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The State Library Agencies Survey, Fiscal Year 2007 (StLA FY2007) is a study that is part of the State Library Agencies Survey. StLA FY2007 (http://www.imls.gov/research/state_library_agency_survey.aspx) is a cross-sectional survey that that provides state and federal policymakers and other interested user with information about state library agencies. StLA FY2007 collects data on state library agency services to public, academic, and school libraries, and library systems, overall this data will help to complete the national picture of library service. The study was conducted using Web survey application via Internet Web- based reporting system of 285 items (state library agency identification, governance, public service hours. Service outlets, collections, library service transactions, library development transactions, services to other libraries in the state, allied operations, staff, income, expenditures, and electronic services and information), from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The response rate for this study was 100 percent.