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2003 Public Library General Information Survey.

2003 Iowa Public Library General Information Survey

Part 1 - General Information #1-5

Information in this section will be used to identify the library and to ensure that the data reported for the
 library is listed correctly in the Iowa Public Library Statistics.
1 City ________________________________________ 
2 County ________________________________________ 
3 Library Service Area (Use two-character abbreviation) ________________________________________ 
4 Actual Name of Library ________________________________________ 
5 Library Director/Administrator ________________________________________ 



Part 2 - Staff #6-17

INCLUDE UNFILLED POSITIONS IF A SEARCH IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. INCLUDE ALL 
EMPLOYEES PAID BY THE LIBRARY.
Positions by Number and FTE
6 Paid Librarians ________________________________________ 
7 Paid Librarians FTE ________________________________________ 
8 All Other Paid Staff ________________________________________ 
9 All Other Paid Staff FTE ________________________________________ 
10 Total Paid Employees FTE (7+9) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 



Levels of Education
11 Masters of Library Science (Total FTE) ________________________________________ 
12 Other College Degree (2 or 4 year) (exclude #11) (Total FTE) ________________________________________ 
13 High School Graduate (exclude #11 and #12) (Total FTE) ________________________________________ 



Volunteers
14 Number of Volunteers ________________________________________ 
15 Annual Total Number of Hours Worked by Volunteers ________________________________________ 
16 Education Level Achieved by Director ________________________________________ 



Certification
17a Is the library director certified by the State Library? ________________________________________ 
17b Number of other staff members certified? ________________________________________ 



Part 3 - Library Income #18-41

Show all sources of funds for 2002-03.
REPORT ALL INCOME AS WHOLE DOLLARS ONLY; OMIT CENTS. If your library 
does not have an item in its budget or if the information is not available, enter NA. Enter 
each source of income on only one line, e.g. if fines and/or fees are included in Line 20, 
enter "0" in Line 34.
18 Balance carried forward from previous year ________________________________________ 
19 Capital Revenue________________________________________ 



For each line, enter the amount of income received and the amount actually expended 
(operating income, see explanation for line 37-41).  Report Capital Revenue in line 19.
 
Total Governmental Income
20a City Appropriation, Received ________________________________________ 
20b City Appropriation, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
21a County Appropriation, Enter Name of County, Received ________________________________________ 
21b County Appropriation, Enter Name of County, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
22a County Appropriation, Enter Amount ($), Received ________________________________________ 
22b County Appropriation, Enter Amount ($), Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
23a County Appropriation, Enter Name of Other County, Received ________________________________________ 
23b County Appropriation, Enter Name of Other County, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
24a Other County Appropriation, Enter Amount ($), Received ________________________________________ 
24b Other County Appropriation, Enter Amount ($), Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
25a Federal Assistance, Received ________________________________________ 
25b Federal Assistance, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
26a Direct State Aid, Access Plus, Open Access, Received ________________________________________ 
26b Direct State Aid, Access Plus, Open Access, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
27a Library Infrastructure, Received ________________________________________ 
27b Library Infrastructure, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
28a Other State of Iowa Revenues, Received ________________________________________ 
28b Other State of Iowa Revenues, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
29a Income from Other Contracting Cities, Received ________________________________________ 
29b Income from Other Contracting Cities, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
30a Other Governmental Revenue, Received ________________________________________ 
30b Other Governmental Revenue, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 



Total Non-Governmental Income
31a List Grants Individually, by Title ________________________________________ 
31b List Grants Individually, by Amount ________________________________________ 
32a Other Grants (Total 31b), Received________________________________________ 
32b Other Grants (Total), Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
33a Endowments and Gifts, Received ________________________________________ 
33b Endowments and Gifts, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
34a Fines and/or Fees, Received ________________________________________ 
34b Fines and/or Fees, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
35a Other, Received ________________________________________ 
35b Other, Actually expended as operating income ________________________________________ 
36 Balance in Savings or Trust Accounts (As of June 2003) ________________________________________ 



Operating Income

NOTE: To calculate the following five questions, select the Update button at the end 
of this page.
37 Local Government Operating Income (#20b, 22b, 24b, 29b, 30b) spent for operating costs (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 



38 State Government Operating Income (#26b, 27b, 28b) spent for operating costs (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 



39 Federal Government Operating Income (#25b) spent for operating costs (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 



40 Non-Governmental Operating Income (#32b, 33b-35b) spent for operating costs (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 



41 Total Operating Income (#37-40) spent for operating costs (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 



Part 4 - Expenditures #42-63

All expenditures including grants and cooperative arrangements. If your library does not 
have an item in the budget, (e.g. utilities, benefits, etc.), or if an item is not available or not 
applicable, enter NA. Round all number to the nearest whole dollar.

To ensure accurate reporting, consult your business officer or city clerk regarding 
this section. Report only such monies expended during the 2003 fiscal year, regardless 
of when the monies may have been received from Federal, State, local or other sources. 
REPORT ALL EXPENDITURES AS WHOLE DOLLARS ONLY, OMIT CENTS. If your 
library does not have an item in your budget or the information is not available, enter NA.
Standard Operating Expenditures
42 Salaries and Wages (before deductions) ________________________________________ 
43 Employee Benefits if Paid by Library (Insurance, Social Security, retirement, etc.) ________________________________________ 
44 Total Staff Expenditures (#42-43) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
45 Employee Benefits if Paid by City/County ________________________________________ 
46 Print Materials (excluding serial subscriptions and microforms but including paperbacks) ________________________________________ 
47 Serial subscriptions (All formats including microfiche or microfilm) ________________________________________ 
48 Microforms (except serial subscriptions) ________________________________________ 
49 Video Recordings (All formats) ________________________________________ 
50 Audio Recordings (All formats) ________________________________________ 
51 Electronic Materials________________________________________ 
52 Computer Software ________________________________________ 
55 Other Materials ________________________________________ 
56 Collection Expenditures (#46-#55) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
57 Plant Operation if Paid by Library (Phone, heat, lights, cooling) ________________________________________ 
58 Value of Plant Operation if Paid by City/County ________________________________________ 
59 Equipment ________________________________________ 
60 All Other Operating Expenditures ________________________________________ 
61 Other Operating Expenditures (#57, #59, #60) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
62 Total of All Operating Expenditures (Total of 44, 56, and 61) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
Capital Outlay
63 Capital Outlay for Sites, Buildings, Remodeling of Old Buildings ________________________________________ 



Part 5 - Library Collection #64-103

A NUMBER HELD AT START OF YEAR - The number of volumes and/or the number 
of titles owned by the library at the start of the fiscal year (July 1, 2002).

B NUMBER ADDED DURING FISCAL YEAR - The number of volumes and/or titles 
added to the collection during the fiscal year whether through purchase or donation.

C WITHDRAWN DURING FISCAL YEAR - The number of volumes and/or titles 
"weeded" or lost during the fiscal year.
64 Books and Serials (Number of volumes), Held at Start of Year ________________________________________ 
65 Books and Serials (Number of volumes), Added During Year ________________________________________ 
66 Books and Serials (Number of volumes), Withdrawn During Year ________________________________________ 
67 Books and Serials (Number of volumes), Held at End of Year (#64, #65 minus #66) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
68 Government Documents (If not already counted in #64, number of volumes), Held at Start of Year ________________________________________ 
69 Government Documents (If not already counted in #65, number of volumes), Added During Year ________________________________________ 
70 Government Documents (If not already counted in #66, number of volumes), Withdrawn During Year ________________________________________ 
71 Government Documents (If not already counted in #67, number of volumes), Held at End of Year (#68, #69 minus #70) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
72 Current Serial/Periodical Subscriptions (Include periodicals and newspapers in any format, number of titles), Held at Start of Year________________________________________ 
73 Current Serial/Periodical Subscriptions (Include periodicals and newspapers in any format, number of titles), Added During Year ________________________________________ 
74 Current Serial/Periodical Subscriptions (Include periodicals and newspapers in any format, number of titles), Withdrawn During Year ________________________________________ 
75 Current Serial/Periodical Subscriptions (Include periodicals and newspapers in any format, number of titles), Held at End of Year (#72, #73 minus #74) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
76 Books in Microfilm Format (Report number of titles; exclude serials and duplicate copies), Held at Start of Year ________________________________________ 
77 Books in Microfilm Format (Report number of titles; exclude serials and duplicate copies), Added During Year ________________________________________ 
78 Books in Microfilm Format (Report number of titles; exclude serials and duplicate copies), Withdrawn During Year ________________________________________ 
79 Books in Microfilm Format (Report number of titles; exclude serials and duplicate copies), Held at End of Year (#76, #77 minus #78) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
80 Audio Materials (Number of volumes), Held at Start of Year ________________________________________ 
81 Audio Materials (Number of volumes), Added During Year ________________________________________ 
82 Audio Materials (Number of volumes), Withdrawn During Year ________________________________________ 
83 Audio Materials (Number of volumes), Held at End of Year (#80, #81 minus #82) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
84 Electronic books (e-books), Held at Start of Year________________________________________ 
85 Electronic books (e-books), Added During Year________________________________________ 
86 Electronic books (e-books), Withdrawn During Year________________________________________ 
87 Electronic books (e-books), Held at End of Year (#84, #85 minus #86) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
88 Video Materials (Number of volumes), Held at Start of Year ________________________________________ 
89 Video Materials (Number of volumes), Added During Year ________________________________________ 
90 Video Materials (Number of volumes), Withdrawn During Year ________________________________________ 
91 Video Materials (Number of volumes), Held at End of Year (#88, #89 minus #90) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
92 Computer Application Software (Number of volumes), Held at Start of Year ________________________________________ 
93 Computer Application Software (Number of volumes), Added During Year ________________________________________ 
94 Computer Application Software (Number of volumes), Withdrawn During Year ________________________________________ 
95 Computer Application Software (Number of volumes), Held at End of Year (#92, #93 minus #94) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
96 Other Library Materials (# of volumes), Held at Start of Year ________________________________________ 
97 Other Library Materials (# of volumes), Added During Year ________________________________________ 
98 Other Library Materials (# of volumes), Withdrawn During Year ________________________________________ 
99 Other Library Materials (# of volumes), Held at End of Year (#96, #97 minus #98) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
100 Total Materials, Held at Start of Year (#64, #68, #72, #76, #80, #84, #88, #92, #96) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
101 Total Materials, Added During Year (#65, #69, #73, #77, #81, #85, #89, #93, #97) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
102 Total Materials, Withdrawn During Year (#66, #70, #74, #78, #82, #86, #90, #94, #98) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
103 Total Materials, Held at End of Year (#100, #101 minus #102) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 



Part 6 - Library Loan Transactions #104-124

Circulation Transactions
104 Adult Books ________________________________________ 
105 Children’s Books ________________________________________ 
107 Video Recordings ________________________________________ 
108 Audio Recordings ________________________________________ 
109 Periodicals ________________________________________ 
110 All Other Items ________________________________________ 
111 Total Circulation (#104-#110) (NOTE: Select the Update button to calculate this question.)________________________________________ 
112 Circulation to Reciprocal Borrowers ________________________________________ 
113 Circulation of Your Own City ________________________________________ 
114 Circulation to Contracting Cities ________________________________________ 
115a Circulation to the Rural Population of Your Own County ________________________________________ 
115b Other Circulation ________________________________________ 



Interlibrary Loan
116 Received from other libraries ________________________________________ 
117 Provided to other libraries ________________________________________ 



Registration
118 Registration (As of July 1, 2002) ________________________________________ 
119 Number of Registered Borrowers Added ________________________________________ 
120 Number of Registered Borrowers Withdrawn ________________________________________ 
121 Current Total Registration ________________________________________ 
122 Year Registration Files Were Last Weeded ________________________________________ 



Materials Use/Attendance
123 In-Library Materials Use Annually ________________________________________ 
124 Library Visits (not less than 1)** ________________________________________ 



Part 7 - Output Measures #125-138

In collecting and reporting output measures, please follow the definitions and 
instructions provided in the Output Measures for Public Libraries, second edition, 
except the instructions concerning sample period. Use a one-week sample. Do not 
report annual figures in this section. If data is collected in two one-week periods, 
add the totals and divide by 2 to provide a one-week figure. In keeping with the 
recommendations of the Standards Committee, the State Library recommends 
that Output Measures surveys be conducted every 3 years. Report only the results
 of surveys conducted in the past year.
Reference Fill Rate (In a Typical Week)
125 Number of Reference Transactions ________________________________________ 
126 Number of Reference Transactions Completed in the Same Working Day ________________________________________ 



Title Fill Rate (In a Typical Week)
127 Number of Titles Sought ________________________________________ 
128 Number of Titles Found ________________________________________ 



Subject and Author Fill Rate (In a Typical Week)
129 Number of Subjects and Authors Sought ________________________________________ 
130 Number of Subjects and Authors Found ________________________________________ 



Browsers Fill Rate (In a Typical Week)
131 Number of Browsers Seeking Material ________________________________________ 
132 Number of Browsers Finding Something ________________________________________ 



Document Delivery (In a Typical Week)
133 Number of Requests for Materials Not Immediately Available ________________________________________ 
134 Materials Delivered Within 24 Hours ________________________________________ 
135 Materials Delivered Within 3 Days (excluding #134) ________________________________________ 
136 Materials Delivered Within 7 Days (excluding #134-135) ________________________________________ 
137 Materials Delivered Within 14 Days (excluding #134-136) ________________________________________ 
138 Materials Delivered Within 30 Days (excluding #134-137) ________________________________________ 



Part 8 - FSCS Statistics #139-148

These items are specifically formatted to be reported to the Federal State Cooperative 
System (FSCS) for Public Library Statistics
Number of Service Outlets
139 Central Library Facility (Not less than 1) ________________________________________ 
140 Branches ________________________________________ 
141 Bookmobile ________________________________________ 
142 Other Service Outlets ________________________________________ 



Other FSCS
143 Total Number of Reference Transactions in 2002-03 (Not less than 1) ________________________________________ 
144 FTE librarians with ALA accredited MLS ________________________________________ 
145 Total Number of Hours Open Each Week (Main Library) (Not more than 90) ________________________________________ 
146 Total Number of Hours Open Annually (Duplicated) ________________________________________ 
147 Total Circulation of All Materials Cataloged as "Children’s" (not > #111) ________________________________________ 
148 Total Number of People Attending Library Programs for Children ________________________________________ 



Part 9 - Additional Information #149-168

Information provided is entered into a database at the State Library and will be
 provided upon request.
149 Does your library have a Friends group? ________________________________________ 
150 Name ________________________________________ 
151 Phone ________________________________________ 
152 Address ________________________________________ 
153 City ________________________________________ 
154 Zip ________________________________________ 

155a Name of Library/Branch ________________________________________ 
155b Are the Library/Branch facilities handicapped accessible? ________________________________________ 
155c How many square feet of space in your library/branch? ________________________________________ 




155d How many total square feet of space in your library? ________________________________________ 

156 Did your library have a referendum within the past year? (Yes or No) ________________________________________ 
157 Was it successful? ________________________________________ 
158 Hourly salary of the director ________________________________________ 
159 Hourly salary of assistant director ________________________________________ 
160 Hourly salary of the children’s librarian ________________________________________ 

161a Contracted City Name ________________________________________ 
161b Population of Contracted City ________________________________________ 

161c Total population of the cities your library serves by contract.________________________________________ 

161d Informal Contracted City Name ________________________________________ 
161e Population of Informal Contracted City ________________________________________ 

162 Annual Meeting Room Use ________________________________________ 
163 Did your library income from the city include a one-time special appropriation? ________________________________________ 
164 If yes, amount appropriated ________________________________________ 
165 Purpose ________________________________________ 
166 Number of total library materials (volumes) cataloged as children's owned by the library (As of June 30, 2003, if available) ________________________________________ 
167 Number of children participating in the FY2003 Summer Library Program ________________________________________ 
168 Amount spent for continuing education, Include all expenditures related to training of library staff or trustees. ________________________________________ 



Part 10 - FSCS Electronic Tech. Survey #169-179

The U.S. Department of Education is collecting information on electronic technology 
in public libraries. 
169 Number of Databases________________________________________ 
170 Number of current electronic serial subscriptions________________________________________ 
171 Number of library materials in electronic format (excluding e-books) ________________________________________ 
172 Number of Internet computers for staff use only ________________________________________ 
173 Number of Internet computers for public use ________________________________________ 
174 Are the Internet computers in the library connected to a LAN? ________________________________________ 
175 What is the maximum bandwidth/speed of the Internet connection for this library? ________________________________________ 
176 Other information about the Internet connection (speed of connection, type of connection, service provider, etc.) ________________________________________ 
177 Number of users of electronic resources in a typical week ________________________________________ 
178 Number of Internet-related classes taught by library staff. ________________________________________ 
179 Number of people attending Internet-related classes taught by library staff. ________________________________________ 



Part 11 - FSCS Admin. Info #180-198

Street Address
180 City ________________________________________ 
181 Street Address ________________________________________ 
182 Zip ________________________________________ 
183 Zip plus 4 ________________________________________ 



Mailing Address
184 City ________________________________________ 
185 Address ________________________________________ 
186 Zip ________________________________________ 
187 Plus 4 ________________________________________ 




188 Phone ________________________________________ 
189 Fax ________________________________________ 
190 Web address ________________________________________ 
191 Director e-mail ________________________________________ 



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