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href="/tools/research/initiatives/plftas/relatedresources" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10447">Related Resources</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystaffstats" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10448">Librarianship & Library Staff Statistics</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystaffstats/diversity" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/12675">Diversity</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystaffstats/diversity/libdirectors" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10458">Library directors: gender and salary</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystaffstats/diversity/racialethnic" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10466">Racial and ethnic diversity among librarians: a status report</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystaffstats/librarystaffstudies" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/12676">Library Staff Studies</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystaffstats/librarystaffstudies/collbargainagreement" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10439">Collective Bargaining Agreements and Pay 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href="/tools/research/librarystaffstats/librarystaffstudies/partialresults" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10463">Partial Results from Schools and Staffing Survey 1999-2000</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystaffstats/librarystaffstudies/spendstaffdevel" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10473">Spending on Staff Development</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystaffstats/recruitment" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10456">Recruitment & Retirement</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14045">Library Statistics</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/academic" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10450">Academic Libraries</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/academic/academiclibraries" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10433">Academic libraries* in the United States Statistical trends</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/academic/nces" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10444">NCES Reports</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/economichard" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10441">Economic Hard Times and Public Library Use Revisited</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/outsideUS" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10453">Libraries Outside the US</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/cooperatives" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10451">Library Cooperatives</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/bowker2005" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10437">Library Research and Statistics</a> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/public" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10454">Public Libraries</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/public/publiclibraries" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10465">Public Libraries in the United States Statistical trends, 1990-2003*</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/public/serviceschildren" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10472">Services to children in U.S. public libraries</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://www.ala.org/research/librariesmatter/taxonomy/term/129" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">ROI Bibliography</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/bowker04" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10436">Research & Statistics on Libraries & Librarianship in 2003</a> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/researchlibrarieslibrarianship2000" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10470">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/clirbowker2000" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10438">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/publiclibraries" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10464">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/grantsbowker" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10443">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/awardsbowker" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10434">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/librariansbowker" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10459">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/schoollibraries" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10471">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/noteworthybowker" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10462">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/academiclibraries" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10432">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/digitallibraries" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10440">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/researchlibrarieslibrarianship" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10469">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2001</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/researchlibraries" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10468">Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2002</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/librarymediacenter" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10452">School Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/statelibraries" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10455">State Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/research/librarystats/recipborrresponses" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10467">Table of Responses Reciprocal Borrowing Survey</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-child expanded active unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: true }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/resource-guides" class="active max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/16696">Resource Guides</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="https://libguides.ala.org/ala-periodicals" title="A list of the current and historical periodicals published by ALA" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">American Library Association Periodicals</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/bookdiscussiongroups" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Book Discussion Groups</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/book-donations" title="quick resources for those looking to discard or obtain books and magazines" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Book Donations (and Magazines)</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="https://libguides.ala.org/library-construction" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Building Libraries & Library Additions</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/catalogingtools" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Cataloging Tools and Resources</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/copyright" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Copyright for Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/InformationEvaluation" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Evaluating Information</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/isbn-issn" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">ISBN and ISSN Systems</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/Interlibraryloans" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Interlibrary Loans</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet26" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7878">Internet Access and Digital Holdings in Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/Jointuselibraries/Overview" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Joint-Use Libraries Bibliography</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/disaster" title="Putting a plan in place before a disaster strikes, and what to do when disaster does strike" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Library Disaster Preparedness & Response</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet24" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8142">Library Fund Raising</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet04" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7779">Library Operating Expenditures</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/librarypolicy" title="Why and how to write library policies." class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Library Policy Development</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="https://libguides.ala.org/vendors" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Library Products, Consultants</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet29" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/13166">Links to Library Web Resources</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/mailing-lists" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Lists of Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/marketing-to-libraries" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Marketing to Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="https://libguides.ala.org/libraryrelocation" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Moving Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/libraryfacts" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Nation's Largest Public Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/NationalLibrarySymbol" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">National Library Symbol</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="https://libguides.ala.org/c.php?g=751692&p=5384462" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Number Employed in Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/numberoflibraries" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Number of Libraries in the U.S.</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/libpreservation" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Preservation</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/PrisonLibraries" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Prison Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet06" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8115">Public Library Use</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/rfid-libraries" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">RFID and Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Recommended Reading</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/Researchingchallengedbooks" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Researching Banned & Challenged Books</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/SettingUpaLibrary" title="help setting up any type of library" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Setting Up a Library</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/summer-reading" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Summer Reading Programs</a> </li> <li class="active unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet22" class="active max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block is-active" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7641" aria-current="page">Top 100 Libraries (per collection)</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/virtual-reference-selected-annotated-bibliography" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/13259">Virtual Reference</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet15" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/12288">Weeding Bibliography</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/topics/atoz" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/15880">Topics A to Z</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/guidelines" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8324">ALA Standards & Guidelines</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/guidelines/standardsguidelines" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/16022">ALA Standards & Guidelines</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/guidelines/standardsmanual/manual" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1431">ALA Standards Manual</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/future" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14109">Center for the Future of Libraries</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/covid-19-recovery" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/15250">COVID-19 Recovery</a> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/15378">Challenge Support</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport/report" title="Report Censorship!" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/15969">Challenge Reporting</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport/respond" title="Oral complaints can occur at any time. Library workers and educators who receive such expressions of concern should courteously refer them to the person responsible for responding to concerns, who should take the following steps:" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14822">How to Respond to Challenges and Concerns about Library Resources</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport/requestforreconsideration" title="If the library receives a completed reconsideration form, the person or group designated in library policy to handle challenges should take the following steps:" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14509">Formal Requests for Reconsideration</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport/reconsiderationcommittees" title="Under the best professional standards, reconsideration policies ask those charged with reviewing a challenged book to set aside their personal beliefs and evaluate the work in light of the objective standards outlined in the library’s materials selection " class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14511">Guidelines for Reconsideration Committees</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport/hearing" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14512">Guidance for Holding a Public Meeting</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport/media" title="When appropriate, as the challenge becomes public, library and school district administrators may seek the support of local media. Informing local civic organizations of the facts and enlisting their support may counter negative, one-sided media coverage " class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14513">Working with the Media</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport/selectionpolicytoolkit" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14514">Selection & Reconsideration Policy Toolkit</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport/youthresourcesFAQ" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14558">Answering Questions about Youth and Access to Library Resources</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport/community" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14592">Working with Community Leaders</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/challengesupport/share" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14960">"Report Censorship" Toolkit</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities" title="" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14981">Libraries Transforming Communities</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/engagement" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/13386">What Is Community Engagement?</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/world" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/60243">Community Engagement around the World</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/about-ltc" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/16380">About LTC</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/program-evaluation" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/16216">Program Evaluation</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/access" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Accessible Small and Rural Communities</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/focusgrants" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Focus on Small and Rural Libraries</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/online-learning" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/16698">Online Learning</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/dialogue-deliberation-resources" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/16381">Dialogue & Deliberation Resources</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/join-our-mailing-list" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/15308">Join Us on ALA Connect</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/apply" title="Current opportunities from the Public Programs Office" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block">Current Opportunities</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/ethics" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14682">Professional Ethics</a> <span class="below" @click="show = !show"></span> <ul x-show="show" class="sidebar-nav list-style-none pl-0 ml-0 lg:max-w-[340px] w-full" > <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/ethics/conflictsofinterestqa" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14495">Conflicts of Interest Q&A</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/ethics/copyright" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14494">Copyright Interpretation</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/ethics/enforcementqa" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/12837">Enforcement of the Code of Ethics Q&A</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/ethics/socialmediaqa" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14493">Ethics and Social Media Q&A</a> </li> <li class="unlocked relative inline-block items-center pl-0 w-full border-b border-gray-200" x-data="{ show: false }" :class="{ 'active': show }" > <a href="/tools/ethics/workplacespeechqa" class="max-w-[90%] font-bitter text-base text-black no-underline py-5 inline-block" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14492">Speech in the Workplace Q&A</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-child expanded unlocked relative inline-block items-center 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which lists the top 25 public libraries in the United States by population served, by library collection, by circulation, and by library visits.</p> <p>See below for definitions of "volume" for both public libraries and academic (college and university) libraries.</p> <p><br></p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th><strong>Number</strong></th> <th><strong>Source</strong></th> <th><strong>Library Name</strong></th> <th><strong>Volumes Held</strong></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>L</td> <td>Library of Congress</td> <td>34,528,818</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>P+A</td> <td>Boston Public Library (Branches + Research Collections)</td> <td>19,090,261</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>A</td> <td>Harvard University</td> <td>16,832,952</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>P+A</td> <td>New York Public Library (Branches + Research Collections)</td> <td>16,342,365</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign</td> <td>13,158,748</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>A</td> <td>Yale University</td> <td>12,787,962</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of California - Berkeley</td> <td>11,545,418</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>A</td> <td>Columbia University</td> <td>11,189,036</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Michigan</td> <td>10,778,736</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Texas - Austin</td> <td>9,990,941</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Chicago</td> <td>9,837,021</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of California - Los Angeles</td> <td>9,151,964</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>P</td> <td>Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County</td> <td>8,819,759</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>A</td> <td>Indiana University</td> <td>8,677,974</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>S</td> <td>Stanford University</td> <td>8,500,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Wisconsin - Madison</td> <td>8,421,198</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>A</td> <td>Cornell University</td> <td>8,173,778</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>A</td> <td>Princeton University</td> <td>7,226,744</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Washington</td> <td>7,203,156</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Minnesota</td> <td>7,111,311</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>P</td> <td>Detroit Public Library</td> <td>7,070,433</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill</td> <td>7,012,787</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>P</td> <td>County of Los Angeles Public Library</td> <td>6,795,552</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>P</td> <td>Queens Borough Public Library</td> <td>6,544,609</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>P</td> <td>Los Angeles Public Library</td> <td>6,459,552</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Pennsylvania</td> <td>6,438,305</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>A</td> <td>Duke University</td> <td>6,174,814</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>A</td> <td>Ohio State University</td> <td>6,161,657</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Pittsburgh</td> <td>6,148,036</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Arizona</td> <td>5,998,148</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>P</td> <td>Chicago Public Library</td> <td>5,790,289</td> </tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Oklahoma</td> <td>5,662,666</td> </tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td>A</td> <td>Michigan State University</td> <td>5,609,761</td> </tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Virginia</td> <td>5,607,915</td> </tr> <tr> <td>35</td> <td>P</td> <td>San Diego Public Library</td> <td>5,535,415</td> </tr> <tr> <td>36</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Iowa</td> <td>5,490,825</td> </tr> <tr> <td>37</td> <td>A</td> <td>Pennsylvania State University</td> <td>5,441,121</td> </tr> <tr> <td>38</td> <td>A</td> <td>New York University</td> <td>5,382,424</td> </tr> <tr> <td>39</td> <td>A</td> <td>Northwestern University</td> <td>5,047,970</td> </tr> <tr> <td>40</td> <td>P</td> <td>Free Library Of Philadelphia</td> <td>5,043,943</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td>41</td> <td>P</td> <td>Dallas Public Library</td> <td>4,972,494</td> </tr> <tr> <td>42</td> <td>P</td> <td>Hennepin County Library</td> <td>4,961,514</td> </tr> <tr> <td>43</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Georgia</td> <td>4,810,192</td> </tr> <tr> <td>44</td> <td>A</td> <td>Rutgers University</td> <td>4,722,407</td> </tr> <tr> <td>45</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Colorado</td> <td>4,681,261</td> </tr> <tr> <td>46</td> <td>A</td> <td>Texas A&M University</td> <td>4,577,498</td> </tr> <tr> <td>47</td> <td>A</td> <td>Arizona State University</td> <td>4,497,114</td> </tr> <tr> <td>48</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Florida</td> <td>4,414,450</td> </tr> <tr> <td>49</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Cincinnati</td> <td>4,379,445</td> </tr> <tr> <td>50</td> <td>A</td> <td>North Carolina State University</td> <td>4,332,899</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td>51</td> <td>A</td> <td>Washington University - St. Louis</td> <td>4,323,958</td> </tr> <tr> <td>52</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Kansas</td> <td>4,318,644</td> </tr> <tr> <td>53</td> <td>A</td> <td>Brigham Young University</td> <td>4,292,056</td> </tr> <tr> <td>54</td> <td>P</td> <td>Cleveland Public Library</td> <td>4,273,202</td> </tr> <tr> <td>55</td> <td>P</td> <td>Brooklyn Public Library</td> <td>4,233,304</td> </tr> <tr> <td>56</td> <td>A</td> <td>Brown University</td> <td>4,187,257</td> </tr> <tr> <td>57</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Southern California</td> <td>4,180,515</td> </tr> <tr> <td>58</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of California - Davis</td> <td>4,175,047</td> </tr> <tr> <td>59</td> <td>A</td> <td>Tulane University</td> <td>4,155,793</td> </tr> <tr> <td>60</td> <td>A</td> <td>Louisiana State University</td> <td>4,128,626</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td>61</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Connecticut</td> <td>4,096,396</td> </tr> <tr> <td>62</td> <td>P</td> <td>King County Library System</td> <td>4,044,907</td> </tr> <tr> <td>63</td> <td>A</td> <td>State University of New York - Buffalo</td> <td>4,029,865</td> </tr> <tr> <td>64</td> <td>A</td> <td>Temple University</td> <td>3,990,379</td> </tr> <tr> <td>65</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of South Carolina</td> <td>3,963,958</td> </tr> <tr> <td>66</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Maryland</td> <td>3,930,013</td> </tr> <tr> <td>67</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Kentucky</td> <td>3,915,579</td> </tr> <tr> <td>68</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of California - San Diego</td> <td>3,830,802</td> </tr> <tr> <td>69</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Rochester</td> <td>3,826,916</td> </tr> <tr> <td>70</td> <td>P</td> <td>Hawaii State Public Library System</td> <td>3,776,405</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td>71</td> <td>A</td> <td>Johns Hopkins University</td> <td>3,701,215</td> </tr> <tr> <td>72</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Massachusetts - Amherst</td> <td>3,697,796</td> </tr> <tr> <td>73</td> <td>P</td> <td>Miami-Dade Public Library System</td> <td>3,674,651</td> </tr> <tr> <td>74</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Notre Dame</td> <td>3,673,092</td> </tr> <tr> <td>75</td> <td>A</td> <td>Wayne State University</td> <td>3,655,805</td> </tr> <tr> <td>76</td> <td>A</td> <td>Emory University</td> <td>3,619,813</td> </tr> <tr> <td>77</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Hawaii</td> <td>3,602,058</td> </tr> <tr> <td>78</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Missouri - Columbia</td> <td>3,561,607</td> </tr> <tr> <td>79</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Alabama</td> <td>3,533,794</td> </tr> <tr> <td>80</td> <td>A</td> <td>Vanderbilt University</td> <td>3,531,208</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td>81</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Nebraska - Lincoln</td> <td>3,500,601</td> </tr> <tr> <td>82</td> <td>P</td> <td>Broward County Libraries Division</td> <td>3,477,312</td> </tr> <tr> <td>83</td> <td>A</td> <td>Auburn University</td> <td>3,472,547</td> </tr> <tr> <td>84</td> <td>A</td> <td>Oklahoma State University</td> <td>3,468,428</td> </tr> <tr> <td>85</td> <td>A</td> <td>Georgetown University</td> <td>3,461,170</td> </tr> <tr> <td>86</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Utah</td> <td>3,441,965</td> </tr> <tr> <td>87</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of New Mexico</td> <td>3,430,200</td> </tr> <tr> <td>88</td> <td>P</td> <td>Mid-Continent Public Library</td> <td>3,419,516</td> </tr> <tr> <td>89</td> <td>P</td> <td>Allen County Public Library</td> <td>3,412,830</td> </tr> <tr> <td>90</td> <td>P</td> <td>Saint Louis Public Library</td> <td>3,352,775</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td>91</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Miami</td> <td>3,348,622</td> </tr> <tr> <td>92</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of Tennessee - Knoxville</td> <td>3,330,181</td> </tr> <tr> <td>93</td> <td>A</td> <td>Syracuse University</td> <td>3,291,384</td> </tr> <tr> <td>94</td> <td>P</td> <td>Cuyahoga County Public Library</td> <td>3,252,456</td> </tr> <tr> <td>95</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of California - Irvine</td> <td>3,223,679</td> </tr> <tr> <td>96</td> <td>P</td> <td>Buffalo & Erie County Public Library</td> <td>3,211,709</td> </tr> <tr> <td>97</td> <td>A</td> <td>Southern Illinois University - Carbondale</td> <td>3,203,455</td> </tr> <tr> <td>98</td> <td>A</td> <td>MIT/Massachusetts Institute of Technology</td> <td>3,119,157</td> </tr> <tr> <td>99</td> <td>A</td> <td>University of California - Riverside</td> <td>3,066,630</td> </tr> <tr> <td>100</td> <td>P</td> <td>Houston Public Library</td> <td>3,061,773</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h3>Sources</h3> <p>L=Library of Congress - <a href="http://www.loc.gov/about/reports/annualreports">Annual Report, FY 2011</a> - Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress: For the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2011. Member of Association of Research Libraries (ARL <a href="http://www.arl.org">http://www.arl.org</a>).</p> <p>A= <a href="http://publications.arl.org/ARL-Statistics-2009-2010/">ARL Statistics 2009-10</a>. Association of Research Libraries (ARL).</p> <p>P= <a href="http://www.plametrics.org">PLAmetrics (FY 2011)</a>. Public Library Association (PLA, a division of the American Library Association).</p> <p>P+A= <a href="http://www.plametrics.org">PLAmetrics (FY 2011)</a> <strong>plus</strong> <a href="http://publications.arl.org/ARL-Statistics-2009-2010/">ARL Statistics 2009-10</a>: Both the Boston Public Library and the New York Public Library appear on <strong>both</strong> reports, reporting their public library collection number in the former and their research library collection number in the latter. For accuracy in counting these institution's true holdings, these collection numbers have been added together.</p> <p>S= <a href="http://www.stanford.edu/home/stanford/facts/libraries.html">Stanford Facts: Libraries & Computing</a>. Former member of ARL.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Users should be aware that public library and academic library collections are dissimilar.</strong></p> <p>The ARL <strong>academic library</strong> study takes its definition of <a href="http://www.niso.org/dictionary/section4/">volume</a> from the <a href="http://www.niso.org/">National Information Standards Organization</a> (NISO): A single physical unit of any printed, typewritten, handwritten, mimeographed, or processed work, distinguished from other units by a separate binding, encasement, portfolio, or other clear distinction, which has been <strong>cataloged, classified, and made ready for use</strong>, and which is typically the unit used to charge circulation transactions. Either a serial volume is bound, or it comprises the serial issues that would be bound together if the library bound all serials. <a href="http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arlstat09.pdf">ARL has been modifying the interpretation of the standard definitions to address questions posed by library staff at various member institutions that complete the survey and with feedback from the ARL Statistics and Assessment Committee (PDF; page 98)</a>. Include duplicates and bound volumes of periodicals. For purposes of this questionnaire, unclassified bound serials arranged in alphabetical order are considered classified. Exclude microforms, maps, nonprint materials, and uncataloged items. Include government document volumes that are accessible through the library’s catalogs regardless of whether they are separately shelved. Include e-book units, as long as these e-books are owned or leased and have been cataloged by your library. Include electronic books purchased through vendors such as NetLibrary® or Books 24x7, and e-books that come as part of aggregate services. Include individual titles of e-book sets that are treated as individual reference sources. Include locally digitized electronic books and electronic theses and dissertations. Include volumes purchased collectively where the cost is shared at the time of purchase.</p> <p>The PLAmetrics <strong>public library</strong> report defines "holdings" <a href="http://pla.countingopinions.com/docs/pla/2012SurveyWPDF.pdf">on its worksheet (PDF)</a>: For the purpose of this data service, holdings will be defined as the number of cataloged items (number of items, <em>not</em> number of titles). Include print materials (including periodicals), electronic books, audio materials, and video materials acquired as part of the collection and cataloged, whether purchased, leased, licensed, or donated as gifts.</p> <p> </p> <p>NOTE: Previous versions of this fact sheet can be accessed via the <a href="http://www.archive.org/web/web.php">Internet Archive Wayback Machine</a> using the <em>original</em> URL <<a href="http://www.ala.org/library/fact22.html">http://www.ala.org/library/fact22.html</a>>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Last updated: October 2012</p> <p> </p> <p>For more information on this or <a href="http://www.ala.org/library/factsheets.html">other fact sheets</a>, including copies of previous versions, contact the ALA Library Reference Desk by telephone: 800-545-2433, extension 2153; fax: 312-280-3255; e-mail: <a href="mailto:library@ala.org">library@ala.org</a>; or regular mail: ALA Library, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2795.</p> <p> </p> 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