Data Archive Introduction | Background and Introduction to the Data | Data | Documentation | Publications about public libraries | Reports
There is an extensive collection of documentation of these public library data as can be seen. I have toyed with the idea of reorganizing these links by year to include the data with the documentation but not this time.
| Type of file | Year | File type | File name | File size | Notes |
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| Documentation | FY 2018 | 2018_pls_data_file_documentation.pdf | 3 MB | Data File Documentation and User’s Guide July 2020 |
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| Documentation | FY 2017 | fy2017_pls_data_file_documentation.pdf | 2 MB | Data File Documentation and User’s Guide May 2019 |
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| Documentation | FY 2016 | fy2016_pls_data_file_documentation.pdf | 7 MB | Data File Documentation and User’s Guide April 2018 |
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| Data Element Definitions | FY 2016 | [Data Element Definitions] | 1.4 MB | 19 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2015 | fy2015_pls_data_file_documentation.pdf | 2.0 MB | Data File Documentation September 2017 See pp. 15-17 for a discussion of Geocoding these data. |
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| Data Element Definitions | FY 2015 | [Data Element Definitions] | 1.5 MB | 19 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2014 | fy2014_pls_data_file_documentation.pdf | 2.3 MB | ||
| Data Element Definitions | FY 2014 | [Data Element Definitions] | 320 KB | 23 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2013 | fy2013_pls_data_file_documentation.pdf | 2.2 MB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2013 | [Data Element Definitions] | 87 KB | 25 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2012 | fy2012_pls_data_file_documentation.pdf | 2.0 MB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2012 | [Data Element Definitions] | 786KB | 22 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2011 | pls2011doc.pdf | 2.0 MB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2011 | [Data Element Definitions] | 124KB | 22 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| User note | FY 2011 | USER NOTE: PUBLIC LIBRARIES SURVEY REPORT For Fiscal Year 2008 | 207KB | One page. | |
| Documentation | FY 2010 | pls2010doc.pdf | 3.9 MB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2010 | [Data Element Definitions] | 202KB | 23 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2009 | pls2009doc.pdf | 3.9 MB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2009 | [Data Element Definitions] | 126KB | 22 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2008 | pls2008doc.pdf | 658 KB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2008 | [Data Element Definitions] | 168KB | 21 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2007 | pls2007doc.pdf | 653 KB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2007 | [Data Element Definitions] | 152KB | 21 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| User note | FY 2007 | USER NOTE: PUBLIC LIBRARIES SURVEY REPORT For Fiscal Year 2008 | 8KB | One page. | |
| Documentation | FY 2006 | pls2006doc.pdf | 1,616 KB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2006 | [Data Element Definitions] | 171KB | 21 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2005 | pls2005doc.pdf | 353KB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2005 | [Data Element Definitions] | 167KB | 21 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2004 | pls2004doc.pdf | 526 KB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2004 | [Data Element Definitions] | 72KB | 26 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2003 | pls2003doc.pdf | 661 KB | ||
| Documentation | FY 2003 | [Data Element Definitions] | 72KB | 22 pages. Detailed definitions for variables in the three series. | |
| Documentation | FY 2002 | pls2002bdoc.pdf | 341 KB | Data File, Public Use: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2002 (Revised) NCES 2004-327 |
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| Documentation | FY 2001 | pls2001bdoc.pdf | 1,036 KB | Data File, Public Use: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2001 (Revised) NCES 2003-398 |
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| Documentation | FY 2000 | pls2000doc.pdf | 1,278 KB | Public-Use Data File: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2000 NCES 2002-341 |
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| Documentation | FY 1999 | pls1999doc.pdf | 1,278 KB | ublic-Use Data File: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 1999 NCES 2002-376 |
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| Documentation | FY 1998 | pls1998doc.pdf | 434 KB | Public-Use Data File: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 1998 NCES 2002-386 |
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| Documentation | FY 1997 | pls1997doc.pdf | 222 KB | Public-Use Data File: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 1997 NCES 2003-388 |
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| Documentation | FY 1996 | pls1996doc.pdf | 193 KB | Data File (Public-Use): Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 1996 NCES 2003-391 |
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| Documentation | FY 1995 | pls1995doc.pdf | 193 KB | Data File (Public-Use): Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 1995 NCES 2003-302 |
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| Documentation | FY 1994 | pls1994doc.pdf | 162 KB | Data File (Public-Use): Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 1994 NCES 2003-304 |
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| Documentation | FY 1993 | pls1993doc.pdf | 165 KB | Data File (Public-Use): Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 1993 NCES 2003-306 |
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| Documentation | FY 1992 | ASCII | pls1992doc.pdf | 152 KB | Data File (Public-Use): Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 1992 NCES 2003-308 |
| Documentation | FY 1991 | ASCII | pls1991doc.txt | 105 KB | Public Library Data 1991 NCES 2003-308 The documentation includes how to read the data from a 5 1/4″ diskette. |
| Documentation | FY 1990 | ASCII | pls1990doc.txt | 77 KB | “Data Base Documentation Part I – Survey Summary Public libraries data, 1990” The documentation includes how to read the data from a 5 1/4″ diskette. |
| Documentation | FY 1989 | ASCII | pls1989doc.txt Also published as cb2212.pdf |
33 KB | Public Libraries Survey, 1989: [United States] ICPSR 9596, September 1991. ICPSR 2212, March 2002. Each says “First ICPSR edition.” According to the ICPSR citation of the original, it was an NCES Document from 1991. |
| Documentation | FY 1988 | PDFI | pls1988doc.pdf | 402 KB | Public Libraries Data, 1988 [United States] ICPSR 2211, March 2002 According to the ICPSR citation of the original, it was an NCES Document from 1988. |
| Documentation | FY 1987 | ASCII | pls1987doc.pdf | 513 KB | Public Libraries Data, 1987 [United States] ICPSR 2210, March 2002 |
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| Documentation | LIBGIS, 1981 | cb2279.pdf | 1,306 KB | ….Public Library Universe, 1981 ICPSR 2279, March 2002 According to ICPSR’s citation of the NCES publication, the original was published in 1981 |
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| Documentation | LIBGIS III, FY 1977-1978 | cb2209.pdf SAS program to read the data—sa2209.txt SPSS program to read the data—sp2209.txt |
1,306 KB | ….Public Libraries, Fiscal Year 1977-1978 ICPSR 2209, May 2002 According to ICPSR’s citation of the NCES publication, the original was published in 1978. |
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| Documentation | LIBGIS III, Public Library Universe, 1977 | cb2207.pdf SAS program to read the data—sa2207.txt SPSS program to read the data—sp2207.txt |
442 KB | ….Public Library Universe, 1977 ICPSR 2207, March 2002 |
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| Documentation | LIBGIS I, FY 1974 | cb2208.pdf SAS program to read the data—sa2208.txt SPSS program to read the data—sp2208.txt |
1,600 KB | ….Public Libraries, Fiscal Year 1974 ICPSR 2208, March 2002 |
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| Documentation | LIBGIS I, Public Library Universe 1973 | cb2206.pdf SAS program to read the data—sa2206.txt SPSS program to read the data—sp2206.txt |
1,600 KB | ….Public Library Universe, 1973 ICPSR 2206, March 2002 |