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American Library Directory

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File Description [top]

The American Library Directory (ALD) database, now closed, is compiled annually with information on over 37,000 public, academic, special, and government libraries and more than 75,000 library personnel. The database contains three subfiles: 1) library records containing complete descriptions of libraries in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico; 2) consortia/network records; and 3) library school records. Listings may include the following types of information: name and address, branch locations, holdings, budgets, programs, special collections, automation systems, telephone and fax numbers, library school entrance requirements and tuition.

Source data are received directly from each institution or from public sources.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 460

to find descriptions of libraries located in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

USE /ON OR ON=

to search on the library name.

USE /NEW

to locate records added to the database in the most recent edition.

     S S2/NEW


Subject Coverage [top]

The American Library Directory includes records for:

Libraries, all types, including:

  • Armed Forces
  • College and University
  • Government
  • Junior College
  • Public
  • Religious
  • Special
  • Special

    Consortia/Networks including:

  • Automation Networks
  • Book Processing and Purchasing Centers
  • Library Consortia and Networks
  • Statewide Networking Systems
  • Statewide Networking Systems

    Library Schools, various degree levels, including:

  • College
  • Junior College
  • University


    Print Counterparts [top]

    • American Library Directory


    Dialog File Data [top]

    Dates Covered: 2002
    File Size: 37,673 records as of December 2002
    Update Frequency: Closed


    Database Content [top]

    • Directories


    Document Types Indexed [top]

    • Directories


    Geographic Coverage [top]

    • International


    Geographic Restrictions [top]

    • None


    Special Features [top]

    • ERA Available
    • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
    • REPORT Available


    Contact [top]

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    SAMPLE RECORD [top]

      AN=, RT=  00012155   077517400   LIBRARY RECORD 
      /ON, ON=     OFFICIAL NAME: HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 
      LT=     LIBRARY TYPE: PUBLIC 
           ADDRESS:  500 McKinney Ave 
      CY=, ST=, ZP=               Houston, TX 
                     77002-2534 
      NU=     SAN (Standard Address Number): 361-8692 
      TE=     TELEPHONE NUMBER(S): 713-(Admin) 247-2700 
         
      TC=, PT=, NA=, PN=     PERSONNEL:  10  -  DIRECTOR - David M Henington; 31 - ASSISTANT 
         DIRECTOR - Open; 63 - Chief, Cent Libr - Ruby Weaver; 63 - Chief, 
         Tech  Servs  - Jay Clark; 63 - Chief, Br Servs - Len Radoff; 63 - 
         Coordr, Mat Selection - Brenda Tirrell; 63 - Coordr, Houston Area 
         (...) 
           STAFF SIZE AND STATUS: 
      CO=, PR=     TOTAL  STAFF:  605  PROF  STAFF:  238    CLERICAL  STAFF:  240, 
         VOLUNTEER STAFF: 300 
           LIBRARY BACKGROUND: 
      YF=, PO=     YEAR  FOUNDED:  1901   BUILDING CONSTRUCTED: 1976   POP SERVED: 
      CI=   1,705,697   CIRC: 6,273,271 
         
      /ID     SUBJECT INTERESTS: art; archit; bus & mgt; genealogy 
           SUBJECT  INTEREST  CODES:  0125;  0300; 0740; 1086; 2220; 2232; 
         3115; 4020 
         
           FISCAL YEAR: 1987-88 
      BU=     BUDGET: $19,650,794 INCL. FED. $496,930, STATE $1,361,386, CITY 
         $17,339,522 
           EXPENDITURE FIGURES: 
      EB=, EP=, EA=     BOOKS $2,216,496   PERIODICALS $583,768   AV MATERIALS $69,476 
      TS=     SALARIES:  TOTAL SALARIES: $8,600,864 
         
           LIBRARY HOLDINGS: 
      BK=, VO=, SU=     BK  TITLES:  534,684   BK VOLS: 3,459,824   PER SUB: 2958   PER 
      VB=   VOLS  BD: 174,092   Government Depository Coll 479,960 Government 
         Non-Depository  Coll  46,347;  Texas state documents 20,844; Well 
         logs, electric 14,000; Well logs, Texas 500,000; Sheet music 9996 
      MC=, MF=, MM=, AR=      CARDS:  3094   FICHE: 1,342,321   MICROFILM: 45,450   RECORDS: 
      AC=, VT=, FI=   61,250   AUDIO  TAPES:  28,409   VIDEO TAPES: 864   FILM: 8743 
      FS=, SL=, MA=   FILM  STRIPS:  4476   SLIDES:  16,599   MAPS:  4355   AV: Compact 
         discs  4552, Well logs 514,000 flm loops 51, framed pictures 515, 
      VF=   posters  &  5429,  Kits  17,833   VERTICAL FILES: 305 (incl Tex & 
         local hist) 
         
           LIBRARY AUTOMATION: 
      AI=     Tandem  II nonstop & twelve IBM PC models in use for network of 
         nine libraries shared (network/utility) computer also Terminals - 
      AQ=   Acq,  cat, circ & ref 78; staff use only.   Acquisitions - Faxon, 
      CA=   Baker & Taylor & Batab (turnkey systems).   Cataloging - OCLC COM 
      CR=   cat produced by Brodart.   Circulation - Utlas (turnkey system). 
      IL=, OS=     ILL  -  OCLC    Online  ref  searches  -  115  per month; staff 
         searches; patron charged. 
         
      CL=     SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: Archives & Manuscripts Department (Houston 
         Metropolitan  Research  Center)  contains  12,000  linear  ft  of 
         archival  material  & 1.5 million photographs & negatives related 
         to   Houston   including  manuscript  Coll;  Architectural  Coll; 
         (...) 
         
         ORAL HISTORY 
      DD=     US DOC DEP  STATE DOC DEP 
         
      SE=     SPECIAL  SERVICES:    Special  Services  for  the  Deaf  -  TTY 
         713-225-3385.  Staff  member who knows sign language; projector & 
         captioned  films. Holdings: Special interest per sub 3   !Special 
         Services for the Blind - Kurzweil Reading Machine 
         
      PU=     PUBLICATIONS: The Houston Review 
      PC=     PUBLICATION CODES: 575 
         
      LS=     LIBRARY  SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP: & Major Resource Center for Houston 
         Area Libr Syst;  Houston Area Library Automated Network 
      NP=     NETWORK   PARTICIPATION:   Dialog;    Houston   Area  Res  Libr 
         Consortium;  NY Times Info Bank;  SDC Search Serv 


    BASIC INDEX [top]

    SEARCH
    SUFFIX
    DISPLAY
    CODE
    REPORT
    (FIELD
    LENGTH)
    FIELD NAME

    INDEXING

    SELECT EXAMPLES

    None None None All Basic Index Fields Word S GENEALOGY
    /ID ID None Subject Interests Word
    & Phrase
    S BUS(1W)MGT/ID
    S BUS & MGT/ID
    /NT NT None User Notes Word S STAFF(W)USE(W)ONLY/NT
    /ON ON ON (37) Name, Former Name, Parent Institution1,2 Word S HOUSTON(W)PUBLIC/ON

    1 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

    2 Parent Institution is also searchable using PI=.


    ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

    SEARCH
    PREFIX
    DISPLAY
    CODE
    REPORT
    (FIELD
    LENGTH)
    FIELD NAME

    INDEXING

    SELECT EXAMPLES

    None AD None Mailing Address
    None AD None Street Address
    AI= AI None Automation Information Word S AI=(TANDEM(W)II)
    AN= AN None Bowker Accession Number Phrase S AN=077517400
    None AN None DIALOG Accession Number
    AQ= AQ None Acquisitions Word S AQ=(BAKER(1W)TAYLOR)
    None BC None Building Constructed Year
    CA= CA None Cataloging Word S CA=(OCLC(W)COM)
    CI= CI CI (13) Circulation3 Numeric S CI=4,000,000:8,000,000
    CO= CO CO (7) Staff Counts3 Numeric S CO=500:1000
    CR= CR None Circulation System Word S CR=(TURNKEY(W)SYSTEM)
    CY= CY CY (22) Library City Word
    & Phrase
    S CY=HOUSTON
    S CY=BAY CITY
    None DH None Degrees and Hours
    EN= EN None Enrollment3 Numeric S EN=7500:10000
    FC= FC None Number of Faculty3 Numeric S FC=500:999999
    None FY None Fiscal Year
    HD= HD None Highest Degree Phrase S HD=BACHELOR'S
    IL= IL None ILL Associations Word S IL=OCLC
    LS= LS None Member Library System Word S LS=(HOUSTON(W)AREA)
    LT= LT LT (22) Library Type Word
    & Phrase
    S LT=PUBLIC
    S LT=JUNIOR COLLEGE
    None ME None Number of Member Libraries
    ML= ML None Library System Member Word S ML=(EAST(W)ROCKAWAY)
    NA= NA None Personnel and Subject Specialists Names4 Word S NA=(DAVID(1N)HENINGTON)
    NP= NP None Network Participation Word S NP=(HOUSTON(W)AREA(W)RES)
    NU= NU None Standard Address Number Phrase S NU=361-8692
    ON= ON ON (37) Name, Former Name, Parent Institution1 Phrase S ON=HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
    None OT None Other Staff
    None PF None Primary Function
    None PG None Program Enrollment
    PI= PI None Parent Institution Word
    & Phrase
    S PI=(PROCTER(1W)GAMBLE)
    S PI=3M INFORMATION SERVICES
    PN= PN None Personnel Names5 Word S PN=(CHING(1N)EUE)
    PO= PO PO (12) Population Served3 Numeric S PO=1,000,000:3,5000,000
    PR= PR PR (12) Number of Professional Staff3 Numeric S PR=100:300
    PT= PN None Position Title Word
    & Phrase
    S PT=(CAT(W)DEPT)
    S PT=CHIEF, TECH SERVS
    PU= PU None Publications of Library Word S PU=(HOUSTON(W)REVIEW)
    None PY None Projected Fiscal Year
    None RQ None Entrance Requirements
    RT= RT None Record Type6 Word S RT=LIBRARY
    None SM None Summer Sessions
    None SO None Scholarships
    None SO None Scholarships
    None SP None Special Courses
    SR= SR None Serials Listings Word S SR=(IN(W)HOUSE)
    SS= SS None Subject Specialists5 Word S SS=(BUS(W)ADMIN)
    None ST ST (7) Mailing State
    ST= ST ST (7) Physical State Phrase S ST=TX
    TC= PN None Position Title Code Phrase S TC=63
    None TE TE (6) Telecommunications Information
    TE= TE TE (6) Telephone Area Code Phrase S TE=713
    None TU None Tuition
    TY= TY None Type of School Word S TY=PUBLIC
    None VI None Visiting Faculty
    YF= YF None Year Founded Phrase S YF=1901:1915
    ZP= ZP ZP (12) Zip or Postal Code Phrase S ZP=77002-2534
    HOLDINGS, COLLECTION, SERVICES
    AC= AC None Cassettes3 Numeric S AC=25,000:30,000
    AR= AR None Records3 Numeric S AR=50,000:150,000
    BK= BK BK (12) Number of Book Titles3 Numeric S BK>=100,000
    None BM None Bookmobiles
    CH= CH None Charts3 Numeric S CH=10000:999999
    CL= CL None Special Collections Word
    & Phrase
    S CL=(CIVIL(W)WAR)
    S CL=ORAL HISTORY
    DB= DB None Documents Bound3 Numeric S DB>=50K
    DD= DD None Document Depositories Word
    & Phrase
    S DD=UN
    S DD=US DOC DEP
    DM= DM None Documents-Microform3 Numeric S DM=10000:99999999
    FI= FI None Films3 Numeric S FI=100:999999
    FS= FS None Film Strips3 Numeric S FS=4,000:6,000
    MA= MA None Maps3 Numeric S MA=4,000:6,000
    MC= MC None Microform Cards3 Numeric S MC=2K:4K
    MF= MF None Microfiche3 Numeric S MF=500:999999999
    MM= MM None Microfilms3 Numeric S MM=30K:50K
    MP= MP None Micro Prints3 Numeric S MP=2000:9999999
    MU= MU None Ultrafiche3 Numeric S MU=1000:99999
    NB= NB None Number of Branches3 Numeric S NB=10:25
    None OA None Other Audio Visual
    None OH None Other Holdings
    OS= OS None Online Reference Searches3 Numeric S OS=100:200
    OV= OV None Overheads3 Numeric S OV=900:999999
    PC= PC None Publication Codes3 Numeric S PC=575
    PM= PM None Periodicals Microform Bound Numeric S PM=300:9999999
    RE= RE None Art Reproductions Numeric S RE>=10000
    SC= SC None Subject Codes Phrase S SC=0125
    SE= SE None Service for Deaf and Blind Word S SE=(KURZWEIL(W)READING)
    SL= SL None Slides3 Numeric S SL>=10000
    SU= SU SU (15) Periodical Subscriptions3 Numeric S SU>2,500
    TP= TP TP (19) Book and Bound Periodical Titles3 Numeric S TP=100000:9999999
    VB= VB VB (15) Periodical Volumes, Bound3 Numeric S VB=100,000:200,000
    VF= VF None Vertical Files3 Numeric S VF=300:99999
    VO= VO VO (12) Book Volumes3 Numeric S VO=1000000:5000000
    VP= VP VP (17) Book and Bound Periodical Volumes3 Numeric S VP=100000:99999999
    VT= VT None Video Tapes3 Numeric S VT=500:1,000
    BUDGET AND EXPENSES
    BU= BU BU (13) Total Budget3 Numeric S BU>=15000000
    EA= EA None AV Materials Expenses3 Numeric S EA>10K
    EB= EB EB (12) Book Expenses3 Numeric S EB=2000000:5000000
    EC= EC None Co-Op Fees Expenses3 Numeric S EC=1000:5000
    ED= ED None Documents-Expenses3 Numeric S ED=1000:1000000
    EF= EF None Database Fee Expenses3 Numeric S EF=10000:999999
    EI= EI None Microforms-Expenses3 Numeric S EI=500:1000
    EM= EM None Manuscripts-Expenses3 Numeric S EM=10000:999999
    EO= EO None Other Print-Expenses3 Numeric S EO=20000:999999999
    EP= EP EP (12) Periodicals-Expenses3 Numeric S EP>500K
    EQ= EQ None AV Equipment-Expenses3 Numeric S EQ<50
    ER= ER None Machine Readable Expenses3 Numeric S ER=100:999999
    ES= ES None Preservation Expenses3 Numeric S ES=100000:500000
    EX= EX EX (17) Total Material Expenses3 Numeric S EX=1000000:5000000
    OM= OM OM (19) Plant and Operation Maintenance Expenses3 Numeric S OM=50000:99999999
    PB= PB PB (12) Projected Budget3 Numeric S PB=5000000:20000000
    PE= PE PE (12) Projected Expenses3 Numeric S PE=1000000:5000000
    PS= PS PS (14) Professional Salaries3 Numeric S PS>1M
    TS= TS TS (13) Total Salaries3 Numeric S TS=6M:9M
    None XE None Expenses - Other
    None XS None Other Salaries

    3 Numeric entries are indexed as complete numbers. Use numeric operators (:,<,>,=) to search a range of values, e.g., S BN>=100,000 to retrieve libraries having 100,000 or more book titles.

    4 Also searchable using PN=, SS=.

    5 Also searchable using NA=.

    6 Record types include: CONSORTIA, LIBRARY, NETWORK, RECORD, SCHOOL.


    LIMIT [top]

    Sets and terms may be limited by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /ID, /ON, and /NT (e.g., S S7/ID), as well as by the features listed below:
    SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
    /LIBRARY Library Records S S12/LIBRARY
    /NEW New Records S S3/NEW


    SORT [top]

    SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
    AC, AR, BK, BU, CH, CI, CO, CY, DB, DM, EA, EB, EC, ED, EF, EI, EM, EN, EO, EP, EQ, ER, ES, EX, FC, FI, FS, LT, MA, MC, MF, MM, MP, MU, NB, OM, ON, OS, OV, PB, PE, PM, PO, PR, PS, RE, SL, ST, SU, TE, TP, TS, VB, VF, VO, VP, VT, ZP SORT S1/ALL/PD,D
    PRINT S2/5/ALL/ST/ON


    RANK [top]

    RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
    All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: ID RANK AU S3


    REPORT OPTIONS [top]

    Output can be displayed in table format. REPORT codes with field lengths in parentheses are listed in the Search Options tables. Default table width is 72 characters; use SET H 132 to set maximum table width. REPORT S3/ON,PS,PR/ALL.


    USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

    User-defined formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S3/ON,PN/ALL


    PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

    NO.
    DIALOGWEB
    FORMAT
    RECORD CONTENT
    1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
    2 -- Full Record except Financial and Holdings Information
    3 Medium Address and General Background Information
    4 -- Full Record with Tagged Fields
    5 Long Full Record
    6 -- Library Name and Library Type
    7 -- Address and Financial Information
    8 Free Library Name, Library Type, and Staff Information
    9 Full Full Record
    K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


    DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

    FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
    DIALOG Accession Number TYPE 00012155/5
    DISPLAY 00032135/ON,NP
    PRINT 00033776/5


    Rates [top]

    Rates For File: American Library Directory[460]
    Cost per DialUnit:                 $4.12
    Cost per minute:                   $0.62
    Report Elements                    $0.10
    Rank Elements                      $0.00
    
    Format    Types   Prints
         1    $0.00    $0.00
         2    $1.35    $1.35
         3    $1.35    $1.35
         4    $1.69    $1.69
         5    $1.69    $1.69
         6    $0.00    $0.00
         7    $1.69    $1.69
         8    $0.00    $0.00
         9    $1.69    $1.69
    KWIC95    $0.13       NA
    KWIC96    $0.13       NA
    
    REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:
    
          Range      Multiplier
            1-2       1.00
           3-25       1.50
         26-100       3.00
        101-200       4.00
        201-500       6.00
       501-1000       8.00
     1001 or more    10.00
    
    ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:
    
          Range      Multiplier
           1-25       1.50
         26-200       3.00
        201-500       6.00
       501-1000       8.00
     1001 or more    10.00
    
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