20-68 Facilities, Services and Expenditures of Public Libraries (1998)

 

 

 

 

Item

Total

#Public Libraries at Provincial Level

#Public Libraries at County Level

Total Collections (10 000 volumes)

38514.1

12232.2

13632.0

Total Length of Bookshelves (10 000 m)

872.6

215.8

314.0

Number of Library Cards Distributed (10 000 units)

582.2

86.2

290.0

Circulation of Books

 

 

 

Total Number of Circulation (10 000 person- times)

17058.2

1513.8

9869.5

Number of Books Borrowed by the Readers (10 000 volume-times)

15422.0

1160.5

9274.6

Service Activities Provided for Readers

 

 

 

Number of Activities (times)

37067.0

7823.0

20888.0

Number of Readers Involved (10 000 person-times)

1379.8

97.5

718.0

Total Expenditures (10 000 yuan)

127032.0

33904.1

38235.9

Purchase Expenses (10 000 yuan)

32516.5

11629.6

5328.1

Number of Books Purchased During the Year (10 000 volumes)

892.3

139.6

411.1

Floor Space of Public Buildings

 

 

 

Floor Space of Buildings (10 000 sq.m)

492.5

73.9

255.5

Stack Rooms (10 000 sq.m)

131.7

27.5

60.0

Seating Capacity of Reading Rooms (10 000 seats)

39.9

2.3

26.9