Library statistics for the twenty-first century world
Subtitle: proceedings of the conference held in Montréal on 18-19 August 2008 reporting on the Global Library Statistics Project
By: edited by Michael Heaney
Series: IFLA publications -- 138; IFLA publications -- 138.
Publisher: K.G. Saur
Published: 2009
Place of publication: München
Language: eng; fre; spa
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9783598220432
Other titles: Library statistics for the 21st century world
Description: How can we measure the contribution which libraries make to society in the age of the internet? The existing international library statistics were developed nearly forty years ago and do not reflect library activity today. An international collaboration between IFLA, the UNESCO Institute of Statistics and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed standards for new library indicators for the twenty-first century. These conference papers present the first results using the new statistics, and look forward to the next steps. The conference also highlights a variety of other initiatives and developments in the fields of library statistics, benchmarking and indicators.
Notes: Copyright held by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Includes bibliographical references.

One paper each in French and Spanish.