**Apologies for cross-posting**
The British Library Research and Innovation Centre funds the
Library and Information Statistics Unit (LISU) which is part of
the Department of Information and Library Studies at Loughborough
University. LISU have published recently the four reports listed
below.
Ordering details can be obtained from LISU (tel: 01509 223071
fax: 01509 223072 email: [log in to unmask]).
Details of other LISU publications can be found on the WWW at:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dils/lisu/public.html
Details of all 1998 British Library Research and Innovation
Centre publications can be found on the WWW at:
http://www.bl.uk/services/ric/
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Public library materials fund and budget survey 1997-99
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Compilations of public library expenditure and estimates have
been published since 1976, originally under the auspices of
LIBTRAD (the Working Party on Library and Book Trade Relations)
and more recently by CLAIM and LISU. While the content and form
have changed over the years the essential aim has remained the
same: a simple and immediate statement of expenditure and
expenditure intentions by local authorities. In recent years
summaries of staffing, number of service points and opening hours
have been added, since these are the areas usually affected by
major changes in budgets. The aim of the survey is to enable
public librarians to compare their own spending expectations with
other authorities, and with recent history. It is also
interesting to see how, within a year, actual expenditure
compared with the original estimates.
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Public library plans: proceedings of a seminar held at
Loughborough University 17-18 March 1998
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The proceedings of a seminar which aimed to a) report on the
requirements of the Department for Culture Media and Sport for
public library plans, b) reflect the experiences of authorities
which produced draft plans in 1997 and to highlight good
practice for the production of plans in future, and c) explore
the use of performance indicators and benchmarking in library
plans.
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Average prices of British academic books: January to June 1998
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The report continues the statistics of British academic book
prices derived from the Blackwell's (UK) primary subject coverage
database, which began with a base of July to December 1984.
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Average prices of USA academic books: January to June 1998
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The report uses data supplied by Blackwell's (NA) from their
primary subject coverage database and provides statistics on the
average price of USA academic books.
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Simon Matty
Information Officer
Research and Innovation Centre
The British Library
2 Sheraton Street
London W1V 4BH
tel: 0171 412 7054
fax: 0171 412 7251
email: [log in to unmask]
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