2014 Ontario Public Library Statistics Available on Open Data

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.

The database uses the common name “LibStats”.