Internet2 K20 Connectivity Data: Methodology
Internet2 K20 Connectivity Data: Methodology
Purpose
The goal of the Internet2 K20 Initiative SEGP Connectivity Survey is to provide a high level view of the connectivity and enabled technologies within the 38 SEGPs, and to provide contact information for pursuing additional information. Data is collected on the following organization types: K-12 organizations, library organizations, museums, science centers, performing arts centers, 4 year colleges and universities, community colleges, health care organizations, and public radio, television, and streaming media organizations. The data is collected via a series of secure online forms every two years. The results are published on the Internet2 K20 website.
Survey History
Name: | Fourth Connectivity Survey |
| Start: | 2008-04-01 |
| End: | TBD |
| Description: | Currently in progress... |
Name: | Third Connectivity Survey |
| Start: | 2005-12-09 |
| End: | 2007-04-30 |
Name: | Second Connectivity Survey |
| Start: | 2003-01-01 |
| End: | 2004-12-30 |
| Description: | This survey was issued on the K20 website. |
Name: | First Connectivity Survey |
| Start: | 2002-09-01 |
| End: | 2002-09-30 |
| Description: | This survey was completed manually. |
Source of Totals
Type: | College or University |
| Details: | See Table 245, sum of Columns 4, 13, 14, 15, and 16: Degree-granting institutions and branches, by type and control of institution and state or jurisdiction. |
| Provider: | National Center For Educational Statistics |
| Link: | http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_245.asp |
Type: | Community or Vocational College |
| Details: | See Table 245, Column 10: Degree-granting institutions and branches, by type and control of institution and state or jurisdiction. |
| Provider: | National Center For Educational Statistics |
| Link: | http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_245.asp |
Type: | Health Care Organization |
| Details: | We have not yet determined the best "total per state" normalizing data for this institution type. |
Type: | K-12 School District |
| Details: | Publicly funded K12 schools connect directly to the SEGP or through a K12 connecting organization such as a school district or intermediate unit. Private K12 schools are generally not connected to SEGPs. Therefore, they were not counted as part of the survey. While all of the reported K12 schools have connectivity to Internet2, local networking infrastructure may prevent certain schools from fully utilizing their connection. See Table 96, Column 4: Total public elementary and secondary schools, by type and state or jurisdiction; and Table 87, Columns 5 and 7: Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction. |
| Provider: | National Center For Educational Statistics |
| Link: | http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_096.asp |
Type: | Library System |
| Details: | A library system is defined as an entity serving a city, county, or region of the state. A library system can consist of a single library serving a single municipality or can consist of a central library and branch libraries serving an entire county or region within a state. A public library is an entity established under state enabling laws or regulations to serve a community, district, or region, and that provides at least the following: 1) an organized collection of printed or other library materials, or a combination thereof; 2) paid staff; 3) an established schedule in which services of the staff are available to the public; 4) the facilities necessary to support such a collection, staff, and schedule; and 5) is supported in whole or in part with public funds. For the purposes of this survey, public libraries figured were derived by totaling the number central and branch libraries within a library system. See Table 3: Number of public libraries with branches and bookmobiles, and number of service outlets, by type of outlet and state. |
| Provider: | National Center For Educational Statistics |
| Link: | http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005363.pdf |
Type: | Museum |
| Details: | The K20 Initiative used a museums database compiled by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This database is considered to be the most comprehensive count of museums in the United States. The database combined the IMLS database of museums that have participated in IMLS programs, the print version of The Official Museum Directory (2000), and the Museums USA database provided by the State Museums Association. IMLS used a variety of techniques to eliminate duplicates and confirm listings. Subtracting the aquariums, planetariums, science and technology centers, zoos, arboretums, botanical gardens, and nature centers, the database contained 16413 organizations in 2006. IMLS thinks that approximately 5% of the entries are for non-museum organizations, leaving an estimated total of 15729 museums in the United States. Accounting for the 5% reduction, the 34 SEGP states contained 12993 museums. For the purposes of this survey, the following organizational categories were considered museums: art museums, children's museums, general museums, historic houses and sites, history museums, natural history and anthropology museums, and specialized museums. |
| Provider: | Institute of Museum and Library Services |
| Link: | http://www.imls.gov |
Type: | Performing Arts Organization |
| Details: | Performing Arts Centers are defined as publicly funded or non-profit organizations with a performing arts space and mission dedicated to this purpose. We have not yet determined the best "total per state" normalizing data for this institution type. |
Type: | Public Radio, TV, or Streaming Media |
| Details: | Live or archived audio and video streaming or digital datacasting organizations connected to Internet2 via the SEGP program by state. We have not yet determined the best "total per state" normalizing data for this institution type. |
Type: | Science Center |
| Details: | Publicly funded or non-profit science centers and planetariums were counted by state. Natural history museums and non-science center children's museums were not counted as these will be included in regular museum category. |
| Provider: | Association of Science and Technology Centers |
| Link: | http://www.astc.org/sciencecenters/find_scicenter.htm |
Type: | Zoo, Aquarium, Park, or Reserve |
| Details: | Publicly funded or non-profit Aquariums and Zoos in the United States were included in the count. |
| Provider: | American Zoo and Aquarium Association |
| Link: | http://www.aza.org/FindZooAquarium/ |