Global library statistics – a new approach Michael Heaney (Secretary, IFLA Statistics & Evaluation)

Why do it? World Summit on the Information Society Lack of data IFLA study Global Library Statistics 1990 – 2000 (Hackett) Libecon UNESCO Institute for Statistics series 16 February, 2019

1970 Recommendations Background Library materials Usage (a) Number of libraries (b) Population served Library materials (c) Collections (d) Additions (e) Number of current periodical titles Usage (f) Registered borrowers (g) Works loaned out (h) Inter-library lending within the country (i) Inter-library lending at the international level: (j) Photo and other copies Finance &c (k) Ordinary expenditure (l) Capital expenditure (m) Library employees 16 February, 2019

IFLA’s aims Review the 1970 recommendations; Advise on the adoption of measures facilitating the demonstration of impact and outcome; appropriate measures to reflect the use of electronic information sources; the use of appropriate non-library demographic and socio-economic measures; the construction of appropriate indicators using the recommended statistics; on additional and supplementary avenues to strengthen the collection of data. 16 February, 2019

Access to information Passive capabilities for people to access information’ (collections, libraries etc. – ‘enabling’) Active access to information (loans, pages downloaded, etc. – ‘use’). Any figures should be able to reflect one or the other of these aspects Needs of developing countries must be taken into account 16 February, 2019

Demographics Population and census data UNESCO Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) (U.S. Agency for International Development) Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) (World Bank) Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) (UNICEF) 16 February, 2019

Information Literacy Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) (OECD), (eg) Southern African Consortium for the Measurement of Educational Quality (SACMEQ) Literacy Assessment and Monitoring Programme (LAMP) (UNESCO) 16 February, 2019

Piloting the survey Database of contacts for library statistics ISO produced a subset of the ISO 2789 standard Pilot the survey in Latin America and the Caribbean Second half of 2007 16 February, 2019

Content of the survey (1) 1. Libraries: access and facilities 1.1 Number of libraries 1.2 Number of user workplaces (seats) 1.3 Weekly opening hours: number opening 1.4 Number of libraries offering [specific] electronic services 16 February, 2019

Content of the survey (2) 2 Collection 2.1 Number of (printed) volumes 2.2. Number of electronic items 3 Library activities and events 3.1 Number of events / sessions / people attending 16 February, 2019

Content of the survey (3) 4 Library use and users 4.1 Total registered users 4.2 Loans / e-usage / visits 5. Library staff 5.1 Total number of employees (headcount: Male / Female) 5.2 Total number of employees (FTE) 16 February, 2019

Content of the survey (4) 6. Expenditure 6.1 Expenditure Total operating expenditure Staff costs Total expenditure on literature/information Supplementary S.1 Supply the top ten public libraries arranged by highest number of volumes S.2 Supply the top ten higher education libraries arranged by highest number of volumes 16 February, 2019