Cake Pans in Iowa Public Libraries 2005

Cake Pans in Iowa Public Libraries 2005-06

Survey Results

Central Iowa Library Service Area

The Central Iowa Library Service Area posted a web survey to gather information about Iowa Public Library cake pan collections in the fall of 2006. Forty-three libraries responded to the survey. There are probably at least ten to fifteen more libraries that offer cake pans, and I would eventually like to include data from those libraries. I will update the information when I've gathered as much as I can find.

One of the respondents had data for 2005-06 but withdrew their collection in the fall (Stratford). I have included their data because they do represent the holdings for the sample fiscal year. Another respondent (Polk City) just started their collection, so they had no holdings or circulation data for FY2005-06. I've included their answers to the qualitative questions about practices regarding cake pans.

Here are some of the highlights of the survey. Keep in mind that these data represent only responding libraries--there are probably ten or more libraries with cake pans that aren't represented.

Cake pans held: 2,193
Circulation: 3,508
Turnover: 1.6
26 of the libraries acquire cake pans only through donations
An estimated 85% of the total holdings were acquired through donations
60% of the libraries catalog their cake pans. [Fact sheet on how to catalog cake pans added July 19, 2007.]
More than half of the libraries (23) store their cake pans in hanging bags. The rest store the pans in combinations of wall, pegboard and/or shelf displays, storage cabinets or flat shelves, or plastic bins. Three of the libraries store the cake pans in back areas of the library and offer lists of the pans for borrowers to browse and select from.
The responding libraries represent around 8% of the public libraries in Iowa. None of the ten libraries in communities over 50,000 in population offer cake pans; otherwise there is no significant variation by size of community.
North Liberty Community Library had the highest number of cake pans (186), circulation (1,148), and turnover (6.2).

Here are links to detailed reports from the survey. I have also included a page with responses to an August 18, 2006 IOWALIB question about cake pans from Pam Witt of the Polk City Community Library.

My thanks to everyone who participated in the survey. I hope you find it useful!

--Roy Kenagy

Administrator, Central Iowa Library Service Area

800-542-7273

rkenagy@cilsa.lib.ia.us

Cake pan holdings and circulation

Cake pan holding libraries by size code

Cake pans donated or purchased

If you do not catalog your cake pans

Polk City IOWALIB Responses

Last Updated: July 19, 2007