Footnotes, July-August-September 2010, Vol.35, no.7-9

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Estudi sobre les accions de foment de la lectura a les biblioteques públiques de Catalunya

Informe encomanat per la Direcció General de Cooperació Cultural de la Generalitat de Catalunya.

Iowa Library Services Reorganization Report, 2010.

Legislation passed during the 2010 legislative session required a study of ways to streamline state-funded library operations and services. The Iowa Library Association was asked to lead this endeavor and named a committee to carry out the study. The study resulted in the development of a plan for reorganization, which is outlined in the Iowa Library Services Reorganization Report. The Iowa Library Reorganization Committee was representative of the Library Services Areas, the State Library of Iowa, and public libraries of all sizes from all around the state. The president of the Iowa Library Association and the State Librarian also served as members of the Committee. The report was submitted to members of the Iowa legislature on November 1, 2010.

Footnotes, October-November-December 2010, Vol.35, no.10-12

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State Library of Iowa Annual Report FY2010, July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010

Annual report for State Library of Iowa

State Library of Iowa Annual Report FY2010, July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.

Annual report for State Library of Iowa

Footnotes, January-March 2011, Vol.36, no.1-3

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Footnotes, April-June 2011, Vol.36, no.4-6

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Footnotes, July-September 2011, Vol.36, no.7-9

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Footnotes, December 2011, Vol.36, no.10-12

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State Library of Iowa FY11 Annual Report July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011

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Footnotes, March 2012, Vol.37, no.1-3

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LSTA Five Year Plan Evaluation Report 2008-2012, March 29, 2012

The evaluation’s overarching question was “Did the activities undertaken through the state’s LSTA plan achieve results related to priorities identified in the Act?” The evaluation was conducted and is organized according to the six LSTA priorities. The research design employed two major methodologies: 1. Data sources from Iowa Library Services / State Library of Iowa2 as well as U.S and state sources were indentified for quantitative analysis. These sources, which primarily reflect outputs for various projects, included: Statistics from the Public Library Annual Survey Statistics collected internally by Iowa Library Services such as number of libraries subscribing to sponsored databases, number of database searches, attendance at continuing education events, number of interlibrary loan transactions Evaluation surveys from library training sessions, professional development workshops and other programs supported by LSTA funds Internal databases maintained by Iowa Library Services Impact results from post training evaluations conducted by Iowa Library Services 2010 Iowa census data from the U.S. Census Bureau LSTA State Program Reports for the grant period 2. Following the quantitative analysis, the evaluator gathered qualitative data through interviews with key employees, a telephone focus group with district library consultants and two surveys: LSTA Evaluation Survey (Public Libraries) and LSTA Evaluation Survey (Academic Libraries). Both surveys provided sound samples with 43 representatives of Iowa’s 77 academic libraries and 371 representatives of Iowa’s 544 public libraries participating. Respondents represented libraries of all sizes and geographical areas. Both surveys included multiple choice and rating scale items as well as open-ended questions from which results were coded to identify trends, issues and recommendations.

Footnotes, June 2012, Vol.37, no.4-6

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