Public Libraries Survey for FY 2012 Coming Soon!

Yes, it’s fall and that means it is the season for the annual Public Libraries Survey for fiscal year 2011-2012. The survey will be available for data submission on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 and will be due by Friday, February 15, 2013. As usual, statistics will be collected online through the Bibliostat Collect application, available at collect.btol.com. Your user name and password are the same as last year, but we will be sending you a reminder with your login information soon. There are always a few changes to the federal data elements, so it’s a good idea to check the resources we’ve posted on the  Library Data Services page of the NLC website. Here you’ll find a new “Tip Sheet” to help in completing the survey, along with full instructions, definitions of data elements, a list of changes, a blank survey, and a guide to counting your Overdrive circulation. Any questions about the survey can be directed to John Felton.