A Year in the Life

1. A Year in the Life Of a State Data Coordinator December, 2013

2. Group 1 Group 2 Send annual report forms on paper or in electronic format to every public library • Review statistics from each library to identify out of range data and errors and consult with public library staff about their odd responses. (November – March) January

3. Group 1 Group 2 Yes, Group 2s may even take vacations! • This is the month that you might schedule your vacation. February

4. Group 1 Group 2 Vote with state librarian on ballot for new and revised data elements proposed during December PLS annual conference Consider developing cooperative training projects with nearby states • Vote with state librarian on ballot for new and revised data elements proposed during December PLS annual conference March

5. Group 1 Group 2 All annual reports should be returned to SDC by now Publicize and explain to public library staff any new or revised statistics approved by national vote of SDCs that will be collected for the first time; Ride herd on stragglers to get the final few reports • Submit library data from previous year to Census by early submission date of April 15, 2014 for maximum points towards the Keppel Award. Final deadline of April 29, 2014 • Publish public library statistics for your state on paper or electronically (varies) April

6. Group 1 Group 2 Review statistics from each library to identify out of range data and errors and consult with public library staff about their odd responses (April – July) • Respond to edit follow-up sent by Census concerning questionable data submitted for your state • Publicize and explain to public library staff any new or revised statistics approved by national vote of SDCs that will be collected for the first time May

7. Group 1 Group 2 • Revise annual report form to collect new and existing statistics for PLS, as well as statistics used by your state library (April – June) June

8. Group 1 Group 2 Submit library data from previous year to Census by early submission date of July 16, 2014, for maximum points towards the Keppel Award. Final deadline of July 30, 2014 • Send annual report forms on paper or in electronic format to every public library (or maybe August) July

9. Group 1 Group 2 Respond to edit follow-up sent by Census concerning questionable data submitted for your state • Group 3 August August 13, 2013 Keppel deadline August 20, 2013 final deadline

10. Group 1 Group 2 Submit proposals for new or revised data elements to IMLS for posting on PLS Wiki • Submit proposals for new or revised data elements to IMLS for posting on PLS Wiki September

11. Group 1 Group 2 Publish public library statistics for your state on paper or electronically (varies by state) • All annual reports should be returned to SDC by now (or November) October

12. Group 1 Group 2 Revise annual report form to collect new and existing statistics for PLS, as well as statistics used by your state library • Ride herd on stragglers to get the final few reports. Preliminary data checking. November

13. Group 1 Group 2 Receive WebPLUS User’s Guide from Census. Review materials for SDC annual conference and discuss decision items with state librarian as needed. Attend the SDC annual meeting. • Receive WebPLUS User’s Guide from Census. Review materials for SDC annual conference and discuss decision items with state librarian as needed. • Attend the SDC annual meeting. December