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ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION
This publication presents results, in respect of the 1996-97 financial year, from the first survey of libraries and museums conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The publication is one of a series to be issued in respect of 1996-97 covering cultural industries, which were partially funded by the Cultural Ministers' Council. Other publications in this series are:

• Motion Picture Exhibition, Australia, 1996-97 (cat. no. 8654.0);
• Film and Video Production and Distribution, Australia, 1996-97 (cat. no. 8679.0);
• Radio and Television Services, Australia, 1996-97 (cat. no. 8680.0);
• Zoos, Parks and Gardens, Australia, 1996-97 (cat. no. 8699.0);
• Performing Arts Industry, Australia, 1996-97 (cat. no. 8697.0);
• Commercial Art Galleries, Australia, 1996-97 (cat. no. 8651.0); and
• Sound Recording Studios, Australia, 1996-97 (cat. no. 8555.0).

The Director, Service Industries Surveys, PO Box 10, Belconnen, ACT, 2616.

1. LIBRARIES

INTRODUCTION
Libraries are defined in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industry Classification (ANZSIC) as businesses and organisations whose main activity is the acquisition, collection, organisation, conservation and loan of library materials such as books, magazines, manuscripts, musical scores, maps or prints. Archival services activities are also included.

In addition, the library activities of local government authorities were included in the survey, even though local government authorities are defined to another class in ANZSIC. However, libraries with restricted access such as those operated by educational institutions (universities and schools) and libraries operated by businesses and organisations for internal reference purposes were excluded from this survey.

In summary, the types of organisations included in this survey were grouped as follows:

• Public libraries
• National and State libraries
• Local government authority libraries
• Regional libraries
• National and State archives
• Toy, film, music, genealogy and other libraries.

Organisations providing library or archival services employed 11,877 persons, consisting of 6,969 (59%) persons working on a full-time basis and 4,908 on a part-time basis. Total income of these organisations in 1996-97 was $667 million, of which $597 million (90%) was from government funding. The major expense item was wages and salaries of $327 million which represented 52% of the total expenses of $631 million. The industry gross product (IGP) of libraries in 1996-97 was $406 million.

Type of organisation	Organisations	Locations
	no.	no.
Public libraries
National and State libraries	8	17
Local government authority libraries	492	1231
Regional libraries	27	179
Total	527	1427
National and State archives	9	11
Toy, film, music, genealogy and other libraries	28	30
Total	564	1468

	Public libraries	Archival service organisations	Other libraries	Total
Organisations at end June 1997 (no.)	527	9	28	564
Locations at end June 1997 (no.)	1427	11	30	1468
Employment at end June 1997
Full-time (no.)	5940	763	266	6969
Part-time (no.)	4722	122	64	4908
Total (no.)	10662	885	330	11877
Income
Government funding ($m)	506.9	73.5	16.2	596.7
Income from services to clients ($m)	28.0	6.6	9.5	44.1
Other income ($m)	23.5	0.4	1.9	25.8
Total ($m)	558.4	80.6	27.7	666.6
Expenses
Wages and salaries ($m)	282.6	32.2	12.0	326.8
Other expenses ($m)	246.5	44.6	12.6	303.7
Total ($m)	529.1	76.8	24.6	630.5
Industry gross product ($m)	343.3	42.8	20.4	406.4

There are many smaller museums operated by local historical societies and other not-for-profit organisations which are run by volunteers and do not employ any staff. These non-employing museums were not included in this survey. However, the ABS intends to conduct a survey of non-employing museums in respect of 1997-98.

SUMMARY INFORMATION
There were 224 employing organisations providing museum services at the end of June 1997. These organisations operated from 352 locations.

Organisations providing museum services employed 5,636 persons at the end of June 1997 and a further 8,443 persons worked on a voluntary basis in June 1997. Total income for these organisations was $425 million, of which $271 million (64%) was from government funding. The major expense item was labour costs of $181 million which represented 45% of total expenses. The industry gross product of museums in 1996-–97 was $199 million.

In 1996-97, there were almost 17 million admissions to museum locations, 51% of which were paid admissions.

Type of organisation	Organisations	Locations
	no.	no.
Art museums	32	32
Museums	102	111
Local government authority museums and art museums	69	92
Historic houses	21	117
Total	224	352

	Private, National and State Art museums	Private, National and State Museums	Local government authority museums/art museums	Historic houses	Total
Organisations at end June 1997 (no.)	32	102	69	21	224
Locations at end June 1997 (no.)	32	111	92	117	352
Admissions
Paid admissions ('000)	1599.1	5324.6	398.0	1160.8	8482.5
Free admissions ('000)	3162.4	3351.2	1598.7	191.9	8304.3
Total ('000)	4761.6	8675.8	1996.6	1352.7	16786.8
Employment at end June 1997
Full-time (no.)	941	2203	176	347	3666
Part-time (no.)	289	1038	268	375	1969
Total (no.)	1230	3240	444	722	5636
Volunteers for the month of June 1997 (no.)	1654	4300	1745	744	8443
Income
Government funding ($m)	80.7	157.5	18.4	14.0	270.6
Admissions income ($m)	9.1	22.8	1.0	8.2	41.0
Other income ($m)	40.5	54.3	2.7	16.1	113.5
Total ($m)	130.3	234.6	22.0	38.3	425.2
Expenses
Labour costs ($m)	48.3	106.6	9.7	16.2	180.8
Other expenses ($m)	61.1	128.8	9.5	21.5	221.0
Total ($m)	109.4	235.3	19.2	37.8	401.7
Industry gross product ($m)	50.4	123.5	9.7	15.5	199.1