❓ Question regarding the distribution of books to local government authorities for their public libraries in WA. The answer provides total numbers of new items purchased and distributed, but states detailed records are only kept for one year and mentions an exchange system.
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(b) for each financial year above, what was the distribution of books to each Local Government authority for their public libraries?
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Answered
17 August 2004
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
77 days
(a) The total number of new items purchased
and
distributed to public
libraries for the financial years 2000-01 and 2001-02
is as follows-
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
219 814 233 843 234 873
The total number of new items
purchased
in 2003-04 is 233,930
The total number of new items
distributed
in 2003-04 is 217,890
(b) The State Library’s Management System keeps records for one year only on the numbers of new items distributed to each Local Government authority.
In addition to these new items being distributed, all public libraries in Western Australia, unlike other states, participate in an exchange system whereby proportions of library stocks are turned over on a regular basis and refreshed with viable used resources recycled from other libraries in the state.
and
distributed to public
libraries for the financial years 2000-01 and 2001-02
is as follows-
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
219 814 233 843 234 873
The total number of new items
purchased
in 2003-04 is 233,930
The total number of new items
distributed
in 2003-04 is 217,890
(b) The State Library’s Management System keeps records for one year only on the numbers of new items distributed to each Local Government authority.
In addition to these new items being distributed, all public libraries in Western Australia, unlike other states, participate in an exchange system whereby proportions of library stocks are turned over on a regular basis and refreshed with viable used resources recycled from other libraries in the state.
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