BIX-Bibliotheksindex: Public Libraries

2015

Stadtbibliothek Darmstadt
Contact	Kristina Johne
Street	Große Bachgasse 2
City	64283 Darmstadt
Phone	06151-133847
Email	stadtbibliothek@darmstadt.de
Internet	http://www.stadtbibliothek.darmstadt.de
Country/State	Hessen
"Wegweiser Kommune"	Demography Type 2

Services

Collection units per capita	1,2
User floor space in sqm per 1.000 capita	22
Employees per 1.000 capita	0,19
Computer workstations per 10.000 capita	1,5
Internet services	6
Events per 1.000 capita	3,5

Usage

Library Visits per capita	1,9
Virtual library visits per capita	1,2
Loans per capita	6,4
Stock turnover rate	5,2
Total opening hours per year per 1.000 capita	25

Efficiency

Acquisitions budget per loan (in Euros)	0,20
Employee hours per opening hour	14,9
Visits per opening hour	75,1
Current expenditure per visit	8,97

Development

Renewal rate (%)	8,3
Advanced training per employee (%)	0,7
Capital investment per capita	3,20

Basis data
Inhabitants	153.000
Total media collections (in media units)	188.195
Acquisitions (in media units)	15.676
User floor space in sqm	3.385
Total number of staff (in FTE)	29,39
Computer workstations	23
Website	yes
Opac	yes
Interactive account management	yes
Electronic reference services	yes
Electronic resources	yes
Pro-active information services	no
Web 2.0 services	no
WLAN	yes
Virtual library visits (sessions)	181.960
Library visits	289.407
Circulation (in media units)	976.580
Spending on media acquisition, incl. binding and licences (in euros)	193.675
Total opening hours per year	3.852
Current library expenditure (in euros)	2.597.390
Capital investments (in euros)	490.000
Employees’ advanced training (in hours)	424
Number of events	532
Registered (active) users	15.864
Computer workstations (web-enabled)	3
Total Number of libraries	4
Thereof number of branch libraries	2
Thereof number of mobile libraries	1
Employees’ overall hours (gross working time) per year	57.311
Opening hours per week (main library)	39,0
Library charge	yes

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