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Data Collection
Available now: The IMLS Data Catalog!
Our new Data Catalog puts IMLS data—comprising agency data such as grants administration
and data about museums, libraries, and related organizations—at the fingertips of researchers,
developers, and interested members of the public who want to dig deeper. Read more.
Public Libraries Survey (PLS)
The Public Libraries Survey (PLS) provides national descriptive data on the status of public
libraries in the United States & its territories. Data are collected from over 9,000 public library
systems with over 17,000 public library outlets. Read more.
State Library Administrative Agency Survey (SLAA)
The State Library Administrative Agency Survey (SLAA) provides descriptive data about state
library agencies for all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Read more.
Public Needs for Library and Museum Services Survey (PNLMS)
The Public Needs for Library and Museum Services Survey (PNLMS) is a household survey
designed to monitor the expectations of and satisfaction with library and museum services.
The purpose of this collection is to determine attitudes, to assess awareness of issues related
to library and museum services, and to track trends in visitation and usage. Read more.
Museums Count
Museums Count is a national web based census of all museums in the United States and its
territories. The purpose of Museums Count is to establish comprehensive, reliable data about
the size, distribution and scope of the museum sector in the United States. Read more.
Museum Universe Data File (MUDF)
The Museum Universe Data File (MUDF) is an active list of known museums in the United States
that is maintained by IMLS’s Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Included in this file are
the basic institutional identifying information of over 35,000 museums in the 50 States and the
District of Columbia including aquariums, arboretums, botanical gardens, art museums, children’s
museums, general museums, historic houses and sites, history museums, nature centers, natural
history and anthropology museums, planetariums, science and technology centers, specialized
museums, and zoological parks. Data for this listing is collected and aggregated from a variety of
sources including IMLS administrative data and records, Internal Review Service (IRS) non-profit
data (e.g. 990, 990-EZ, 990-N), grantee lists from private foundations and data obtained from third
party commercial vendors. Read more.
Administrative Discretionary Grant Data
Administrative Discretionary Grant Data file contains administrative records of discretionary grant
recipients who were awarded funds by the Institute of Museum and Library Services from fiscal year
1996 through fiscal year 2013. Read more
- Public Libraries in the United States Survey
- State Library Administrative Agency Survey
- Public Needs for Library and Museum Services Survey
- Museums Count
- Museum Universe Data File
- Administrative Discretionary Grant Data
Program Evaluation
Supporting Museums – Serving Communities:
An Evaluation of the Museums for America Program
Museums for America (MFA) is the largest IMLS grant program for museums. In 2009 and 2010,
RMC Research Corporation, carried out an independent evaluation of the program and found that it
has had an immediate and sustained impact on museum users. Read more
Grants to State Library Administrative Agencies Program
Five-Year Evaluation
Section 9134 (c) of IMLS’ authorizing legislation directs SLAAs to “independently evaluate, and report
to the (IMLS) Director regarding, the activities assisted under this subchapter, prior to the end of the
5-year plan.” Read more
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Evaluation
ICF International completed an independent evaluation of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant
program in July 2013 using comparative case studies from 109 grant projects funded during the
program’s first six years of operation in 2003-2009. Read more.
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Evaluation Resources
IMLS is committed to helping libraries and museums provide evidence-based knowledge of the value of
innovative museum and library services. IMLS is also committed to strengthening standards that can be
widely used to support library and museum success at the program, organizational, and community levels.
Resources listed below provide program planning tools, evaluation definitions, and methodologies and case
examples of sound evaluation practices—some are familiar, while others have not been widely used by
museums and libraries in the past. All will help us communicate the public value of IMLS’s grants and grantees.
Read more about our Outcome Based Evaluations.
Questions regarding the resources listed below can be directed to Matt Birnbaum
at mbirnbaum@imls.gov (link sends e-mail)or 202-653-4760.
General Guides for Program Evaluation and Outcome Monitoring
- Designing Evaluations 2012 Revision, Government Accounting Office
http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/588146.pdf (link is external)- Outcome Monitoring Guidebooks, The Urban Institute
- Templates for Creating a Logic Model, University of Wisconsin Extension
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evallogicmodel.html (link is external) - The Program Manager’s Guide to Evaluation, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/the-program-managers-guide-to-evaluation (link is external)
Project Planning Tools for Museum and Library Services
- Shaping Outcomes: An On-Line Curriculum for Outcomes-Based Planning and Evaluation
Designed for the Museum and Library Field. http://www.shapingoutcomes.org/ (link is external) - Inspiring Learning: An Improvement Framework for Museums, Libraries and Archives.
http://www.inspiringlearningforall.gov.uk/ (link is external) - Framework for Broadening the Impact of Outreach Efforts in Informal Science Initiatives.
http://www.nsf.gov/od/broadeningparticipation/framework-evaluating-impacts-broadening-participation-projects_1101.pdf (link is external) - Information Behavior in Everyday Contexts (IBEC), Toolkit Version 2.0. 2004.
http://ibec.ischool.washington.edu/toolkit.php (link is external)
Common Evaluation Methods and Terms
(From the Harvard Family Research Project (link is external))
- Experimental Design: Experimental designs all share one distinctive element: random assignment
to treatment and control groups. Experimental design is the strongest design choice when interested
in establishing a cause-effect relationship. Experimental designs for evaluation prioritize the impartiality,
accuracy, objectivity, and validity of the information generated. These studies look to make causal and
generalizable statements about a population or impact on a population by a program or initiative. - Non-Experimental Design: Non-experimental studies use purposeful sampling techniques to get
information rich cases. Non-experimental evaluation designs include: case studies, data collection and
reporting for accountability, participatory approaches, theory based/grounded theory approaches,
ethnographic approaches, and mixed method studies. - Quasi-Experimental Design: Most quasi-experimental designs are similar to experimental designs except
that the subjects are not randomly assigned to either the experimental or the control group, or the researcher
cannot control which group will get the treatment. Like the experimental designs, quasi-experimental designs
for evaluation prioritize the impartiality, accuracy, objectivity, and validity of the information generated. - Document Review: This is a review and analysis of existing program records and other information collected by
the program. The information analyzed in a document review was not gathered for the purpose of the evaluation.
Sources of information for document review include information on staff, budgets, rules and regulations, activities,
schedules, attendance, meetings, recruitment, and annual reports. - Interviews/Focus Groups: Interviews and focus groups are conducted with evaluation and program/initiative
stakeholders. These include, but are not limited to, staff, administrators, participants and their parents or families,
funders, and community members. Interviews and focus groups can be conducted in person or over the phone.
Questions posed in interviews and focus groups are generally open-ended and responses are documented in full,
through detailed note-taking or transcription. The purpose of interviews and focus groups is to gather detailed
descriptions, from a purposeful sample of stakeholders, of the program processes and the stakeholders’ opinions
of those processes. - Observation: Observation is an unobtrusive method for gathering information about how the program/initiative operates.
Observations can be highly structured, with protocols for recording specific behaviors at specific times, or unstructured,
taking a more casual, “look-and-see” approach to understanding the day-to-day operation of the program. Data from
observations are used to supplement interviews and surveys in order to complete the description of the program/initiative
and to verify information gathered through other methods. - Secondary Source/Data Review: These sources include data collected for other similar studies for comparison, large
data sets such as the Longitudinal Study of American Youth, achievement data, court records, standardized test scores,
and demographic data and trends. Like the information analyzed in a document review, these data were not gathered
with the purposes of the evaluation in mind; they are pre-existing data that inform the evaluation. - Surveys/Questionnaires: Surveys and questionnaires are also conducted with evaluation and program/initiative
stakeholders. These are usually administered on paper, through the mail, in a highly structured interview process in
which respondents are asked to choose answers from those predetermined on the survey, or more recently, through
email and on the Web. The purpose of surveys/questionnaires is to gather specific information—often regarding opinions
or levels of satisfaction, in addition to demographic information—from a large, representative sample. - Tests/Assessments: These data sources include standardized test scores, psychometric tests, and other assessments
of the program and its participants. These data are collected with the purposes of the evaluation in mind. For example,
the administration of achievement tests at certain intervals to gauge progress toward expected individual outcomes
documented in the evaluation.
Measuring Outcomes in Museum and Libraries: A Partial Bibliography
- Diamond, Judy. 1999. Practical Evaluation Guide: Tools for Museums and Other Informal Educational Settings.
Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press. - Falk, J.H., and L.D. Dierking. 2000. Learning from Museums. Walnut Creek, California: AltaMira Press.
- Falk, J.H., and L.D. Dierking. 2002. Lessons without Limit: How Free-Choice Learning is Transforming Education.
Walnut Creek, California: AltaMira Press. - Falk, J.H., and L.D. Dierking (eds.). 1995. Public Institutions for Personal Learning: Establishing a Research Agenda.
Washington, D.C.: American Association of Museums. - Hernon, Peter, and Robert E. Dugan. 2002. Action Plan for Outcomes Assessment in Your Library. Chicago, IL:
American Library Association. - Korn, Randi, and Laurie Sowd. 1999. Visitor Surveys: A User’s Manual, Professional Practice Series, Nichols,
Susan K. (Compiler); Roxana Adams (Series Editor), Washington, DC: American Association of Museums. - Korn, Randi, and Minda Borun (1999), Introduction to Museum Evaluation, American Association of Museums,
Washington, DC. - Matthews, Joseph R. 2004. Measuring for Results: The Dimensions of Public Library Effectiveness. Westport, CT:
Libraries Unlimited. - Rubin, Rhea. 2005. Demonstrating Results: Using Outcome Measurement in Your Library. Chicago, IL: ALA.
Networks and Associations that Provide Evaluation Resources
- American Evaluation Association
http://www.eval.org/ (link is external) - American Library Association, Office of Research and Statistics, Research and Statistics
http://www.ala.org/ala/research/index.cfm (link is external) - Association of Research Libraries Statistics and Measurement Program
http://www.arl.org/stats/ (link is external) - National Science Foundation, Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education / Informal Science.Org, Evaluation
http://informalscience.org (link is external) - The Free Management Library, Evaluation Activities in Organizations
http://managementhelp.org/evaluation/index.htm#anchor1029384756 (link is external) - Visitor Studies Association
http://www.aecf.org/Home/OurApproach/DataAndEvaluation.aspx (link is external)
Research Guidance
Standards and Guidelines for Federally Sponsored Research:
Preparing for a Collection
Confidentiality and Data Access Issues Among Federal Agencies
https://fcsm.sites.usa.gov/files/2014/04/brochur10.pdf (link is external)
Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information
Disseminated by Federal Agencies, OMB
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg_reproducible (link is external)
Paper Work Reduction Act Process – Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/research-guidance/frequently-asked-questions
Protecting Human Subjects On-Line Training
http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php (link is external)
Statistical Power Analysis in Education Research
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=NCSER20103006 (link is external)
Data Analysis
Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg_1997standards (link is external)
Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/fedreg_2010/06282010_metro_standards-Complete.pdf (link is external)
Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/standards_stat_surveys.pdf (link is external)
Public Release of Research Data
Checklist on Data Disclosure
https://fcsm.sites.usa.gov/files/2014/04/checklist_799.doc (link is external)
Statistical Disclosure Limitation Methodology
https://fcsm.sites.usa.gov/files/2014/04/spwp22.pdf (link is external)
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Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
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Adult Programs in the Library
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Assessing Service Quality:
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Developing Library Collections for Today’s Young Adults
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