Written Question · S2W-11052 · Session 2
How many books have been lost from the National Library of Scotland in each of the last five years, shown also as a percentage of the libra…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many books have been lost from the National Library of Scotland in each of the last five years, shown also as a percentage of the library’s book collection.
The answer
The National Library of Scotland’s records show that the following numbers of items could not be located in response to readers’ requests for them:
Year
| Number of Items
| % of Total
2000
| 27
| 0.0003
2001
| 62
| 0.0008
2002
| 57
| 0.0008
2003
| 32
| 0.0003
2004 to date
| 8
| 0.0001
There are 8 million books and 1.6 million maps in the Library’s collections; the total loss over the five years therefore represents less than 0.003%.
Year
| Number of Items
| % of Total
2000
| 27
| 0.0003
2001
| 62
| 0.0008
2002
| 57
| 0.0008
2003
| 32
| 0.0003
2004 to date
| 8
| 0.0001
There are 8 million books and 1.6 million maps in the Library’s collections; the total loss over the five years therefore represents less than 0.003%.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-11052 by reference.