Ontario Public Library Statistics
URL: https://data.ontario.ca/en/dataset/ontario-public-library-statistics
Self-reported data from approximately 380 public libraries, First Nation public libraries and contracting organizations. The data includes:
general information including address financial information holdings information staffing information facilities information activities information including typical week data partnership information (2011 onwards) Data from 2011 and onwards is from a refreshed database. New fields were added for:
provincial funding types project grant types special collections holdings circulation of E-resources including E-books lending laptops program types readers advisory transactions information technology support In 2012, new fields were added for:
E-readers requests for accessible format materials business and economic partnerships. In 2013 more fields were added for social media visits and other professional staff.
In 2016 a field was added for indigenous language training and retention, while circulating and reference holdings information was combined.
In 2017 fields were added for e-learning services, students hired for a summer or semester, circulating wireless hot spots, and library service visits to residence-bound people.
In 2019 fields were added for Facility Rentals and Bookings, ‘Pop-up’ Libraries, Extended Services and Facilities, Government Services Partnerships, and Business and Economic Sector Partnerships.
The database uses the common name "LibStats".
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | March 27, 2023 |
| Metadata last updated | March 27, 2023 |
| Created | March 27, 2023 |
| Format | CSV |
| License | Other (Open) |
| Datastore active | False |
| Datastore contains all records of source file | False |
| Has views | True |
| Id | 438ea816-ea3a-4f5c-95e1-164396ed6d02 |
| Package id | 0ce4b845-5a2e-4a5f-aff4-6c77740d0665 |
| Position | 0 |
| State | active |