Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey 2005-07
LISU is pleased to announce publication of the
latest Public Library Materials Fund and Budget
Survey report, describing in detail how UK public
library services are faring and their plans for
the future.
The series, which is now sponsored by Nielsen
BookData, provides an independent and objective
overview of UK public library resource
utilisation.
Details of actual expenditure for 2004-05 and
2005-06 are presented alongside the original
estimates for 2005-06 and the latest 2006-07
budget estimates for individual library
authorities. Summary tables cover total library
expenditure, total materials expenditure,
expenditure on books and on audio-visual
materials, professional and total staff, number
of service points and opening hours. There is a
detailed commentary giving sector totals, with
tables showing the percentage changes from year
to year. Based on an extensive questionnaire
survey, it is available within six months of the
start of data gathering, and this year has a
response rate of 79%.
Key findings from this year's survey include:
o Total library expenditure in the UK rose
by 5.0% in 2005-06; the sixth consecutive increase
o Total materials expenditure in the UK was
largely unchanged at £112,851,000
o Audio-visual expenditure showed a slight
increase of 0.2% for the UK as a whole in 2005-06
o Book expenditure showed a slight decrease
of 0.2% for the UK as a whole in 2005-06
o Total staff numbers rose by 0.4%, but
there was a decrease of 2.7% in professional staff
o There was a 0.8% increase for the UK
overall in the number of hours that service
points are open
Library managers, the book trade, academics,
policy makers and other interested parties all
need reliable and up to date statistics. The
Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey
is an important source which takes the pulse at
several important pressure points of the entire
UK public library system. This volume of
extensive and detailed data is a useful
management, marketing and study aid.
The report is available to download free of
charge from the Nielsen BookData web site
<http://www.nielsenbookdata.co.uk/nbd/news.asp>http://www.nielsenbookdata.co.uk/nbd/news.asp.
Print copies are also available at £35.25
(ISBN 13: 978-905499-08-3; ISBN 10: 1-905499-08-6; A4) from
LISU, Loughborough University, Leics LE11 3TU.
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www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dis/lisu/pages/publications/matfund06.html
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For further information contact
Claire Creaser, Deputy Director and Senior Statistician, LISU, Holywell Park,
Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU. Tel: 01509 635682,
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Dr Sally Maynard
Research Fellow, LISU and
Editor, "New Review of Children's Literature and
Librarianship"
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leicestershire LE11 3TU
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