BIX-Bibliotheksindex: Public Libraries

2015

Stadtbibliothek im Torhaus Aalen
Contact	Michael Steffel
Street	Gmünder Sraße 9
City	73430 Aalen
Phone	07361 / 52 25 86
Email	michael.steffel@aalen.de
Internet	http://www.stadtbibliothek-aalen.de
Country/State	Baden-Württemberg
"Wegweiser Kommune"	Demography Type 6

Services

Collection units per capita	2,0
User floor space in sqm per 1.000 capita	39
Employees per 1.000 capita	0,27
Computer workstations per 10.000 capita	1,9
Internet services	7
Events per 1.000 capita	5,1

Usage

Library Visits per capita	3,6
Virtual library visits per capita	1,4
Loans per capita	9,5
Stock turnover rate	4,7
Total opening hours per year per 1.000 capita	58

Efficiency

Acquisitions budget per loan (in Euros)	0,30
Employee hours per opening hour	9,3
Visits per opening hour	61,8
Current expenditure per visit	6,80

Development

Renewal rate (%)	10,7
Advanced training per employee (%)	0,3
Capital investment per capita	0,04

Basis data
Inhabitants	66.813
Total media collections (in media units)	136.917
Acquisitions (in media units)	14.619
User floor space in sqm	2.610
Total number of staff (in FTE)	18,3
Computer workstations	13
Website	yes
Opac	yes
Interactive account management	yes
Electronic reference services	yes
Electronic resources	yes
Pro-active information services	yes
Web 2.0 services	yes
WLAN	no
Virtual library visits (sessions)	96.064
Library visits	237.979
Circulation (in media units)	637.252
Spending on media acquisition, incl. binding and licences (in euros)	194.072
Total opening hours per year	3.848
Current library expenditure (in euros)	1.619.015
Capital investments (in euros)	2.814
Employees’ advanced training (in hours)	115
Number of events	340
Registered (active) users	10.131
Computer workstations (web-enabled)	3
Total Number of libraries	4
Thereof number of branch libraries	3
Thereof number of mobile libraries	0
Employees’ overall hours (gross working time) per year	35.685
Opening hours per week (main library)	36,0
Library charge	yes

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