Library statistics for the twenty-first century world : proceedings of the conference held in Montréal on 18-19 August 2008 reporting on the Global Library Statistics Project / edited by Michael Heaney.

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 Statisti...

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Other Authors: Heaney, Michael.
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: München : K.G. Saur, 2009.
Series:IFLA publications ; 138.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The global statistics project
  • Libraries' contribution to cultural development and literacy education
  • Public libraries
  • University libraries
  • Conclusions
  • Appendices.