Trends and Rankings of Public Libraries in Massachusetts and the United States, July 2005 (v.8,n.4)
| statistic | MA value (2002 value) |
MA rank (2002 rank) |
50 States and DC | highest ranking state and number of main libraries | value | lowest ranking state and number of main libraries | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL's received per 1,000 | 399.13 (338.21) |
4 (4) |
94.83 | Wisconsin 380 |
630.30 | District of Columbia 1 |
0.26 |
| circulation per capita | 7.68 (7.59) |
20 (20) |
7.01 | Ohio 250 |
14.70 | District of Columbia 1 |
2.05 |
| book and serial volumes per capita | 4.83 (4.85) |
4 (3) |
2.86 | Maine 274 |
5.18 | Nevada 22 |
1.73 |
| audio materials per 1,000 | 151.82 (147.38) |
21 (20) |
133.27 | Ohio 250 |
328.16 | Arkansas 47 |
52.89 |
| video materials per 1,000 | 148.63 (135.09) |
15 (14) |
116.15 | Ohio 250 |
290.49 | District of Columbia 1 |
35.64 |
| current serial subscriptions per 1,000 | 13.32 (13.67) |
4 (2) |
6.79 | Vermont 189 |
13.79 | Alabama 207 |
3.06 |
| paid FTE librarians per 25,000 | 6.71 (6.96) |
9 (6) |
4.02 | New Hampshire 230 |
8.30 | North Carolina 76 |
1.91 |
| paid FTE ALA-MLS librarians per 25,000 | 4.30 (4.47) |
6 (5) |
2.72 | Connecticut 194 |
5.49 | Arkansas 47 |
0.85 |
| total operating income per capita | $35.52 ($37.64) |
16 (12) |
$31.18 | Ohio 250 |
$56.85 | Mississippi 49 |
$13.72 |
| local operating income per capita | $30.00 ($29.96) |
14 (13) |
$24.93 | District of Columbia 1 |
$46.19 | West Virginia 97 (Hawaii reported zero local income) |
$9.02 |
| reference transactions per capita | 0.86 (0.88) |
29 (28) |
1.08 | District of Columbia 1 |
1.88 | Alaska 85 |
0.50 |
| library visits per capita | 5.57 (5.49) |
15 (14) |
4.58 | Ohio 250 |
7.13 | Mississippi 49 |
2.67 |
* Massachusetts has 370 independent main libraries.
Source: The Normative Data Project. NDP is a cooperative effort of a large number of libraries, Sirsi Corporation, a worldwide provider of software and services for libraries and consortia, and partners such as GeoLib, the chief source of geographic data on U.S. public libraries. In addition, data collected nationally by the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and recompiled at the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) are integrated into the system.