Collection, lending, members and financial characteristics of public libraries (from 01-01-2013)

Description

The file contains data on the collection, loans, members and financial data of public libraries established in the Netherlands.

More information on how to access the data:

https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/onze-diensten/maatwerk-en-microdata/microdata-zelf-onderzoek-doen

Methodology

The stock is an integral observation of the population. Each record in the file represents 1 public library. The (partially) missing or incorrect information is estimated on the basis of t-1 and the average year-on-year development. The results were not weighted.

Population

The public library is an institution serving society and its development, open to the public, not aimed at making profits, which has five functions: knowledge and information, development and education, art and culture, reading and literature and meeting and debate.

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