elements Definitions

• State Characteristics Data Element Definition  100 - 103
• Administrative Entity Data Element Definitions  150 - 651
• Outlet Data Element Definitions  700 -714
• Data Element Definitions - FY2012
  
• Data Element Definitions - FY2011 
• Data Element Definitions - FY2010 
• Data Element Definitions - FY2009
• Questions Comments Feedback Input Corrections
• Link to IMLS Public Libraries Survey Definitions 
• Elements History & Information 

Collection

• Data File Items (Imports and Edits)
• PLS Data File Submission Log (FY 2010 submission)
• PLS Data Files available on other sites 

Training

• SDC Training
• State (Local) Training  This page for SDCs to post their training information.
• Show and Tell  This page for SDCs to show how they are using public library data in their state. 

Committee History and Library Statistics Working Group

FSCS History

Awards

Other PLS Documents 

Archived Information (Blog)

Link to other sites

Public library standards by state

TechSoup Information (process for acquiring a FSCS ID for a new library)

National Survey Timelines (Excel)

 1  Formerly the Federal-State Cooperative System (FSCS) for Public Library Data; name change in December 2007.