Dostępność książek i czasopism
Availability of books and magazines to the public
Author(s): Daria JankowiakSubject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Sociology, Social development, Family and social welfare, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Economic development
Published by: Główny Urząd Statystyczny
Keywords: readership; libraries; budgets of households; statistical surveys
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses statistical sources on books and magazines released in Poland since 1990. During this period several separate studies have been carried out to collect information about the place of books in Polish homes, reading, book lending, as well as the local publishing market development. Those studies include household budget survey, participation in culture, and also reports obtained from public libraries (and from the National Library). The collected information about books and journals shows the current and past trends in research, as well as changes in the status of books in the last two decades (1990–2009). The article presents also information on expenditures for books and magazines in households, home book collections (in terms of ownership of books printed and e-books), available in public libraries, as well as data from the publishing market.
Journal: Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician
- Issue Year: 57/2012
- Issue No: 08
- Page Range: 82-90
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Polish