Reporting date: June 30, 2023
The Public Library Survey (PLS) from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) requires public libraries to report data from their library consortia. NC LIVE provides using the following information to incorporate into your library's holdings and circulation data for NC LIVE-provided resources for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
The State Library of North Carolina generally pre-fills the NC LIVE-related information for all public libraries. These numbers may vary from the general collection numbers, depending on the definitions from IMLS. NC LIVE has used the definitions provided by IMLS to determine which of our collections should be included in each count. Please contact your State Library representative if you have additional questions.
| Question No. | Data Element | Total | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| G.17 | NC LIVE Licensed Databases | 86 | This figure is a count of all NC LIVE subscribed databases, and does not include free resources or serials. |
| G.19 | NC LIVE eBooks | 297,456 | NC LIVE reported collections include: Credo Reference, Ebook Central, eBooks on EBSCOhost, eLibrary, Gale Ebooks, HomeGrown Ebooks Collection, purchased hoopla Ebooks |
| G.20 | NC LIVE eAudio | 3,232 | NC LIVE collections included: hoopla Audio |
| G.21 | NC LIVE eVideo | 0 | Reported as "0" because NC LIVE's collections do not include any downloadable films. |
| G.22 | NC LIVE ePeriodicals | 0 | Reported as "0" because ePeriodicals are popular magazines or newspapers, such Flipster and Zinio, and OverDrive. NC LIVE does not subscribe to periodicals in any of these resources. |
| H.19 | NC LIVE eBook circulation | See Usage Statistics | NC LIVE reported ebook collections: Credo Reference, Ebook Central, Ebooks on EBSCOhost, eLibrary, Gale Ebooks, HomeGrown Ebooks, hoopla ebooks. |
| H.25 | NC LIVE eAudio circulation | See Usage Statistics | NC LIVE reported audiobook collections: hoopla purchased audiobooks |
| H.31 | NC LIVE eVideo circulation | 0 | Reported as "0" because NC LIVE's collections do not include any downloadable films. |
| H.42 | NC LIVE Retrieval of Electronic Information | See Usage Statistics | This total should not count usage for databases included in eBooks, eAudio circulation totals above. The "FT Views" column in NC LIVE Usage Statistics Reports can be used to calculate this number. |