❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding Inter Library Loans Service data from 2014-2018, including loan numbers, costs, and breakdowns by type. It also inquires about projected loan numbers following service cuts.
AnsweredQoN 4065Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Inter Library Loans Service, and ask: (a) how
many items were loaned under the service for each of the years 2014-15, 2015-16,
2016-17 and 2017-18; (b) please
provide a breakdown of the number of items loaned to each public library for
the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18; (c) what
was the breakdown of the cost of items loaned to each public library for the
years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18; (d) in terms of books, audiobooks, DVDs and magazines, please provide a breakdown of the items loaned for each of the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18: (i) of
the books, please provide a breakdown of fiction and non-fiction items; and (ii) of the DVDs, how many were documentaries; and (e) following the cuts to the Inter Library Loans Service how many loans does the service expect to process in the next 12 months?
many items were loaned under the service for each of the years 2014-15, 2015-16,
2016-17 and 2017-18; (b) please
provide a breakdown of the number of items loaned to each public library for
the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18; (c) what
was the breakdown of the cost of items loaned to each public library for the
years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18; (d) in terms of books, audiobooks, DVDs and magazines, please provide a breakdown of the items loaned for each of the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18: (i) of
the books, please provide a breakdown of fiction and non-fiction items; and (ii) of the DVDs, how many were documentaries; and (e) following the cuts to the Inter Library Loans Service how many loans does the service expect to process in the next 12 months?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 October 2018
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
8 days
(a)
2014-15
215,360
2015-16
206,029
2016-17
161,290
2017-18
97,794
(b-c) [see tabled paper no.]
(d)
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Books
148,667
139,503
108,419
60,761
Audiobooks
9,161
10,274
6,884
3,788
DVDs
21,516
18,993
13,645
8,194
Magazines
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
(i)
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Fiction
82,218
85,737
65,115
34,020
Non-fiction
41,631
40,416
32,332
20,042
(ii)
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
DVDs
3,233
2,428
1,894
787
(e) 60,000 in 2018-19.
2014-15
215,360
2015-16
206,029
2016-17
161,290
2017-18
97,794
(b-c) [see tabled paper no.]
(d)
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Books
148,667
139,503
108,419
60,761
Audiobooks
9,161
10,274
6,884
3,788
DVDs
21,516
18,993
13,645
8,194
Magazines
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
(i)
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Fiction
82,218
85,737
65,115
34,020
Non-fiction
41,631
40,416
32,332
20,042
(ii)
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
DVDs
3,233
2,428
1,894
787
(e) 60,000 in 2018-19.
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