The Status of Academic Libraries in the United States: Results from the 1990 and 1992 Academic Library Surveys

Title:	The Status of Academic Libraries in the United States: Results from the 1990 and 1992 Academic Library Surveys
Description:	The Academic Library Survey (ALS), conducted periodically by NCES and first administered in 1966, was designed to provide concise information on library resources, services, and expenditures for the entire population of academic libraries in the U.S. The ALS dataset is still evolving. This report is the first of its kind to compare ALS data over time and to make use of the Carnegie institutional classification system to group academic libraries into useful categories.
Online Availability:	Browse the Highlights of the report. Download, view, and print the report in a pdf file. (145KB)
Cover Date:	June 1997
Web Release:	June 28, 1997
Print Release:	June 28, 1997
Publication #:	NCES 97413 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Robert J. Rossi and M. Shannon Dougherty (AIR)
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Library Statistics Program (Lib)
Keywords:	Libraries • higher education
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Patrick Keaton.