ALA libraries report

Fairly dramatic changes in U.S. library funding, services and staffing have occurred in the last 18 months. According to a new report prepared by ALA, libraries of all types are feeling the pinch of the economic downturn while managing sky-high use. The report presents U.S. economic trends (2009), and summarizes trends in public, school and academic libraries across several library measures, including expenditures, staffing and services. The report also highlights trends in services provided to libraries by library cooperatives and consortia."

American Library Association. (2009). The Condition of Libraries: 1999-2009. Chicago: ALA.

http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/january2010/outlook_ors.cfm