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- Log in to PLS Data Collection Web Portal
- FY 2015 PLS User’s Guide (PDF, 3 MB)
Reporting Group and Fiscal Cycle | States and U.S. Terriroties | Survey Due Date |
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Group #1 (July-June) |
AK, AZ, CA, CT, DE, GA, HI, IA, KY, MA, MD, MO, MT, NC, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV, WY | June 17, 2016 |
Group #2 (October-September, |
AL, AR, CO, DC, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands | July 29, 2016 |
Group #3* (January-December) |
TX | August 19, 2016 |
*Extraordinary reporting hardship
Guidance for Data Collection
FY 2015 Data Element Changes
The following data elements have been changed from the previous data collection (FY 2014):
- Data element 451. [EBOOK] - Electronic Books (E-Books)
- Data element 453. [AUDIO_DL] - Audio – Downloadable Units
- Data element 455. [VIDEO-DL] - Video – Downloadable Units
- Data element 456. [EC_LO_OT] - Electronic Collections – Local/Other cooperative agreements
- Data element 457. [EC_ST] - Electronic Collections – State (state government or state library)
- Data element 458. [ELECCOLL] - Electronic Collections – Total Electronic Collections
- Data element 552. [ELMATCIR] - Circulation of Electronic Materials
FY 2015 Data Element Definitions (PDF, 390 KB)
FY 2015 Import and Edit Files
These import file specifications reflect the approved changes to the data elements for FY 2015. Please provide these files to your vendor if you have one.
- FY 2015 PLS Import Specifications (XLS, 30 KB)
- FY 2015 PLS Edits Changes to SDCs (XLS, 75 KB)