1 libecon:international statistical benchmarking of libraries berlin august 2003
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LibEcon:International statistical benchmarking of Libraries
• BERLIN• AUGUST 2003
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LibEcon
• Funded by DGINFOS [3 years to June 2004]
• Successor to LibEcon2000
• IPF coordinator
• Website - www.libecon.org
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LibEcon• Collects statistical data from a variety of sources
• Checks and standardises
• Publishes on website
• Reports and newsletters• Makes available comparative library statistics which
make possible standardised international comparisons
• Creates a network of compilers of such statistics to support improved practice through standardisation
• Encourages the use of the data by practitioners, policy makers and researchers
• Supports the take up of ISO 2789
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Target Audiences
Producers of statistical data.
● This is a scattered group which benefits from being exposed to European best practice and using the opportunity to benchmark on the best and improve standardisation and raise standards in their own countries.
● Groups interested in advocating library development
● Professionals, managers, policy makers, funders, suppliers and researchers interested in the library area.
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What is available now?
Statistical and benchmarking data covering:• All kinds of libraries
• All EU and CEE countries plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland
• Expanding worldwide
• Data up to 2001
• Checked and standardised
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Types of libraries Recognised by ISO and covered by LIBECON
• National• Higher Education• Public• Special (Government, Health/Medical, Professional,
Industrial & Commercial, Media, Regional & Other)
• School
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What’s New …
• Three more years’ data• New countries -
• Australia; • Canada;• Korea;• New Zealand;• USA;• Japan;• Mexico; • Turkey;• OPEN TO ALL
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Work in progress: European countries not yet covered
• Albania
• Belarus• Bosnia• Croatia• Cyprus• Georgia
• Macedonia
• Malta• Moldova• Serbia• Ukraine• Russia
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Website Development
• More countries.
• More facilities for user defined ratios and tables.
• YOU CAN DEFINE YOUR OWN QUESTIONS
• Site server search facility
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Website Development 2
• Examples added for each country
• Links made with Pulman website.• FAQ?
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Online Database Results
• Automatically generates “statistical maps”.
• Regional groupings and individual country tabulated datasets.
• Scatter graphs and histograms to highlight trends.
• *.csv download.
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Results from the 2000 Survey• Public Libraries Data
1991 to 2000
• CEE, EFTA & EU• Service Points• Staffing
Service Points - Public Libraries
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65
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Number of Staff Employed in Public Libraries FTE
70
75
80
85
90
95
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Trained
Other
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Public Libraries
• Numbers of visits, loan and registered members
Registered Members in Public Libraries
102
104
106
108
110
112
114
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118
120
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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s
1,600
1,650
1,700
1,750
1,800
1,850
1,900
1,950
2,000
2,050
2,100
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Mill
ion
s
Visits
Loan Transactions
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Data Manipulation Models
• Downloadable analysis programs (2001 data available Sept 2003)
• Focusing on a single sector
• Ability to compare 2 figures graphically against user-defined groups
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Rank order
EU
EFTA
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Spain
Back
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Size of library sectors
By total expenditure (% of total) By total staff (% of total)
Sector Previous Estimates
Current Estimate Current Estimate
1981 1995 1996 1998 2000 1996 1998 2000
National 6.0% 5.9% 5.0% 5.4% 4.8% 4.6% 4.2% 4.0%
Tertiary 15.3% 16.9% 18.9% 18.2% 19.9% 15.1% 16.2% 17.0%
Public 47.3% 49.5% 49.0% 46.5% 45.6% 47.6% 46.2% 46.6%
School 17.8% 14.7% 9.4% 9.5% 9.1% 16.4% 16.1% 15.6%
Special & Other
13.5% 13.1% 17.7% 20.3% 20.6% 16.2% 17.2% 16.9%
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Regional trends: spending on public libraries
Expenditure per Population Served
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Central & Eastern Europe
Europen Union
European Free TradeAgreement
Europe
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Regional trends: workstations in public libraries
Number of Workstations per 100,000 Population
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Central & Eastern Europe
Europen Union
European Free TradeAgreement
Europe
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Current issues
• How can we create closer links with country coordinators?
• How can we help drive improvements at national level?
• What can LIBECON learn from national developments?
• Sustainability• Development of content• Modernisation [electronic indicators].• Extension to new countries• Adoption of sampling methodologies?
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Current issues: plans, activities of key players?
• Eurostat• UNESCO• IFLA• Council of Europe• ISO
