Regional Library Fields by the Data – an Overview (2023)

Abstract

This paper offers an overview of data from the IFLA Library Map of the World (LMW), aggregated at the regional level. The idea is to give a sense of the insights that this can give us, and that can potentially stimulate discussions about the diversity that exists in library fields around the world. This can feed into discussions both around priorities for different parts of the world, as well as what types of support and coordination may be useful.