IFLA’s Metropolitan Libraries Section Releases Latest Statistical Survey, Data From 56 Urban Public Libraries Located Around the World

From the IFLA Web Site:

There was participation from 56 libraries from all over the world.
The [2011] survey presents:

• more than 20 indicators which give a snapshot of current trends regarding inputs, collections, expenditures, staff and outputs.

• for the second year, data about hot topics such as electronic services and social networking

• the ranking of top libraries in various measures or ratios

Direct to 2011 Statistical Survey Findings (PDF)
Note: Benchmarking chart of pages 28-30. 

Data Sources

• Amsterdam Public Library
• Auckland Libraries
• Barcelona Libraries Consortium
• Berlin Public Library
• Bremen Public Library
• Brisbane City Council
• Bucharest, Metropolitan Library
• Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
• Chicago Public Library
• Cleveland Public Library
• Columbus Metropolitan Library
• Copenhagen Public Libraries
• Dresden Public Libraries
• Dublin City Libraries
• Düsseldorf Public Libraries
• Edmonton Public Library
• Gold Coast City Council
• Halifax Public Libraries
• Hannover Public Library
• Helsinki City Library
• Hong Kong Public Libraries
• Houston Public Library
• Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
• Jacksonville Public Library
• Los Angeles Public Library
• Manchester City Council Libraries
• Memphis Public Library & Information Center
• Miami-Dade Public Library System
• Milwaukee Public Library
• Montréal Public Library
• New York Public Library
• Oklahoma Metropolitan Library System
• Oslo Public Library
• Ottawa Public Library
• Philadelphia, Free Library Of
• Pima County Public Library
• Queens Borough Public Library
• Riga Central Library
• Rotterdam Library
• Sacramento Public Library
• San Francisco Public Library
• San Jose Public Library
• Seattle Public Library
• Singapore, National Library Board
• State Library of Queensland
• Stockholm Public Library
• Tallinn Central Library
• Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
• Toronto Public Library
• Vancouver Public Library
• Vienna Public Library
• Vilnius City Library
• Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service
• Zagreb City Libraries
• Zurich Pestalozzi Librar

See Also: Direct to Previous Editions of the Annual Statistical Survey Report (Back to 2000)

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