State Library Agencies Survey, Fiscal Year 2002

The State Library Agencies Survey, Fiscal Year 2002 (StLA FY2002), is a study that is part of the State Library Agencies Survey. StLA FY2002 (https://www.imls.gov/research/state_library_agency_survey.aspx) is a cross-sectional survey that that provides state and federal policymakers and other interested user with information about state library agencies. StLA FY2002 collects data on state library agency services to public, academic, and school libraries, and library systems, overall this data will help to complete the national picture of library service. The study was conducted using Web survey application via Internet Web- based reporting system of 436 items (state library agency identification, governance, public service hours. Service outlets, collections, library service transactions, library development transactions, services to other libraries in the state, allied operations, staff, income, expenditures, and electronic services and information), from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The response rate for this study was 100 percent.