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| Books |
2004-05
Total no. |
1999-2000
Total no. |
| Public libraries |
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121,352,458 |
| Academic libraries |
112,301,707 |
100,938,422 |
| National |
26,766,208 |
24,110,000 |
| Includes monographs and serial volumes. |
| Books per member and per head of population |
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| Public libraries |
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| books per member |
3.10 |
3.52 |
| books per head of population |
1.80 |
2.04 |
| Audio-visual materials |
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8,848,321 |
8,288,413 |
| audio visual per member |
0.25 |
0.24 |
| audio visual per head of population |
0.15 |
0.14 |
Source: Public - CIPFAc/LISU database; Academic - SCONUL;
National - Reports of the National Libraries of Scotland and Wales and the British Library |
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| Libraries - acquisitions |
| Books |
2004-05
Total no. |
1999-2000
Total no. |
| Public libraries |
12,020,841 |
10,787,215 |
| per member |
0.35 |
0.31 |
| per head of population |
0.20 |
0.18 |
| Academic libraries |
2,612,843 |
2,827,160 |
| National |
235,577 |
237,785 |
| Figure relates to monographs and includes official publications. |
| Serials |
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| Academic libraries |
1,199,906 |
666,400 |
| National |
295,446 |
276,438 |
| Data relate to number of current serial titles taken. |
| Audio-visual materials |
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1,739,363 |
1,453,350 |
| per member |
0.05 |
0.04 |
| per head of population |
0.03 |
0.02 |
Source: Public - CIPFAc/LISU database; Academic - SCONUL |
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2004-05 |
1999-2000 |
| Total stock |
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19,940,000 |
24,834,000 |
per pupil served |
3.4 |
3.3 |
| Additions to stock |
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1,555,000 |
2,448,000 |
| Issues to schools |
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13,898,000 |
16,833,000 |
per pupil served |
2.4 |
2.5 |
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| Local authority
archives holdings in Great Britain (m³) 2004-5 |
| Archival |
75,755 |
| Records Management |
17,384 |
| Other |
3,418 |
| TOTAL |
96,557 |
Source: CIPFAa 2006 |
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of books 2005 |
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Volume (m) |
Value (£m) |
| Reference * |
113.7 |
568 |
| General non-fiction |
167.9 |
668 |
| Social Science and Humanities |
15.7 |
186 |
| Science, Medicine & Technology |
17.7 |
225 |
| School & Academic |
124.5 |
350 |
| Maps & Atlases |
7.0 |
20 |
| Fiction |
181.1 |
542 |
| Children's books ** |
173.0 |
305 |
| Single sheets |
329.6 |
161 |
| Total printed sales |
1,130.2 |
3,023 |
of which, exports |
46% |
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| Source: ONS, 2007 |
* includes dictionaries and encyclopaedias
** includes children's picture books etc |
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