Libraries
1. Contact
Responsible agency
Unit
Contact person
Position
Email (agency)
Phone
2. Statistical presentation
Data description
Data on libraries are used to analyse the library sector, certain areas of library activity, as well as to prepare strategic plans and work reports.
Statistical concepts and definitions
Statistical unit
Library.
Statistical population
All state, municipal and private libraries in Latvia.
3. Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements
Statistics of Latvian libraries are compiled in accordance with the Cabinet Regulation No. 291 of May 30, 2017 "Provisions Concerning the Compilation of Official Statistics in Cultural Sector".
4. Accessibility and clarity
On-line database
5. Comparability
Comparability - geographical
Library Map of the World of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) compiles basic data on libraries in different countries.
Length of comparable time series
Since 2003.
6. Coherence
Coherence- cross domain
N/A
7. Statistical processing
Source data
The data are compiled on the basis of the submitted statistical data in the Cultural Data Portal.
The data to be submitted and the amount thereof shall be determined by the Cabinet Regulation No. 291 of May 30, 2017 "Provisions Concerning the Compilation of Official Statistics in Cultural Sector".
Data collection
Full survey of the libraries registered in the Ministry of Culture Library Register.
Data compilation
The Latvian library statistics database is technologically administered by the State Agency Cultural Information Systems.