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Trends in UK public library materials expenditure 1998-2008
conference contribution
posted on 2011-03-01, 14:40 authored by Sonya White, Claire CreaserCompilations of UK public library book fund estimates have been published since 1976, with
the aim of providing a simple and immediate statement of library authorities’ expenditure
intentions on books and related materials. For the purposes of this study, trends per head of
resident population in the number of service points, total library expenditure and materials
expenditure for the UK will be examined over the last ten years, alongside corresponding data
for other countries such as Australia and the USA. The trends analysis includes the minimum,
maximum, upper and lower quartiles along with the mean and median for each year over the
period 1997-98 to 2007-08. In particular this study will bring to light how the general decline in
materials expenditure in the UK in recent years has not been experienced worldwide.
History
School
- Science
Department
- Information Science
Citation
WHITE, S. and CREASER, C., 2009. Trends in UK public library materials expenditure 1998-2008. Trends in UK public library materials expenditure 1998-2008. 8th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services (PM8): Libraries plus: Adding Value in the Cultural Community, Florence, Italy, 17th-20th August.Publisher
Northumbria UniversityVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2009Notes
This is a conference paper.Publisher version
Language
- en