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".
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- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Government of Ontario
- Licence: Open Government Licence – Ontario
Data and Resources
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2014CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2013CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2011CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2010CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2009CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2008CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2007CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2006CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2005CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2004CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2003CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2002CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2001CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2000CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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1999CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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Data dictionaryXLSXEnglish French dataset XLSX
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2018CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2017CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2016CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2015CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2012CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2019CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2020CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2021CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2022CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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2022XLSXEnglish dataset XLSX
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Original metadata (https://data.ontario.ca)HTMLEnglish website HTML
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Original metadata (https://data.ontario.ca/fr)HTMLFrench website HTML