Useful links related to statistics and evaluation

Information Resources on Statistics and Free Software

• Internet Glossary of Statistical Terms
• Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications, by David W. Stockburger
• Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics
• Statistics Every Writer Should Know, by Robert Niles
• Surf Stat Australia

Information Resources on Library Statistics and Performance Measures

• Information Resources on Library Statistics & Measures
  by Joe Ryan
• Statistics is a Necessary Part of a Well Balanced Professional Education by Patricia Layzell Ward

Library Statistics & Measures Projects, Tools and Standards

• eVALUEd An evaluation toolkit for e-library developments
• ARL – Measuring Service Quality in Academic Libraries
• ARL Statistics Interactive Edition
• ASIBU Application Statistique Interactive des Bibliothegues Universitaires
• CAMILE Concerted Action on Management Information for Libraries in Europe
• EQLIPSE Evaluation and Quality in Library Performance: System for Europe
• Equinox Library Performance Measurement and Quality Management Systems, Performance Indicators for Electronic Library Services
• ISO TC 46 SC 8 Quality – Statistics and performance evaluation
• NCES Academic Library Statistics Program
• Public Library Statistics and Performance Measures (Compiled by: Joe Ryan)

International statistics

• Eurostat
• IFLA – Global Library Statistics.1990-2000
• IFLA – LIBRARY MAP OF THE WORLD
• International Statistical Institute
• LibEcon, International Library Economics Research
• UNESCO, Institute for Statistics, Statistical Yearbook

National statistics

Argentine, national statistic agency

Australian, national statistic agency

• Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) Statistics

Austria, national statistic agency

Canada, national statistic agency

• Canadian Association of Research Libraries, Statistics and Performance Measures for Research Libraries
• National Library of Canada, National Core Library Statistics Program
• Ontario Public Library Statistics
• Alberta Public Library, Library Statistics (Building strong communities)
• British Columbia Public Library Statistics

Croatia, Croatian Bureau of Statistics

• Croatian library statistics

Denmark, national statistic agency

• Danish National Library Authority
• Danish Library and Information

Finland, national statistics agency

• Research Library Statistics Database, The National Library of Finland
• Public Library Statistics – Ministry of education

France, national statistic agency

• L’observatoire de la lecture publique

Germany, Federal Statistical Office

• German National Library Statistics
• German National Library Statistics – Reports

Hungary, national statistic agency

Iceland, national statistic agency

• Library statistics, (English translation to the far right in the document)

Ireland, national statistic agency

• An Chomhairle Leabharlanna, The Library Council

Israel, Central Bureau of Statistics

Italy, national statistic agency

Japan, national statistic agency

• Japan statistical yearbook 23- 4 Public Libraries
• Japan statistical yearbook 23- 5 University Libraries

Korea, National Statistical Office (KNSO)

• KOSIS > Education, Culture, Science > Books, Library

Latvia, national statistic agency

• Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia – Public Libraries

Luxembourg, national statistic agency

Macau, national statistic agency

Mexico, national statistic agency

• Cultura y recreacíon

Moldova, National Bureau of Statistics

Netherlands, national statistic agency

• Dutch Public Library Statistics 2000-2002
• Dutch public library statistics December 2005
• Internet in Dutch public libraries: statistics

New Zealand, national statistic agency

Norway, national statistic agency

• Statistics for Libraries and Museums 2004 (ABM-utvikling)
• Statistics Norway, Norwegian Library Statistics

Poland, national statistic agency

Russian Federation, Federal State Statistic Service

Slovenia, national statistic agency

• Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Statistical Yearbook (Culture – 8.6. Libraries)

Spain, national statistic agency

• Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Espana – Libraries Statistics (Statistic on libraries)

Sweden, national statistic agency

• Research libraries statistics (supplied by: Statistics Sweden)
• Public libraries statistics and School library statistics (supplied by: Council for Cultural affairs)

United Kingdom, national statistic agency

• LISU, Library and Information Statistics Unit, Loughborough University
• SCONUL statistics
• IPF, Institute of Public Finance, Public Library Actual Statistics
• Higher Education Statistics Agency
• Library Association, The results of the UK survey of library and learning resource provision in further education colleges 2003
• UCISA Statistics 2005/2006

United States of America

National statistics:

• Federal GovernmentFederal Statistics
• American Statistical Association
• Economic Research Service
• National Center for Education Statistics

Library statistics:

• Institue of Museum and Library Services – Library Statistics
• ALA, Office for Research and Statistics
• ARL, Statistics & Measurement Program
• NCES : The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) – library statistics program
• NISO, National Information Standards Organization