NISO Z39.7-201X, Information Services and Use: Metrics & statistics for libraries and information providers - Data Dictionary

Draft for Trial Use. A proposed revision to the 2004 edition of the standard.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Data Dictionary

1 Introduction

1.1 Scope

1.2 Purpose

1.3 Application

1.4 Format

1.5 General Principles

1.6 Using the Library Statistics Data Dictionary (LSDD)

 

2 Reporting Unit and Primary Target Population

2.1 Reporting Unit

2.1.1 Academic Library

2.1.2 Administrative Unit

2.1.3 Bookmobile

2.1.4 Branch Library

2.1.5 Government Library

2.1.6 Health Services/Medical Library

2.1.7 Industrial/Commercial Library

2.1.8 Law Library

2.1.9 Library Cooperative

2.1.10 Main Library

2.1.11 National Library

2.1.12 Public Library

2.1.13 School Library Media Center

2.1.14 Special Library

2.1.15 State Library Agency

2.2 Primary Target Population

2.2.1 Academic Library Target Population

2.2.2 Network and Cooperative Target Population

2.2.3 Public Library Target Population

2.2.4 School Library Media Center Target Population

2.2.5 Special Library Target Population

2.2.6 State Library Agency Target Population

 

3 Human Resources

3.1 Certified Library Media Specialist

3.2 Contributed Services Staff

3.3 Other Staff

3.4 Professional Staff

3.5 Qualified Specialist Staff

3.6 Staff Training

3.6.1 Number of Staff Trained

3.6.2 Staff Hours of Training

3.7 Student Assistants

3.8 Volunteers

 

4 Collections

4.1 Archives and Manuscripts

4.1.1 Linear Feet Added

4.1.2 Linear Feet Held

4.1.3 Cubic Feet

4.2 Audio-Visual Materials

4.2.1 Audio-Visual Materials Additions--Physical Units

4.2.2 Audio-Visual Materials Additions--Titles

4.2.3 Audio-Visual Materials Holdings--Physical Units

4.2.4 Audio-Visual Materials Holdings--Titles

4.3 Books and Serials (print materials)

4.3.1 Books and Serials Additions--Physical Units

4.3.2 Books and Serials Additions--Titles

4.3.3 Books and Serials Holdings--Titles

4.3.4 Books and Serials Holdings--Volumes

4.3.5 Current Serials Received

4.3.5.1 Current Serial Titles

4.3.5.2 Current Subscriptions

4.3.6 eBooks

4.4 Cartographic Materials

4.4.1 Cartographic Materials Additions--Physical Units

4.4.2 Cartographic Materials Holdings--Physical Units

4.5 Government Documents

4.5.1 Government Documents Additions--Physical Units

4.5.2 Government Documents Holdings--Titles

4.6 Graphic Materials

4.6.1 Graphic Materials Additions--Physical Units

4.6.2 Graphic Materials Holdings--Physical Units

4.7 Microforms

4.7.1 Microforms Additions--Physical Units

4.7.2 Microforms Holdings--Physical Units

4.8 Other Materials--Print and Electronic

4.8.1 Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)

4.8.2 Computer Files

4.8.3 Databases

4.8.4 Digital Documents

4.8.5 Electronic Serials

4.8.6 Free Internet Resources

4.8.7 Other Digital Documents

4.8.8 Other Materials Additions--Physical Units

4.8.9 Other Materials Holdings--Physical Units

 

5 Infrastructure

5.1 Gross Measured Area

5.2 Net Usable Area

5.3 Net Usable Area by Function

5.4 Facilities

5.4.1 Mobile Facilities

5.4.2 Physical Facilities

5.5 Seating Capacity

5.6 Workstations

5.6.1 Available Internet Workstations

5.6.2 Available Workstations

 

6 Finances

6.1 Capital Expenditures

6.2 Capital Revenue by Source

6.2.1 Federal Government Capital Revenue

6.2.2 Local Government Capital Revenue

6.2.3 Other Sources of Capital Revenue

6.2.4 State Government Capital Revenue

6.3 Operating Expenditures by Type of Expenditure

6.3.1 Audiovisual Material Expenditures

6.3.2 Bibliographic Utilities, Networks and Consortia Expenditures

6.3.3 Book and Serial Backfile Expenditures (print materials)

6.3.4 Collection Expenditures

6.3.5 Computer Hardware, Software, Supplies and Maintenance Expenditures

6.3.6 Current Serial Expenditures

6.3.7 Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Expenditures

6.3.8 Electronic Access Expenditures

6.3.9 Electronic Materials Expenditures

6.3.10 Employee Benefit Expenditures

6.3.11 Furnishing and Equipment Expenditures

6.3.12 Microform Material Expenditures

6.3.13 Other Operating Expenditures

6.3.14 Preservation Expenditures

6.3.15 Professional Staff Salaries and Wages

6.3.16 Student Assistant Salaries and Wages

6.3.17 Support Staff Salaries and Wages

6.4 Operating Income by Source

6.4.1 Federal Government Income

6.4.2 Local Government Income

6.4.3 Other Sources of Income

6.4.4 State Government Income

7 Services

7.1 Gate Count

7.2 Hours Open

7.2.1 Hours Open in Branch Libraries

7.2.2 Hours Open in Main/Central Library

7.3 Information Requests

7.3.1 Virtual Reference Transactions

7.4 Library Events/Programs

7.4.1 Attendance at Library Events

7.5 Library User

7.6 Loans and Document Delivery

7.6.1 Electronic Document Delivery

7.6.2 External Document Supply

7.6.3 Interlibrary Loan

7.7 Use

7.7.1 Electronic Collection

7.7.2 In House Use

7.7.3 Internet Access

7.7.4 Number of Public Access Workstation Users

7.8 User Orientation and Training

7.8.1 Attendance at User Training

7.8.2 Formal User Information Technology Training

7.8.3 Information Services to Groups

7.8.4 Point-of-Use Information Technology Training

7.8.5 User Training

 

Appendices

Appendix A: Methods of Measurement

Appendix B: Measuring the Use of Electronic Library Services

Appendix C: Measuring Public Library Networked Services: Preparing Your Library to Collect Network Statistics

Appendix D: References in Developing the Z39.7-2002 Revision

Appendix E: National and International Efforts Regarding Electronic Metrics