Lists & Data: Most Borrowed Authors and Books in UK Libraries 2015-2016
New today from Public Lending Right.
Resources
Top 10 Most Borrowed Titles, 2015/16 & Top 10 Most Borrowed Authors, 2015/2016 (PDF)
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins tops the most borrowed titles list. James Patterson was
the most borrowed author.
Latest Library Borrowing Data Released (Five “Fast Facts”) (PDF)
Here’s one of the items from data roundup:
“Magic Key” Popular Choice with Younger Borrowers
Libraries continue to be important for children. New to the top 10 was UK author Roderick Hunt who became the fourth most popular author in UK public libraries during 2015/16 with over 1 million loans. He moved up 10 places from the previous year (14th). Two years ago was in 30th position.
Tracking the Borrowing Habits of the Nation (PDF)
Top titles in five categories and locations:
- Domestic
- Cookery
- Biography/Autobiography
- Health and Personal Development
- History
Filed under: Data Files, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Roundup
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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