IFLA General Conference, 1987. Division of Management and Technology. Statistics Section. Papers.

The four papers in this collection focus on the analysis and use of library statistics in various situations: (1) "Statistics for Management and Trend Analysis: A SCONUL Experiment" (Anthony J. Loveday, United Kingdom), which discusses the work of the Standing Conference of National and University Libraries (SCONUL) in the collection and processing of data into ratios useful for comparative purposes in a time-series and for use in supportive management decisions; (2) "Canadian Library Statistics: Current Use and Future Developments" (Beryl L. Anderson, Canada), which briefly describes the sources of Canadian statistics, discusses two basic needs statistics may fulfill, and considers some of the ways Canadian libraries use statistics; (3) "Analysis of Library Statistical Data with Microcomputer Software: U.S. Applications" (Philip M. Clark, United States), which describes how microcomputer spreadsheet programs and database managers can be used to tabulate and analyze library statistical data; and (4) "Four Decades of International Library Statistics" (Khin Wai Thi, France), which provides a retrospective overview of international library statistics over approximately four decades, and exhorts participants to a discussion of extending/updating and making additional proposals to the recommendation adopted by the Unesco General Conference in 1970 to improve the national collection and international reporting of library statistics. (CGD)