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University Library Statistics

Information on library metrics and completing the Library portion of the ACRL, IPEDS, and other national surveys.

Workflow

October

ACRL Survey Opens

Internal documents are revised for IPEDS, ACRL, & ATLA/ATS

November

ATS/ATLA Survey is Open

Gather data for ATLA/ATS Survey

In 2023, the ATS survey has been redesigned to align with IPEDS. Use IPEDS instructions for the appropriate data points.

December

IPEDS Survey Opens. ATLA/ATS Survey Closes

Begin gathering data for surveys IPEDS/ACRL...

February

ACRL Survey Closes

Submit Responses to ACRL. Obtain IPEDS data upload file from ACRL

April 

IPEDS Survey Closes

Submit Responses to IPEDS - validate the IPEDs data on the ACRL file. 

ATLA/ATS

In 2023, the ATS survey has been redesigned to align with IPEDS. Use IPEDS instructions for the appropriate data points. Like ACRL & IPDS previous fiscal year data is used for this report.

Due December 8, 2023 ??

The data that the library submitted for 2023 was not from the previous fiscal year. Starting in 2024, data should be submitted for the previous fiscal year as stated by ATS/ATLA

ACRL

Due February 28, 2024 ??

Reporting Period

The reporting Period for the surveys is the most recent fiscal year/12-month period that ends before October 1, 2024. 

WMS Resources

WMS Report Designer Training Video (filmed on February 12, 2024)

Coming Soon

The PALNI Library Consortium has created a guide to help their libraries use WMS to pull data for the surveys. Although this is not specific to APU, library personnel can use the information to locate the data needed on WMS. 

Libraries.org (Marshal Breeding)

APU Libraries Survey Data in Google Drive

You must be an APU-authenticated user to view these documents.