Blogging Librarian

- China establishes more than 30,000 rural libraries
When I first saw the headlines, I was flabbergasted. 30,000 libraries?!?! And this figure is just what has been established since 2006. I guess the size of China makes is a reason why they need to build so many libraries. But you might need to note that given the huge number of libraries (66,000 in total), the collection size for all the libraries is just 2.2 million. So, it means that, on average, one library has only 33 books.
(via LISNews.org)

- Papua New Guinea public libraries: Out of touch with the information age
And at the other end of the spectrum, libraries in Papua New Guinea are in decline with libraries not being properly maintained.
(via LISNews.org)

Technorati Tags: libraries, public libraries