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Statistical Bulletin 1999-2000
 
Contents
General Statistics - detailed statistics on libraries available for downloading as Excel 97 spreadsheets only.
Comparative Statistics - available for viewing online as web pages and downloading as Excel 97 spreadsheets.
Comparative Graphs - most are available for viewing online.
Grants - information about grants is available by downloading Excel 97 spreadsheets.
General Statistics
General Statistics include detailed information on each of the topic areas below.  A brief summary of what is on each sheet is included.   For further information on where to find specific statistics consult the Topic Index.  You may either download the entire statistical bulletin in its Excel 97 format as a zip file, or individual files as required.

[statsbul.zip 955KB]

1 : MEMBERSHIP AND CIRCULATION
Includes number of adult and junior members, and numbers of items issued for specific collection codes.
Libraries: Independent, Joint Local Government, Country Lending Service

[memcir.xls 686KB]

2 : RESOURCES - STOCK COLLECTION
Includes numbers of items held in specific collection areas.
Libraries: Independent, Joint Local Government, Country Lending Service

[stock.xls 725KB]

3 : RESOURCES - STOCK ACQUISITIONS
Includes numbers of items in various collection codes acquired.
Libraries: Independent, Joint Local Government

[acqwi.xls 188KB]

4 : RESOURCES - STOCK WITHDRAWALS
Includes numbers of items in various collection codes withdrawn.
Libraries: Independent, Joint Local Government

[acqwi.xls 188KB]

5 : FINANCE
Includes expenditure for stock, a variety of operating expenses, Local Government contribution and State Government grant, also $ per capita and % of total expenditure for each variable.
Libraries: Independent, Joint Local Government, Country Lending Service

[finance.xls 338KB]

6 : RESOURCES - STAFF AND GENERAL
Includes number of staff (full time, part time, qualified, etc) as well as ratios of staff to population, members and issues.
Libraries: Independent, Joint Local Government, Country Lending Service

[resource.xls 244KB]

7 : CHARGES - MEMBERSHIP
Includes charges for various types of membership.
Libraries: Independent, Joint Local Government, Country Lending Service

[charges.xls 79KB]

8 : CHARGES
Includes fees charged for services such as Internet use and photocopies.
Libraries: Independent, Joint Local Government, Country Lending Service

[charges.xls 79KB]

9 : SERVICES
Includes details on specialist and mobile services, numbers and types of requests.
Libraries: Independent, Joint Local Government, Country Lending Service

[services.xls 164KB]

10 : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Includes security system, automated system and access, online databases, public access to technology.
Libraries: Independent, Joint Local Government, Country Lending Service

[itech.xls 111KB]

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Comparative Statistics
Comparative Statistics provide statistics on the topics listed below, rated from the "top" library down.  You can view how libraries rate on major variables of interest.  You may browse the list by clicking on the topic below, or go to the Library Index to be dropped off into the list where that library's entry appears.  Many of these variables are available graphically.

[sorts.xls 339KB]

11 : COMPARATIVE STATISTICS

Circulation
Issues per book
Issues per capita
Issues per member
Percentage of stock on loan
Total issues

Finance
Expenditure on bookstock: $ per capita
Grant: $ per capita
Local government contribution
Local government contribution: $ per capita
Percentage of expenditure on bookstock
State government grant
Total expenditure on library services
Total expenditure: $ per capita

Internet
Internet access per 10 000 people
Percentage of library sites providing public access Internet

Membership
Percentage of population enrolled
Total membership

Population
Population

Staffing
Qualified Librarian full time equivalent
Ratio of full time equivalent qualified staff to population
Ratio of full time equivalent staff to population
Ratio of full time equivalent staff to members
Ratio of full time equivalent staff to issues
Ratio of full time equivalent staff to visits
Total staff - full time equivalent

Stock
Acquisitions per capita
Items per capita
Total bookstock
Total bookstock per capita
Total stock
Withdrawals per capita

Visits
Visits to the library
Visits per capita to the library
Visits per opening hour

Comparative statistics are also available for local governments:
by population grouping (for Independent and Joint Local Governments)

[comp.xls 148KB]

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Comparative Graphs

12 : COMPARATIVE GRAPHS

Circulation
Issues per book - Country Lending Service
Issues per book - Independent local governments
Issues per capita - Country Lending Service
Issues per capita - Independent local governments

Finance
Expenditure on bookstock - Independent local governments
Total expenditure - Country Lending Service
Total expenditure - Independent local governments

Membership
Percentage of population enrolled - Country Lending Service
Percentage of population enrolled - Independent local governments

Staffing
Ratio of qualified staff to population - Independent local governments
Ratio of staff to issues - Country Lending Service
Ratio of staff to issues - Independent local governments
Ratio of staff to members - Country Lending Service
Ratio of staff to members - Independent local governments
Ratio of staff to population - Country Lending Service
Ratio of staff to population - Independent local governments
Ratio of staff to visits - Country Lending Service
Ratio of staff to visits - Independent local governments

Stock
Total stock per capita - Independent local governments
Acquisitions per capita - Independent local governments
Withdrawals per capita - Independent local governments

Visits
Visits per capita - Country Lending Service
Visits per capita - Independent local governments

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Comparative Graphs

13 : GRANTS

Library Board - Book Grants

[grant.xls 79KB]

Library Board - Innovation/Project Grants

[innov.xls 52KB]

 

Last reviewed and updated: 1 September 2004