Clearinghouse - Introduction

April 12, 2002

Clearinghouse for Library and Information Center Networked Statistics to be Established

Introduction

There is a lack of coordinated effort to identify, access, maintain, and update statistics and related data that describe libraries and information center use, users, services, and resources in the networked environment. Data are available from a number of sources such as the federal government, states, regional associations, professional associations, and local libraries. Many of the key data sources for developing such a Clearinghouse come from publishers, database vendors and aggregators - some of which are working with the Information Institute to provide improved data for analysis and assessment. These sources, however, often do not coordinate or integrate these data, thus limiting vendors, policy makers, library professionals and others to gain an overall understanding of the use and users of library networked services and resources.

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