IFLA Statistics and Evaluation Section has proposed
- A global Library Statistics Manifesto
- A standard set of global statistics
The list of potentially robust and available statistics agreed was:
1. Library provision
- 1.1 Number of libraries (categorised as academic, public, school and other)
- 1.2 Number of staff (full-time equivalent)
- 1.3 Number of user places
- 1.4 Number of computers for users
- 1.5 Number of libraries with networked catalogues
2. Collections
- 2.1 Number of physical items held
- 2.2 Number of physical items acquired each year (by all methods)
- 2.3 Number of print journal subscriptions
- 2.4 Number of E-journal subscriptions
- 2.5 Expenditure on acquisitions (of all kinds)
3. Usage
- 3.1 Number of loan transactions
- 3.2 Number of user visits
- 3.3 Number of registered library users
Source:
- Statistics and Evaluation Section Annual Report September 2003-August 2004



For Poland see
http://www.frsi.org.pl/en,publikacje.php
and
Public libraries – opinion, use, needs. Rural population and library users survey. Key Findings. MillwardBrown (market research agency). August 2008
Comment av plinius — fredag, juli 31, 2009 @ 4:05 pm