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2008-09
Total |
2003-04
Total |
| Number of web visits |
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| Public libraries (million) |
113.5 |
n/a |
| Number of workstations |
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| Public libraries |
42,523 |
39,116 |
| Academic libraries |
51,340 |
42,891 |
| Percentage of seats with workstations |
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27% |
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2008-09
Total |
2003-04
Total |
| Public libraries |
44,009,254 |
58,183,086 |
| University libraries * |
12,022,000 |
10,911,000 |
Source: Public - CIFPAc, Academic - SCONUL |
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Table updated Aug 2010
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2008-09
Total |
2003-04
Total |
| Public libraries |
310,776,757 |
340,926,608 |
| Children's issues |
95,386,147 |
86,792,620 |
| Adult fiction issues |
144,207,502 |
168,433,713 |
| Adult non-fiction issues |
71,183,108 |
85,700,275 |
| Academic libraries |
104,161,843 |
93,479,294 |
| Book issues per capita in public libraries |
5.1 |
5.7 |
| Book issues per FTE student in academic libraries |
57.9 |
54.8 |
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28,473,317 |
40,828,701 |
Source: Public - CIPFAc; Academic - SCONUL |
Table updated Aug 2010
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Total no. of
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| Norfolk and Norwich Millenium |
Norfolk |
1,124,233 |
| Chelmsford |
Essex |
740,927 |
| Milton Keynes Central Library |
Milton Keynes |
684,669 |
| Central Library, Oxford |
Oxfordshire |
670,650 |
| Chesterfield |
Derbyshire |
615,230 |
| Southend |
Southend |
604,699 |
| Central Library |
Coventry |
600,356 |
| Jubilee |
Brighton & Hove |
579,012 |
| Birmingham Central Library |
Birmingham |
568,640 |
| Swansea Central Library |
Swansea |
565,876 |
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