Repository details

Institute of Museum and Library Services Data Collection

Name of repository
Institute of Museum and Library Services Data Collection
Additional name(s)
  • IMLS
Repository URL
https://www.imls.gov/research-tools/data-collection
Subject(s)
Description
The IMLS conducts annual surveys of public and state libraries in the US that have response rates near 100%. Data is compiled for states, library systems, and individual library branches and includes statistics for circulation, visits, staff, expenditures, and more. Data is available in two formats: MS Access and flat file, plain text. Data for museums is now included.
Contact(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
  • other
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.imls.gov/about/mission
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider
  • serviceProvider

Institutions (1)

Institution
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Additional name(s)
  • IMLS
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (2)

Policy Name
Privacy and Terms of Use
Policy Name
Guidelines for Information Dissemination

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • other

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
Public Domain
DataLicense
Copyrights

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • unknown
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes

Remarks

Entry date
2014-08-06
Last update
2023-08-15
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re3data.org: Institute of Museum and Library Services Data Collection; editing status 2023-08-15; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3NW3S last accessed: 2025-04-25