No.6
ISSN: 1559-0011
April 2007

6

Large LCD screens that present a visualization of checkout data,
in real-time, at the Seattle Public Library.

2,401

Referrals from search engines and partner sites to WorldCat
Find in a Library records since 2005.

People who visited a search engine in December 2006.

Registered users worldwide who are sharing and using
online resources at WebJunction.org, an online community for library staff.

Percent of Internet users who have logged onto
the Internet using a wireless connection.

Format	Number of records	Percentage of total	Locations of items cataloged
Books	70,257,986	84.36%	1,016,865,868
Continuing resources	3,375,869	4.05%	34,292,202
Visual materials	2,631,912	3.16%	22,289,305
Maps	1,152,423	1.38%	5,024,413
Mixed materials	490,675	0.59%	307,665
Sound recordings	3,060,596	3.67%	27,128,464
Scores	1,895,489	2.28%	10,945,403
Computer files	421,935	0.51%	1,424,951
Totals	83,286,885	100.00%	1,118,278,271
as of April 2007

Governing Members	9,751
Members	21,038
Participating libraries	28,782
Libraries outside the United States	11,473
Countries & territories served	112