statistics: March 2008 Archives

Today I discovered that the recently posted 2007 Circulation Summary was not 100% correct. Specifically, the data contained in the Counties Adjacent to OWLS section of the report (i.e., the second page) was incorrect. The other three pages of the report were correct. I have made all the necessary corrections and have posted the corrected version on OWLSweb.

I recently posted the 2007 Circulation Summary for OWLS member libraries on OWLSweb.  This summary reports the circulation from all OWLS libraries to local residents and various categories of non-residents.  The total system circulation increased by 5.0% in 2007, with 13 libraries experiencing circulation increases and 3 libraries experiencing decreases.  One of the most interesting facts about 2007 circulation is that non-resident circulation grew at a higher rate than resident circulation, reversing the trend of the previous two years.  Please share any observations you might have, and let me know if you have any questions.