Monday, November 4, 2013

America's Star Libraries: 2013

America’s Star Libraries, 2013: Top-Rated Libraries
Library Journal: 11.01.2013 by Keith Curry Lance & Ray Lyons


The constellation of Star Libraries changes dramatically from year to year. As it does every year, the 2013 Star Libraries illustrates that each annual round introduces a substantial set of new Star Libraries, sees the fortunes of continuing Star Libraries change—as libraries change peer groups and gain and lose stars—and, indeed, sees many of the previous year’s honorees lose their Star Library status altogether. The explanations for these changes are varied and complex. Whether a public library gains or loses Star Library status or sees that status change more subtly is determined as much by the fortunes of other libraries in a library’s spending peer group as by the per capita service output of its own institution.  READ MORE !

See Also: Library Reports & Statistics Page

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