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FROM: Amal Altoma <[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us>
DATE: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 15:37:29 -0500 (EST)

I was asked to give a report to our Board members on our Fiction Services.
I like to compare our circ statistics to other libraries.
Does any of you (RESOURCEFUL PEOPLE out there) knows of a source that
provides such "national" information. If possible, I am also interested
in fiction stats from YOUR public library.

I just want to know if circ is up, down or staying the same ( within
five years).

THANKS

A. Altoma
Mcpl, Bloomington IN

FROM: Susan Henricks <[removed]@server.silo.lib.ia.us>
DATE: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 15:32:10 -0600

Circ stats were just compiled for the state of Iowa; the overall increases
and decreases, 1998 to 1999.

Overall, 27.4% of the libraries realized a decrease of 10% or more. 35.7%
realized a decrease 0 - 10% during this time period.

Overall, 14.7% of the libraries had increases in circulation of 10% or
more, and 22.2% have had increases 0 - 10%.

This is overall circ, however, and includes all circulating material.

Susan

At 03:37 PM 3/10/00 -0500, Amal Altoma wrote:
>
>I was asked to give a report to our Board members on our Fiction Services.
>I like to compare our circ statistics to other libraries.
>Does any of you (RESOURCEFUL PEOPLE out there) knows of a source that
>provides such "national" information. If possible, I am also interested
>in fiction stats from YOUR public library.
>
>I just want to know if circ is up, down or staying the same ( within
>five years).
>
>THANKS
>
>A. Altoma
>Mcpl, Bloomington IN
>
>
>
Susan Henricks
Southeastern Library Services
4209 1/2 W. Locust St.
Davenport, IA 52804
319.386.7848

FROM: Jeanne Etling <[removed]@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
DATE: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 13:51:55 -0600 (CST)

At the Dundee Library statistics are down for fiction as well as adult NF
and children's. The library is busy, though. I chalk it up 1st) to the
good economy and people buying books instead of waiting for them at the
library (the I want it and I want it now syndrome). We have been
fortunate to receive many books as donations that I add to the collection
including a few that are only 3-4 months old and hundreds of paperbacks
some that look like they have never been read. 2nd) to the Internet and
other electonic resources (including games no doubt) that people are
turning to in their spare time.

Jeanne Etling
Dundee (IL) Township Public Library District

FROM: "Shapiro, Joe Anne" <[removed]@brooklynpubliclibrary.org>
DATE: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 12:00:51 -0500

The February 2000 issue of Library Journal has their annual survey report on
book circulation titles Book Report 2000 (p.130). In this summary there is a
discussion of fiction circulation. Could be useful to you.

Joe Anne Shapiro
[removed]@brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Manager, Materials Selection
Brooklyn Public Library
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Voice: 718-230-2102
Fax: 718-783-1770


-----Original Message-----
From: Amal Altoma [[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us]
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 3:37 PM
To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
Subject: Fiction circ statistics

I was asked to give a report to our Board members on our Fiction Services.
I like to compare our circ statistics to other libraries.
Does any of you (RESOURCEFUL PEOPLE out there) knows of a source that
provides such "national" information. If possible, I am also interested
in fiction stats from YOUR public library.

I just want to know if circ is up, down or staying the same ( within
five years).

THANKS

A. Altoma
Mcpl, Bloomington IN

FROM: Pamela M Weinberg <[removed]@chipublib.org>
DATE: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 16:33:15 -0600 (CST)

In the "good old days" there used to be something called the Bowker Annual
which gave all kinds of library and book statistics. I'm in a small
branch - haven't seen it lately. Does it still exist?

Pam Weinberg
CPL/Oriole Park Br.

xx
x~x
`

FROM: Linda Cannon <[removed]@mail.connect.more.net>
DATE: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 16:54:07 -0600

Yup. Next edition is due out next month according to Books in Print. Still
published by R. R. Bowker, runs around $185, I think.

At 04:33 PM 03/13/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>In the "good old days" there used to be something called the Bowker Annual
>which gave all kinds of library and book statistics. I'm in a small
>branch - haven't seen it lately. Does it still exist?
>
>Pam Weinberg
>CPL/Oriole Park Br.
>
>
>
>
>
>xx
>x~x
>`
>
>
Linda Cannon, Systems Librarian
Joplin Public Library
300 S. Main St.
Joplin, MO 64801-2384

417-623-7953 (fax 417-624-5217)
email [removed]@mail.connect.more.net

FROM: Amal Altoma <[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us>
DATE: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 13:46:06 -0500 (EST)

Thank you all...but what I need, I need it today...-:).
I have checked the obvious sources, but none gave what I really needed.

A.Altoma...... in Indiana


On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Linda Cannon wrote:

> Yup. Next edition is due out next month according to Books in Print. Still
> published by R. R. Bowker, runs around $185, I think.
>
> At 04:33 PM 03/13/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >In the "good old days" there used to be something called the Bowker Annual
> >which gave all kinds of library and book statistics. I'm in a small
> >branch - haven't seen it lately. Does it still exist?
> >
> >Pam Weinberg
> >CPL/Oriole Park Br.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >xx
> >x~x
> >`
> >
> >
> Linda Cannon, Systems Librarian
> Joplin Public Library
> 300 S. Main St.
> Joplin, MO 64801-2384
>
> 417-623-7953 (fax 417-624-5217)
> email [removed]@mail.connect.more.net
>

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
DATE: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 06:38:03 PST

>From: Pamela M Weinberg <[removed]@chipublib.org>
>Reply-To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
>To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org'" <[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org>
>Subject: RE: Fiction circ statistics
>Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 16:33:15 -0600 (CST)
>
>In the "good old days" there used to be something called the Bowker Annual
>which gave all kinds of library and book statistics. I'm in a small
>branch - haven't seen it lately. Does it still exist?
>
>Pam Weinberg
>CPL/Oriole Park Br.
>

Absolutely. The 1999 edition came into our library around the New Year.

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