Comments on: Library Journal’s Star Libraries – show me the data http://www.librarian.net/stax/2699/library-journals-star-libraries-show-me-the-data/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Michael Golrick http://www.librarian.net/stax/2699/library-journals-star-libraries-show-me-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-124001 Michael Golrick Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:08:11 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=2699#comment-124001 I'm behind in my blog reading, so apologies there. However, one of the things on my list here in my new job is to analyze the LJ rankings and Tom Hennen's rankings -- both of which use the same underlying data! I find it annoying that LJ is touting this list so much, when I do not think it is significantly different than Hennen's (which appears in American Libraries). I am further annoyed that they call it a 2009 list when it is based on 2006 fiscal year data which was released by IMLS (www.imls.gov) in December 2008. Stay tuned! I’m behind in my blog reading, so apologies there. However, one of the things on my list here in my new job is to analyze the LJ rankings and Tom Hennen’s rankings — both of which use the same underlying data!

I find it annoying that LJ is touting this list so much, when I do not think it is significantly different than Hennen’s (which appears in American Libraries). I am further annoyed that they call it a 2009 list when it is based on 2006 fiscal year data which was released by IMLS (www.imls.gov) in December 2008. Stay tuned!

]]> By: Robert Lindsey http://www.librarian.net/stax/2699/library-journals-star-libraries-show-me-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-123622 Robert Lindsey Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:15:29 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=2699#comment-123622 Kansas tied for 3rd with California! Only behind Ohio and New York, all states that have much higher populations. Kansas tied for 3rd with California! Only behind Ohio and New York, all states that have much higher populations.

]]> By: Stephen Michael Kellat http://www.librarian.net/stax/2699/library-journals-star-libraries-show-me-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-123613 Stephen Michael Kellat Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:46:11 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=2699#comment-123613 Nevada's score is potentially messy. Las Vegas-Clark County Library District serves 80+% of the whole state's population. Clark County has the vast majority of the state's population while outlying rural Nevada generally has counties with populations below 500k. With our lopsided population distribution, I can see why the score for circulation was so high. As for program attendance, that may be a problem in data collecting as Dad has run events at LVCCLD facilities for the guitar society and LVCCLD didn't collect data itself then. Thanks for pointing out the story Jessamyn! Nevada’s score is potentially messy. Las Vegas-Clark County Library District serves 80+% of the whole state’s population. Clark County has the vast majority of the state’s population while outlying rural Nevada generally has counties with populations below 500k. With our lopsided population distribution, I can see why the score for circulation was so high. As for program attendance, that may be a problem in data collecting as Dad has run events at LVCCLD facilities for the guitar society and LVCCLD didn’t collect data itself then.

Thanks for pointing out the story Jessamyn!

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