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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.
USE FILE 460to find descriptions of libraries located in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. USE /ON OR ON=to search on the library name. USE /NEWto locate records added to the database in the most recent edition. S S2/NEW |
The American Library Directory includes records for:
| Dates Covered: | 2002 |
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| File Size: | 37,673 records as of December 2002 |
| Update Frequency: | Closed |
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| AN=, RT= | 00012155 077517400 LIBRARY RECORD |
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| /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 |
| SEARCH SUFFIX |
DISPLAY CODE |
REPORT (FIELD LENGTH) |
FIELD NAME |
INDEXING |
SELECT EXAMPLES |
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| 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=.
| SEARCH PREFIX |
DISPLAY CODE |
REPORT (FIELD LENGTH) |
FIELD NAME |
INDEXING |
SELECT EXAMPLES |
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| 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=.
6 Record types include: CONSORTIA, LIBRARY, NETWORK, RECORD, SCHOOL.
| 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 |
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| /LIBRARY | Library Records | S S12/LIBRARY |
| /NEW | New Records | S S3/NEW |
| SORTABLE FIELDS | EXAMPLES |
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| 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 FIELDS | EXAMPLES |
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| All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: ID | RANK AU S3 |
| 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 formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. | TYPE S3/ON,PN/ALL |
| NO. |
DIALOGWEB FORMAT |
RECORD CONTENT |
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| 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 |
| FIELD NAME | EXAMPLES | ||
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| DIALOG Accession Number | TYPE 00012155/5 DISPLAY 00032135/ON,NP PRINT 00033776/5 |
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