NATIONAL LIBRARY STATISTICS
The British Library
|
London reference material |
Holdings 31.3.03 |
Acquisitions 2002-03* | |||
|
Monographs |
9,975,512 |
193,430 | |||
|
Newspaper issues |
55,289 |
175,738 | |||
|
Stamps |
8,209,559 |
18,051 | |||
|
Maps |
4,290,080 |
24,609 | |||
|
Music scores |
1,587,067 |
3,182 | |||
|
Sound discs |
1,244,372 |
34,747 | |||
|
Patents |
51,633,821 |
2,051,470 |
National Library of Scotland
|
|
Acquisitions 2002-03 |
|
Monographs |
79,901 |
|
Periodicals (in parts) |
95,789 |
|
Newspapers (issues) |
52,355 |
|
Official publications |
35,635 |
|
Music |
2,067 |
|
Maps |
6,104 |
|
Photographic reproductions |
283 |
|
Ephemera |
30 |
|
Microforms |
37,891 |
|
New media |
3,999 |
|
Total |
314,054 |
|
| |
|
|
Use |
|
Reader visits |
66,402 |
|
Items issued |
288,347 |
National Library of Wales
|
|
Holdings 2003 |
|
Manuscripts and records |
|
|
Deeds and documents |
4,810,000 |
|
Bound volumes |
84,000 |
|
| |
|
Pictures and maps |
|
|
Maps, plans, charts, etc. |
1,427,000 |
|
Bound atlases, maps |
22,000 |
|
Paintings, prints etc. |
61,500 |
|
Bound volumes |
3,000 |
|
Video and TV (hours) |
222,000 |
|
Sound recordings (hours) |
175,000 |
|
Photographic images |
765,000 |
|
| |
|
Printed books |
|
|
Bound monographs |
3,680,000 |
|
Bound periodicals* |
1,500,000 |
|
Pamphlets, music, etc. |
625,000 |
|
| |
|
Other |
|
|
Reels of microfilm |
39,000 |
* Very few periodicals are bound - most are
boxed
