2007 How Maine Compares

Complete Public Libraries Report Fiscal Year 2007 [PDF] by Institute of Library and Museum Services, published June 2009. This file requires the free Adobe Reader.

Maine's rankings were significantly affected by 37 libraries not completing the annual survey for 2007.

Ranked file as PDF or Excel spreadsheet. One file requires the free Adobe Reader. One file require either Microsoft Excel or the Excel Viewer

How Maine Compares, sorted by ranking

Data Element	How Maine Ranks	Maine Figures	National Average
Print materials per cap	1	5.48	2.80
Other operating revenue per cap	3	8.51	3.29
Paid FTE librarians per 25,000 pop.	6	7.49	4.04
Public-use Internet per 5,000 pop.	7	5.77	3.60
Video materials per 1,000 pop.	8	242.81	158.70
Interlibrary loan received per 1,000 pop.	9	260.35	171.10
Current print serial subscriptions per 1,000 pop	13	9.27	6.30
Paid FTE librarians with ALA-MLS per 25,000 pop.	14	3.23	2.75
Total paid FTE staff per 25,000 pop.	16	14.84	12.38
Library visits per cap	18	5.87	4.90
Audio materials per 1,000 pop.	18	187.03	157.20
Salaries & wages expenditures per cap	23	17.11	17.47
Circulation transactions per cap	25	7.5	7.40
Total staff expenditures per cap	25	21.15	22.91
Total operating expenditures per cap	26	31.65	34.95
Other paid FTE staff per 25,000 pop.	29	7.36	8.35
Total operating revenue per cap	30	32.5	37.66
Local operating revenue per cap	37	23.82	31.68
Total collection expenditures per cap	38	3.52	4.59
Reference transactions per cap	40	0.67	1.00
State operating revenue per cap	43	0.15	2.52
Average number public-use Internet computers per stationary outlet	48	4.92	12.50

 

How Maine Compares, by data element order in complete publication

Data Element	How Maine Ranks	Maine Figures	National Average
Library visits per capita	18	5.87	4.90
Reference transactions per capita	40	0.67	1.00
Circulation transactions per capita	25	7.5	7.40
Interlibrary loan received per 1,000 pop.	9	260.35	171.10
Average number public-use Internet computers per stationary outlet	48	4.92	12.50
Public-use Internet per 5,000 pop.	7	5.77	3.60
Print materials per capita	1	5.48	2.80
Audio materials per 1,000 pop.	18	187.03	157.20
Video materials per 1,000 pop.	8	242.81	158.70
Current print serial subscriptions per 1,000 pop.	13	9.27	6.30
Total paid FTE staff per 25,000 pop.	16	14.84	12.38
Paid FTE librarians per 25,000 pop.	6	7.49	4.04
Paif FTE librarians with ALA-MLS per 25,000 pop.	14	3.23	2.75
Other paid FTE staff per 25,000 pop.	29	7.36	8.35
Total operating revenue per capita	30	32.5	37.66
State operating revenue per capita	43	0.15	2.52
Local operating revenue per capita	37	23.82	31.68
Other operating revenue per capita	3	8.51	3.29
Total operating expenditures per capita	26	31.65	34.95
Total collection expenditures per capita	38	3.52	4.59
Total staff expenditures per capita	25	21.15	22.91
Salaries & wages expenditures per capita	23	17.11	17.47