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Public libraries

  1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of public libraries - total 4794 4374 4152 4131 4124 4090 4004 4021
including:                
urban 735 660 639 657 661 643 624 622
rural 4059 3714 3513 3474 3463 3447 3380 3399
Number of books and magazines - total, million copies 39.3 38.7 36.9 36.8 36.5 35.3 36.6 36.4
including:                
urban 19.2 19.9 18.2 18.5 18.3 17.5 17.9 17.9
rural 20.1 18.8 18.7 18.3 18.2 17.8 18.7 18.5
Number of books and magazines per 1000 population, copy 5168 4867 4603 4559 4483 4287 4401 4286
including:                
urban 4845 4922 4481 4484 4358 4120 4172 4089
rural 5520 4811 4730 4635 4615 4464 4645 4504

Distribution of public libraries by departmental dirrision

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 4374 4152 4131 4124 4090 4004 4021
including:              
Ministry of Culture and Tourism 4313 4091 4070 4064 4047 3966 3985
Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation 61 61 61 60 43 38 36

Indicators of public libraries work activities

  1995 2006
Total including Total including
urban rural urban rural
Number of book and magazines, million copies 39.3 19.2 20.1 36.4 17.9 18.5
Number of readers, million person 3.0 1.5 1.5 2.4 1.2 1.2
Given book and magazinies, million copies 57.3 26.9 30.4 42.2 20.4 21.8
Average number of book and magazines per library, thsd copies 8 26 5 9 29 5
Average number of book and magazines per reader, copy 13 13 13 15 15 15
Average number of readers per library, thsd person 0.6 2.0 0.4 0.6 1.9 0.3
Average number of given book and magazinies per reader, copy 19 18 20 18 17 19

Composition of book stock of public libraries
of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2006

  Number of books and magazines, million copies Given books and magazinies in the course of year, million copies Turnover of book stock, time
Urban and rural places
Book stock - total 35,8 41,9 1,2
including:      
philological science and belles-lettres 23.6 32.7 1.4
The literature in Azerbaijan language' in whole book stock 25.2 36.1 1.4
Urban
Book stock - total 17,3 20,1 1,2
including:      
philological science and belles-lettres 9.2 13.8 1.5
The literature in Azerbaijan language 'in whole book stock 8.1 15.0 1.9
Rural
Book stock - total 18,5 21,8 1,2
including:      
philological science and belles-lettres 14.4 18.9 1.3
The literature in Azerbaijan language 'in whole book stock 17.1 21.1 1.2

Number of employees of the public libraries

  1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of employees total,person 8649 8242 7827 7811 8047 7882 7832 7801
including:                
urban 4023 3872 3799 3739 3867 3839 3827 3834
rural 4626 4370 4028 4072 4180 4043 4005 3967

Education level of public library employees according
to the system of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (percent)

Years Library employees by education
higher librarian higher non librarian secondary specialized librarian
Urban and rural places
1995 14.5 4.9 44.2
2000 14.7 4.3 40.1
2001 14.3 4.8 38.8
2002 13.5 4.8 38.1
2003 12.9 5.3 38.0
2004 13.3 5.3 36.0
2005 12.8 6.1 34.7
2006 12.6 8.3 37.7
Urban
1995 25.1 9.9 43.4
2000 25.3 8.1 41.7
2001 23.6 9.1 41.2
2002 23.4 8.6 41.5
2003 21.9 9.7 40.3
2004 21.4 10.5 38.4
2005 20.9 11.0 36.7
2006 21.1 14.2 39.6
Rural
1995 5.6 0.8 45.0
2000 5.5 0.9 38.7
2001 5.6 0.7 36.7
2002 4.6 1.3 35.1
2003 4.7 1.3 35.9
2004 5.7 0.5 33.8
2005 5.1 1.4 32.8
2006 4.4 2.7 33.7

Tecnical condition of public libraries
buildings of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism system

Years Public libraries situated in separate buildings
need capital repairs being in emergency
number of libraries as percent of total libraries number of libraries as percent of total libraries
Urban and rural places
1995 919 19.7 71 1.5
2000 1124 26.1 98 2.3
2001 1034 25.3 77 1.9
2002 1056 25.9 85 2.1
2003 1141 28.1 55 1.4
2004 1101 27.2 58 1.4
2005 1052 26.5 47 1.2
2006 1141 28.6 51 1.3
Urban
1995 131 21.1 5 0.8
2000 144 24.0 10 1.7
2001 191 32.9 11 1.9
2002 192 32.1 16 2.7
2003 189 31.3 7 1.2
2004 168 27.9 8 1.3
2005 180 30.7 15 2.6
2006 176 30.1 11 1.9
Rural
1995 788 19.5 66 1.6
2000 980 26.4 88 2.4
2001 843 24.0 66 1.9
2002 864 24.9 69 2.0
2003 952 27.5 48 1.4
2004 933 27.1 50 1.5
2005 872 25.8 32 0.9
2006 965 28.4 40 1.2

Children libraries by system of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

  1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of child libraries 116 112 105 106 105 106 103 103
Number of book and magazines, million copies 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.2
Number of readers,thsd person 329 338 232 296 291 302 293 286

Technical condition of buildings of child libraries
by system of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Years Public libraries situated in separate buildings
need capital repairs being in emergency
number of libraries as percent of total libraries number of libraries as percent of total libraries
1995 39 33.6 - -
2000 31 27.7 3 2.7
2001 35 33.3 2 1.9
2002 31 29.2 3 2.8
2003 35 33.3 4 3.8
2004 24 22.6 1 0.9
2005 32 31.1 2 1.9
2006 28 27.2 - -

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