Institute of Museum and Library Services Data Collection

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.

美国图书馆与博物馆服务协会（IMLS）每年对美国公立和州立图书馆进行年度调查，其响应率接近100%。数据汇编涵盖了各州、图书馆系统和独立图书馆分部的统计数据，包括流通量、访问量、员工、支出等方面的信息。数据以两种格式提供：Microsoft Access数据库和平面文件，纯文本格式。目前，博物馆数据也已包含在内。