Inter-Library Comparisons: Pilot Comparison with Public Libraries

摘要

The report gives the results of an inter-library comparison with public libraries, as they were presented to the participants. The comparison was conducted on a pilot basis with library systems from the various types of library authorities througout Great Britain. It sets out the objectives of inter-library comparisons; describes the background to the comparison; outlines the way the comparison was conducted and the principles underlying its design; describes the tables of results and how they are used; and indicate some future action. It includes the tables of results, which contain the full individual figures for each library system and the figures for the averages and ranges of results. (Copyright (c) The British Library Board, 1981.)