LISU Public Library Materials Fund and Budget
Survey
The 2002 edition of the
LISU Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey has
recently been published
*****WITH APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING*****
Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey
2001-2003
(ISBN 1 901786 58 7)
LISU's regular Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey
describes in detail how our Public Library Services are faring and
their plans for the future. Based upon an extensive questionnaire
survey of UK Libraries, it is a compilation of recent spending
results, together with budgets for 2002-2003.
Library managers, the book trade, academics and others all need
reliable and up-to-date statistics. The results are available just
four months after data gathering began and they represent figures from
an overall response rate of 89% to the survey.
Details of expenditure and forecast budgets are included under
several headings:
* Total library expenditure
* Total materials expenditure
* Expenditure on books
* Expenditure on audio-visual materials
* Total staff
* Professional staff
* Service points
* Hours open
Information on these themes is presented in three main sections:
1. A commentary, which includes summary tables by 'type of
authority', for each theme, and which calculates overall percentage
changes per sector from year to year.
2. Summary tables by theme, each table listing every authority
under its sector.
3.Authority tables, including all the information submitted by each
authority.
Themes are summarised by 'type of authority', namely: London
boroughs,metropolitan districts, English unitary authorities, English
counties, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Data are presented for the 2000/01 actual expenditure, the
2001/02 original estimate, the 2001/02 actual, and the 2002/03
estimate.
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.
Priced £30 (incl UK postage). Available from LISU, Loughborough
University, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3TU. T 01509 223071 F
01509
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Dr Sally Maynard
Research Associate
LISU
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leicestershire LE11 3TU
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