Statistics Norway

Special and research libraries

3   Special and research libraries. Visits, visitors, hours of opening and seats. 2003
  Total National libraries Libraries of universities1 Libraries of colleges
and other schools
of higher education
Special libraries, public Special libraries, private
Number of libraries, total  336 3 71  100  134 28
             
Number of registered visits 6 095 702 - 2 893 109 3 047 504  134 615 20 474
Number of lenders  205 295 3 762 77 216 96 605 21 184 6 528
Weekly hours of opening 15 256  120 4 055 4 982 5 118  981
Of which with professional staff 11 611  120 3 621 3 683 3 404  783
Number of days available to users per year 73 877  801 19 113 22 467 26 199 5 297
Seats per 31 Dec. 212 004 48 5 174 5 607 1 032  2143
1  Figures include scientific colleges.
2  Figures were corrected 9 July 2004.
Source: The Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authorithy.

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