| Special and research libraries |
| 3 | Special and research libraries. Visits, visitors, hours of opening and seats. 2002 |
| Total | National libraries | Libraries of universities1 | Libraries of colleges and other schools of higher education | Special libraries, public | Special libraries, private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of libraries | 339 | 3 | 72 | 98 | 136 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of registered visits | 5 833 642 | .. | 3 141 629 | 2 580 848 | 97 250 | 13 915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of lenders | 203 472 | 2 944 | 76 142 | 90 090 | 22 683 | 11 613 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weekly hours of opening | 14 778 | 120 | 4 033 | 4 711 | 487 | 1 027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Of which with professional staff | 11 480 | 120 | 3 597 | 3 548 | 3 425 | 790 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of days available to users per year | 79 535 | 801 | 19 837 | 23 863 | 29 300 | 5 734 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seats per 31 December | 13 749 | 24 | 5 386 | 5 487 | 1 016 | 1 836 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Figures include scientific colleges. |
| Source: Source: The Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authorithy. | |