How Maine Compares to the Nation FY04 (most current figures available)
(FY2004 PLS State Ranking Tables)
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| Data Element |
How Maine Ranks |
Maine's Figure |
National Average |
| Library Visits per cap |
18 |
5.44 |
4.67 |
| Reference Transactions per cap |
37 |
0.75 |
1.07 |
| Circ transactions per cap |
25 |
7.33 |
7.09 |
| ILL received per 1,000 pop |
19 |
67.92 |
107.51 |
| Book & Serial Volumes per cap |
2 |
5.34 |
2.84 |
| Audio per 1,000 pop |
26 |
143.27 |
136.82 |
| Video per 1,000 pop |
17 |
162.55 |
126.86 |
| Subscriptions per 1,000 pop |
12 |
9.78 |
6.43 |
| Total paid FTE staff per 25,000 pop |
12 |
14.48 |
12.00 |
| Paid FTE librarians per 25,000 pop |
8 |
6.85 |
3.97 |
| Paid FTE librarians w/ ALA-MLS per 25,000 pop |
13 |
3.13 |
2.70 |
| Other paid FTE staff per 25,000 pop |
26 |
7.63 |
8.02 |
| Total Income per cap |
31 |
26.91 |
32.21 |
| State Income per cap |
43 |
0.13 |
3.21 |
| Local Income per cap |
34 |
20.26 |
26.25 |
| Other Income per cap |
6 |
6.51 |
2.59 |
| Total Operating Expenditures per cap |
30 |
26.58 |
30.49 |
| Total Collection Expenditures per cap |
35 |
3.36 |
4.04 |
| Total Staff Expenditures per cap |
27 |
17.96 |
20.06 |
| Salaries & Wages Expenditures per cap |
22 |
15.49 |
15.81 |
| Ave. No. of Public-Use Internet Terminals per Outlet
(Library) |
50 |
4.29 |
10.32 |
| Ave. No. of Public-Use Internet Terminals per 5,000
population |
5 |
5.02 |
3.01 |
