German library statistics

The German Library Statistics ( DBS ) is the only national statistics covering all library categories and based on uniform definitions ( DIN EN ISO 2789 "International Library Statistics ").

The creation of the DBS is one of the tasks of the Competence Network for Libraries (KNB) and is carried out for this by the University Library Center of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (hbz). The KNB, and thus also the DBS, is financed by the German federal states through the Standing Conference (KMK) .

The DBS database provides online library performance data from around 14,000 libraries since 1999. For the 2016 reporting year, 7,774 libraries reported their statistical data on equipment, holdings, loans, expenses, finances and staff to the DBS, including 7,530 public libraries, 244 academic universal and university libraries and 176 academic specialist libraries.

literature

• "German Library Statistics (DBS): Concept, implementation and perspectives for a comprehensive database on libraries in Germany: 10 questions from Bruno Bauer to Ronald M. Schmidt, Head of DBS". In: GMS Medicine - Library - Information 2008; 8 (1): 1-7 ( PDF ).
• Oliver Döschner: The German Library Statistics - What it can do well and where it can be even better. ( Memento of October 26, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). In: BuB - Forum Bibliothek und Information , Issue 9/2004.
• Joachim Kreisch: Why compare the services of libraries? In: Library Service , Volume 49, 2015, Issue 5, pp. 507-516 ( PDF ).

See also

• Bibliometrics
• Library index

Web links

• German Library Statistics (DBS) - DBS website with all evaluations since 1999
• Competence network for libraries (KNB)
• University Library Center (hbz)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ DBS: Overall evaluation 2016 is available ( memento of the original from October 26, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Date: October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.