Public Library Expenditure in Europe: Indicators and Calculators
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| Publicado en: | Knjiznica vol. 69, no. 1 (2025), p. 59-75 |
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Zveza Bibliotekarskih Drustev Slovenije
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| Resumen: | This article considers indicators in library statistics and the need for calculators to be used by politicians and policy-makers. It presents the indicators and the calculators related to library expenditure used by Rete delle Reti, an Italian association for libraries. The three indicators are library expenditure as per thousand of gross domestic product (GDP), library expenditure as per thousand of government expenditure, and library expenditure as a percentage of expenditure for cultural services. Three calculators allow each European library to calculate indicators at local, regional, or national level and compare them with a range of European indicators related to library expenditure. The frst indicator - library expenditure as per thousand of gross domestic product - assesses the role of libraries in the national community and whether they are considered main actors in the construction of a sustainable, democratic, and equal society. It shows whether, and to what extent, governments are committed to supporting libraries. The second indicator - library expenditure as per thousand of government expenditure - evaluates how important libraries are in public policy and how relevant they are in the provision of public goods and services. This indicator can be used at the regional/municipal level to assess the relevance of public libraries to local politicians. The third indicator - library expenditure as a percentage of expenditure for cultural services - is more qualitative. It evaluates cultural engagement at the local level and the role the libraries play here. All indicators/calculators conform to the COFOG (Clas-sifcation of the Functions of Government methodology), adopted by OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), and Eurostat (European Statistical Ofce). We hope that many libraries and, in particular, all agencies producing national-level library statistics in Europe will adopt these indicators/calculators in their daily practices. Članek obravnava kazalnike v knjižnični statistiki in potrebo po izračunih, ki jih upo-rabljajo politiki in oblikovalci politik. Predstavljeni so kazalniki in izračuni, povezani z izdatki za knjižnice, ki jih uporablja italijansko združenje knjižnic Rete delle Reti. Trije kazalniki so: izdatki za knjižnice na promil bruto domačega proizvoda (BDP), izdatki za knjižnice na promil državnih izdatkov in izdatki za knjižnice kot odstotek izdatkov za kulturne storitve. Trije izračuni omogočajo vsaki evropski knjižnici, da jih izračuna na lokalni, regionalni ali nacionalni ravni in jih primerja z vrsto evropskih kazalnikov, povezanih s knjižničnimi izdatki. Prvi kazalnik - knjižnični izdatki na promil bruto domačega proizvoda - ocenjuje vlogo knjižnic v nacionalni skupnosti in ali veljajo za glavne deležnike pri oblikovanju trajnostne, demokratične in enakopravne druž-be. Pokaže, ali in v kolikšni meri so vlade zavezane podpiranju knjižnic. Drugi kazalnik - izdatki za knjižnice na promil državnih izdatkov - ocenjuje, kako pomembne so knjižnice v javnih politikah in kako pomembne so pri zagotavljanju javnih dobrin in storitev. Ta kazalnik se lahko uporablja na regionalni/občinski ravni za ocenjevanje pomena splošnih knjižnic pri lokalnih politikih. Tretji kazalnik - izdatki za knjižnice kot odstotek izdatkov za kulturne storitve - je bolj kvalitativen. Z njim se ocenjuje kul-turno udejstvovanje na lokalni ravni in vloga, ki jo imajo pri tem knjižnice. Vsi kazalniki / kalkulatorji so v skladu z metodologijo Klasifkacije funkcij države (COFOG), ki sta jo sprejela Organizacija za gospodarsko sodelovanje in razvoj (OECD) in Eurostat. Upamo, da bodo številne knjižnice in zlasti vse agencije, ki pripravljajo statistične po-datke o knjižnicah na nacionalni ravni v Evropi, te kalkulatorje/kazalnike sprejele v svojo vsakodnevno rutino. |
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| ISSN: | 0023-2424 1581-7903 |
| DOI: | 10.55741/knj.69.1.4 |
| Fuente: | Library Science Database |