ANNUAL REPORT 2006
Besides a broad range of modern Norwegian and foreign literature and
other materials, the library holds older special collections and archives of
great value. Amongst them the Grieg archives.
A total amount of 693.549 (as of Jan. 2006) books magazines, newspapers,
sheet music, CDs, videos etc. are available for the
library users.
Every item in the collections published after 1964 (except sheet music)
and a substantial part of the older collections are searchable in the web
catalogue.
In 2006 Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek
had 1.519.686 books in circulation,
and 1.355.803 visitors. Both
circulation and attendance showed a decline from 2005.
Staff: 82,1, not counting caretakers and
cleaners.
The library buys
books, CDs, newspapers etc. to the amount of 7.436,391 Norwegian kr. a year (2006), covering 45.000 new items.
In addition the Norwegian state authorities pay Bergen Off. Bibliotek to run
a library in the state prison in
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Figures
from 2006-activities |
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Department |
Loans
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-Of this; loans |
Visitors
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Reference -
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Arrangements
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Visitors
to |
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to children |
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questions |
etc. |
arrangements |
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Main library |
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Lending Dep. |
469 858 |
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585 544 |
44 250 |
28 |
600 |
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Including: |
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Children’s department |
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72 727 |
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10 700 |
72 |
3 6 |
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Local history Dep. |
33 891 |
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13 075 |
0 |
0 |
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Galleri:(for Young adults) |
123 320 |
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7825 |
4 |
115 |
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Music Dep. |
200 446 |
2592 |
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21075 |
19 |
632 |
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Section for audiovisual aids |
290 |
290 |
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Branch libraries |
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Fana |
152 104 |
71 719 |
143 956 |
21 336 |
52 |
2 109 |
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Landås |
84 395 |
33 505 |
82 170 |
8 625 |
57 |
2 502 |
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Loddefjord |
126 158 |
50 427 |
162 205 |
20 832 |
71 |
2 834 |
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Oasen |
142 609 |
53 968 |
165 624 |
18 624 |
107 |
3480 |
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Ytre Arna |
11 807 |
5 225 |
4 549 |
616 |
15 |
636 |
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Åsane |
167 910 |
66 625 |
181 632 |
15 792 |
85 |
4 262 |
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Bokbuss |
52 879 |
38 987 |
23 768 |
2 420 |
0 |
0 |
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Bergen fengsel |
19 378 |
269 |
6 572 |
9 000 |
0 |
0 |
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MappaMi |
91 852 |
19 892 |
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TOTAL 2006 |
1 519 686 |
416 226 |
1 355 803 |
194 170 |
510 |
21 076 |
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TOTAL 2005 |
1 642 592 |
445 744 |
1 575 266 |
204 683 |
484 |
21594 |
Media like CDs and videos/DVDs represent 38,3 % of the total circulation.
The net library, (NETTBIBLIOTEKET), gained
in importance also this year. Number of visits
to the Net library showed an 8,8% increase from 4,28
mill in 2005 to . 4,48 mill.in
2006.
Searching the library´s web catalogue is the most popular service, and
there has also been a substantial increase in the use of “Vestlandsforfatterne”
(biographical and bibliographical data on authors from the western part of
Increase in productivity since 1994
has been enormous, some of it refers to new technology, but most of it is clear
effectiveness.
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Net costs |
Average number of |
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per loan: |
loans per employee: |
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1994 |
35,97 |
11.268 |
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1995 |
32,26 |
12.288 |
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1998 |
30,22 |
15.124 |
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2000 |
30,55 |
16.121 |
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2001 |
27,75 |
17.918* |
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2002 |
28,66 |
17.905* |
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2003 |
27,97 |
19.538* |
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2004 |
27,54 |
20.916* |
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2005 |
28,12 |
20.510* |
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2006 |
31,93 |
18.510* |
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*Staff on the audiovisual section for the
compulsory school, and cleaners are not included. |
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Account 2006 |
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Account 2005 |
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Total expenses
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56.682.152,00 |
n.kr |
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53.902.018,00 |
n.kr* |
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- External income |
4.149.715,00 |
n.kr |
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3.642.817,00 |
n.kr |
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Net municipal
grants: |
52.532.437,00 |
n.kr |
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50.259.201,00 |
n.kr |
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Total expenses
per loan: |
34,66 n.kr. * ( 30,34 n.kr.in 2005) |
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Net expenses per
loan: |
31,93
n.kr.* (
28,12 n.kr.in 2005) |
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* Internal rent
(for premises owned by the municipality) not included, |
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represents
4.015.133,- n.kr in 2006 and 4 .073.080,00 n.kr in 2005 |
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