Some of the following documents require a PDF viewer:

• Annual Statistics

  Summaries of public, academic, and institutional library statistics collected by the South Carolina State Library.

• SC Public Library Selected Survey Data by County, 2005 and 2006

  Selected data elements by county. Survey data in PDF and GIF file format for library visits, reference and circulation transactions, Internet terminals and much more.

• Public Library State Ranking Tables - South Carolina's rank is highlighted in each table.  Tables include, library visits, reference and circulation transactions, Internet terminals, and much more.  SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Federal-State Cooperative System (FSCS) for Public Library Data, Public Libraries Survey (PLS), FY 2004.

Additional Information and Resources

• Bibliostat Collect - a web based site to enter your academic or public library's annual statistical data.  To receive your library's username and password, please contact Kathy Sheppard at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 803-734-8653.
• Computer and Internet Use by Students in 2003 - This report examines the use of computers and the Internet by American children enrolled in nursery school and students in kindergarten through grade 12. By NCES.
• Hennen's American Public Library Rating (HAPLR) Index - HAPLR ratings are based on data from the U.S. Federal-State Cooperative Service, but only the author, Thomas J. Hennen Jr., is responsible for ratings data at this site.
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - NCES initiated and funded a nationwide library statistics program in 1989 that includes surveys on academic libraries, public libraries, school library media centers and state library agencies. NCES works collaboratively with the Bureau of the Census and the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) to plan survey content and to collect, process and disseminate the data.
• Library Research Center FSCS Data Comparison Tool - an interactive online database for the library information collected annually by the Federal-State Cooperative System, a division of the National Center for Education Statistics. Using the FSCS Data Tool Tutorial (avi format, 0:11:23 duration)
• South Carolina State Survey 2005 Summary findings for the South Carolina State Library Survey conducted in the spring of 2005.
• Salary Survey 2005 Survey of South Carolina Public Librarian Salaries 2005.
• SC Office of Research and Statistics - web site offering GIS and detailed demographic information for South Carolina.