Statistics in libraries in Uruguay
an exploratory and descriptive study
Abstract
An exploratory study on the registration and use of statistics in libraries in Uruguay whose objective is the diagnostic study of the reality regarding the use or not of statistics and the identification of characteristics of the libraries that make and use statistics.
In Uruguay there is no public information about the subject. A number of questions are raised in this research, how many libraries carry statistics? How do they register? Do they define indicators?. The theoretical framework of reference is the Manifesto for ifla statistics (2010) and iso 2789:2013 Information and Documentation, International Library Statistics.
The methodology applied consists of a survey with 28 questions, applied to a sample of 142 libraries, of which 65 answers were obtained. It is defined as an analysis unit, those libraries that have at least one librarian.
It is observed that 89% of libraries make and use statistics in their management, of these, 100% use them to prepare Reports and 66% for Decision-making. The libraries that perform statistics are mostly specialized libraries and university libraries. 89% of the total studied do not define indicators. Regarding the characteristics according to type of personnel in the total of employees, it is observed that 61% is professional.
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