Field Descriptions for the Circulation Statistics Data File 2006
Files with an extension of *.xls are data files in Excel format.
Files with an extension of *.dbf are data files in dBase/foxplus format.
Please see the print reports for more comprehensive definitions.
FY2007 data will be available in early 2008.
Data from this file was used to print the FY2006 Circulation and Holdings Report.
Field Name | Definition |
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LIBCODE | Unique library identifier - usually, but not always, the name of the municipality |
TOWNSNAME | Name of the municipality in which the library is located |
MULTIPLE | True value indicate multiple independent libraries within the municipality |
CONTRACTIN | True value indicates library contracts with the Board of Library Commissioners to provide various services to the region. |
REGION | Region in which the library is located B=Boston C=Central M=Metrowest N=Northeast S=Southeastern W=Western |
LIBPOP | 2005 population estimate served by the library |
LIBGROUP | Population Grouping the library is in A=1-1,999 B=2,000-4,999 C=5,000-9,999 D=10,000-14,999 E=15,000-24,999 F=25,000-49,999 G=50,000-99,999 H=100,000+ |
COUNTY | 2-letter code representing the county in which the library is located BA=Barnstable BE=Berkshire BR=Bristol DU=Dukes ES=Essex FR=Franklin HN=Hampden HS=Hampshire MI=Middlesex NA=Nantucket NO=Norfolk PL=Plymouth SU=Suffolk WO=Worcester |
PRINTTOTCI | Total number of print adult and juvenile volumes lent. |
AUDIOCIRC | Total number of CD's and audio tapes lent. |
VIDEOCIRC | Total number of video tapes and video discs lent. |
DIRCIRC | Total Direct Circulation: total number print or non-print items circulated directly to borrowers. Includes: circulation of above plus periodicals, audio tapes, video tapes, multimedia items, framed art and other miscellaneous items. |
TCIRC | Total circulation activity: total items circulated including to borrowers directly, and to other libraries, via interlibrary loan and network transfers. |
NRCTOT | Nonresident circulation total - Total number of items circulated to nonresidents of the municipality. This includes the figures for residents of Massachusetts municipalities certified for state aid as well as loans to residents of Massachusetts municipalities not certified for state aid and persons from outside Massachusetts. |
TOTHOURS | Total number of hours worked by all employees. |
NCUSTFTE | Full-time equivalencies excluding custodians. Calculated by totaling the number of hours worked by all staff except custodial staff and dividing by 35. |
CHILFTE | Full-time equivalencies for children's librarians. Calculated by totaling the number of hours worked by all children's librarians and dividing by 35. |
CIRCFTE | Total Circulation per FTE. (TCIRC/FTE) |
CIRCPC | Total circulation activity per capita. (TCIRC/POP) |
ANNHRSMAIN | Total annual hours the library was open (main library if there are branches). |
ANNHRSBRAN | Total annual hours any/all branch libraries were open. |
ANNHRSBKMB | Total annual hours any/all bookmobiles were open. |
CIRCHOUR | Total Circulation activity per hour open. |
LOANTO | Interlibrary loans provided to another library. |
LOANFROM | Interlibrary loans received from another library. |
REGISNUM | Number of people registered to use the library at the end of the fiscal year. |
TOTSUBS | Total subscriptions |
SUBSCRIPTS | Print subscriptions, a count of print titles including duplicates |
NPRSUBS | Other subscriptions including materials in electronic and microform formats and other, such as museum passes |
PRINTTOT | Total print holdings |
NONPRINTOT | Total nonprint holdings |
AUDIO | Total number of recordings on compact disc, audio tape and record owned by the library |
VIDEO | Total number of video tapes, video discs and DVDs owned by the library |
MICROFORMS | Total number of materials in microform owned by the library. |
OTHNPR | Total number of other materials such as films, framed art work, kits, puppets, slide sets, educationaids, etc., owned by the library. |
HOLD | Total holdings |
HOLDPC | Holdings per capita |
PRINTPC | Total print materials owned by the library divided by the 2005 population estimate (library service population.) |
AVPC | Total audio and video materials owned by the library divided by the 2005 population estimate (library service population.) |