Global

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