Public libraries: MEDIA OFFERS AND USE in 2022

The German Library Statistics (DBS) is the national statistics of the German library system and contains statistical key figures. It includes public libraries, scientific libraries, as well as specialized scientific libraries. More information can be found at [DBS](https://www.bibliotheksstatistik.de/). This dataset contains the following information on public libraries in Bavaria in 2022: Media as a whole - physical inventory, media as a whole - borrowings, 1. Physical media as a whole - borrowings, media in free-hand compilation all in all. - Inventory, media in free-hand position or in 'direct access' in total. - Borrowings, stock of magazines - Print media and non-print media in physical units, total print media - Stock, total print media - Borrowings, ... including: Children's and Youth Literature - Collection, ... including: Children's and Youth Literature - Borrowings, Non-Prints and Miscellaneous - Stock, Non-Prints and Miscellaneous - Borrowings, E-Media in own stock, 1. E-media in association, 2. Libraries in association, e-media - borrowings, access to media units, 1. ... of which: Number of media donated, Licensed virtual platforms, services and databases, Current newspaper and magazine subscriptions in print, Current newspaper and magazine subscriptions in electronic form, 1. Do you use exchange, block stocks?, orders in taking (passive) loan traffic, orders in giving (active) loan traffic Note: Due to the pandemic, the data for the reporting years 2020/2021/2022 are only comparable to a limited extent with those of previous years!