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Survey of UK Secondary School Libraries

The Library Association commissioned the Survey and Statistical Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University to carry out the first UK survey of secondary school libraries.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Our thanks are due to numerous people who assisted during the course of this research. In particular:
  • Alan Cooper and Anthony Tilke of the Library Association.
  • Rachel Cornes, Dot Biggin and other staff of the SSRC.
  • All the respondents to the survey who took valuable time to complete the questionnaire.
The following who formed a focus group prior to the issue of the questionnaire:
  • Margaret Smith (Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians)
  • Stewart Robertson HMI (Ofsted)
  • Ian Loveless (DfEE)
  • Marilyn Boyd (School Libraries Group, Scotland)
  • Glenys Willars (Chair of School Libraries Group)
  • David Barker (N.E. Wales Schools Library Service)
  • Mary Knowles (Alleyn's School, London)
  • Marianne McCartney (SLG London and Home Counties Branch)
  • Shona Morrison (Convenor, Independent School Librarians, Scotland)