Authors

• National Library of Finland

Keywords

educational libraries, libraries, library databases, library facilities, library services, statistical data

Abstract

The dataset contains annual statistics from Finnish scientific libraries for 2008 according to international library statistics standards. The dataset covers data and indicators on library premises, branches, collections, services, acquisitions, use, users, opening hours, finances, and staff. The statistical data have been collected from the National Library of Finland, university libraries, university of applied sciences libraries, and a few specialised libraries. The collecting organisations are specified in the data files: the file daF3631_1 contains data on university libraries and the file daF3631_2 contains data on other scientific libraries.

The collecting organisations compiled the statistical data in accordance with the following standards: ISO 2789 (International library statistics), ISO 11620 (Library performance indicators), and ISO TR20983 (Performance indicators for electronic library services). More information on the data collection can be found in the KITT user guide (available only in Finnish, see Related Materials/Related files).