Research on public libraries in the United States

Michael Kevane and William Sundstrom, “The Development of Public Libraries in the United States, 1870–1930: A Quantitative Assessment” Information & Culture (formerly Libraries & the Cultural Record), v. 49(2):117-144, 2014. Publisher-authenticated version available through the University of Texas Press: https://doi.org/10.1353/lac.2014.0009

• Pre-publication working paper
• Zipped replication file (Stata code, datasets)
• Appendix describing the Bureau of Education reports

Michael Kevane and William Sundstrom, “Public Libraries and Political Participation, 1870-1940.”

• Working paper
• Zipped replication file (Stata code, datasets)
• Appendix describing the Bureau of Education reports

Michael Kevane and William Sundstrom, “State Promotion of Local Public Goods: The Case of Public Libraries, 1880-1929.”

• Working paper
• Zipped replication file (Stata code, datasets)
• Appendix describing the Bureau of Education reports