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December 17, 2007

Users of public libraries in Cadiz

Sanlucar de Barrameda has hosted Days Municipal Library Community Accessibility and that the Foundation has organized Municipal Culture of the Provincial Council of Cadiz. The encounter took place between 13 and 15 December 2007 and was designed to offer professional municipal libraries. The program included presentations by experts from different centers librarians and universities. Among the experiences that were present were responsible for networks of public libraries as of Two Sisters, Jérez de la Frontera or San Roque. The days were presented library policies of the Board of Andalusia and Cooperation Plan with the Municipal Libraries and encouraging reading of the Provincial Council of Cadiz. Within this professional forum was presented the study profiles library users in the province of Cadiz, made from a questionnaire completed by 920 library users gaditanos 30 municipalities. The study is part of the scholarships Public Culture. Some of the data obtained in this study are that 59.33% of users are in the age group of between 16 and 25 years. At a rate of 43.8% of users surveyed went daily to the public library, being 44.7% also user university libraries. The service is the most used room, which has been selected by 86% of users, followed by access to the Internet, a 32.8% reading newspapers, a 28.2% and the loan , with a 26.3%. The survey also provides data collection and use of user satisfaction in relation to the localization of public libraries, their schedules, its funds, its staff or spatial conditions and equipment. For more information on this survey may contact the Library Services of the Provincial Council of Cadiz.

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