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College and University Library Survey

The National Center for Education Statistics has announced the publication schedule for the 1975 edition of the College and University Library Survey. Continuing the format of the 1973 report entitled Library Statistics of College and Universities, the 1975 survey report will be released in three parts. The early release report will be available in early 1976, the complete institutional report in June 1976 and the analytical report by the end of 1976.

Initiated in the present format by the U.S. Office of Education in 1959, the survey is now conducted as a part of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) system and the Library General Information Survey (LIBGIS). The biennially conducted survey contains statistical data on more than 2,700 college and university libraries in the U.S. The early release report contains twelve key institutional data items on approximately 90 percent of the respondents. The key items compiled include library operating expenditures for salaries and wages, fringe benefits, bookstock, and periodicals; numbers of full-time equivalent staff with separate listings for librarians and for technicians, clerical, and others; library resources including number of volumes of book- stock held and number of titles of periodical subscriptions.

The complete institutional report contains basic information on collections, staff, and expenditures for all academic libraries. The analytical report provides national estimates for all academic institutions with library service and background data on the survey. The three-part report will be sold by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office. No price has been set. ■■