The Association of College & Research Libraries is the largest division of the ALA. Their website includes links to recent ACRL publications and reports, books and digital resources, and statistics and white papers.
The ALA Library Statistics website provides library fact sheets, quotable facts about America's libraries, and research on libraries and librarianship.
The American Fact Finder from the U.S. Census Bureau is a great tool for accessing demographics by region, state, county, town and tract.
Find statistics about academic libraries and tools for assessment from the Association of Research Libraries.
The IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) website has data sets, publications, program evaluations, data analysis tools, evaluation resourcesand research guidelines.
Find research and statistics, including data sets and publications about libraries and librarianship, in Colorado and the U.S. The LRS website also provides links to other resources, and tools such as the ROI (return on investment) calculator.
A unit of the U.S. Department of Education, NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations. Included are statistics and other education data. Publications include Digest of Education Statistics, and special reports, such as Trends in Educational Equity of Girls & Women.
Publications and reports, newsletters, and publications from OCLC Research.
The State Data Center is a consortium of agencies cooperating with the US Bureau of the Census to provide the public with data about the state and its component geographic areas. The SDC lead agency is located in the Demographic and Economic Analysis Section of OSBM, where it provides extensive resources for retrieving statistical information.
N.C. State Center for Health Statistics
The North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics is responsible for data collection, health-related research, production of reports and maintenance of a comprehensive collection of health statistics. We provide high quality health information for better informed decisions and effective health policies. Our goal is to improve the health of all North Carolinians and their communitie