Committee on Research and Statistics

ALA Committee on Research and Statistics

Mission Statement

To facilitate research and related activities in all units of the Association, especially activities related to library statistics.
To advise the ALA Council and Executive Boards on programs, policy, and priorities regarding research and related activities.
To recommend procedures to achieve expeditious consideration of all ALA unit proposals for research and related activities by the ALA Executive Board.
To encourage the establishment of divisional committees for the purpose of stimulating research and statistics; to maintain liaisons with all units of the Association regarding research and related activities in the units.
To identify questions regarding library service which need to be answered through research and promote the conduct of research to answer those questions.
To review and make recommendations concerning national data collection efforts pertaining to libraries, recommending inclusions, definitions, procedures, and policies as appropriate.
To serve as a base committee for liaisons from other associations and groups with shared concerns about library statistics.
To serve as an advisory committee for the Office for Research and Statistics.

Rochelle Logan, Chair, 2007-2008, rlogan@dclibraries.org
Denise Davis, Staff Liaison, dmdavis@ala.org

Dissemination Of Research in LIS
A statement by the American Library Association Committee on Research and Statistics
June 2001

Research and Statistics Assembly