| Special and research libraries |
| 3 | Special and research libraries. Visits, visitors, hours of opening and seats. 2001 |
| Total | National libraries | Libraries of universities1 | Libraries of colleges and other schools of higher education | Special libraries, public | Special libraries, private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of libraries | 352 | 2 | 76 | 101 | 142 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of registered visits | 5 032 394 | 134 317 | 2 698 986 | 2 087 213 | 92 534 | 19 344 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of lenders | 194 150 | 4 519 | 70 314 | 85 867 | 22 022 | 11 428 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weekly hours of opening | 15 703 | 110 | 4 326 | 4 944 | 5 130 | 1 193 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Of which with professional staff | 11 849 | 110 | 3 866 | 3 604 | 3 490 | 779 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of days available to users per year | 76 193 | 584 | 20 623 | 22 285 | 26 856 | 5 845 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seats per 31 Dec | 15 539 | 121 | 7 130 | 7 093 | 1 046 | 149 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Figures include scientific colleges. |
| Source: National Office for Research and Special Libraries. | |