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| Books |
2003-04
Total no. |
1998-99
Total no. |
| Public libraries |
110,133,372 |
122,670,664 |
| Academic libraries |
110,771,000 |
97,827,000 |
| National * |
26,559,577 |
28,211,168 |
| * 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 |
3.19 |
3.57 |
| books per head population |
1.85 |
2.07 |
| Audio-visual materials |
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| Public libraries |
9,032,553 |
8,160,146 |
| audio visual per member |
0.26 |
0.24 |
| audio visual per head 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 |
Table updated Dec 05
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| Libraries - acquisitions |
| Books |
2003-04
Total no. |
1998-99
Total no. |
| Public libraries |
11,967,289 |
10,983,675 |
| per member |
0.35 |
0.32 |
| per head population |
0.20 |
0.19 |
| Academic libraries |
2,891,000 |
2,861,000 |
| National * |
357,580 |
386,084 |
| * Figure relates to monographs and includes official publications. |
| Current serial titles |
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| Academic libraries |
1,167,000 |
597,000 |
| National |
367,230 |
424,997 |
| Audio-visual materials |
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| Public libraries |
1,728,450 |
1,380,786 |
| per member |
0.05 |
0.04 |
| per head population |
0.03 |
0.02 |
Source: Public - CIPFAc/LISU database; Academic
- SCONUL |
Table updated Dec 05
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2003-04 |
1998-99 |
| Total stock |
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25,380,000 |
23,359,000 |
per pupil served |
4.2 |
3.3 |
| Additions to stock |
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2,420,000 |
2,256,000 |
| Issues to schools |
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16,033,000 |
16,005,000 |
per pupil served |
2.6 |
2.3 |
Table updated Dec 05
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| Local authority
archives holdings in Great Britain (m³) 2003-4 |
| Archival |
69,433 |
| Records Management |
14,646 |
| Other |
8,480 |
| TOTAL |
92,558 |
Source: CIPFAa 2005 |
Table updated Dec 05
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| National Archives holdings |
| Estimated 176 km of shelving |
Source: TNA 2004 |
Table updated Dec 05
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| UK Publishing of books 2004 |
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Volume (m) |
Value (£m) |
| Reference * |
97.5 |
568 |
| General non-fiction |
184.1 |
755 |
| Social Science and Humanities |
16.6 |
191 |
| Science, Medicine & Technology |
12.1 |
214 |
| School & Academic |
103.0 |
338 |
| Maps & Atlases |
7.0 |
22 |
| Fiction |
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542 |
| Children's books ** |
194.8 |
304 |
| Single sheets |
361.1 |
191 |
| Total printed sales |
1,146.4 |
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** includes children's picture books etc |
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