Basic library cleaning
Cleaning and enhancing data on library locations
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Data
Green libraries week
Going green at the library
Public lending right technical change
Response to a consultation for a technical change to public lending right
England library strategy 2023
A submission to the advisory panel for the upcoming library strategy
Creating a library finder
The problems and considerations in creating a cross-authority library search
Book thoughts: Data-driven decisions
Thoughts on Data-Driven Decisions: A Practical Toolkit for Library and Information Professionals
Getting started with open data
How does a public library service start out when publishing data?
Being an open data advocate
Advocating for open data when everyone agrees with you
PLR consultation 2022
A response to the Rate Per Loan 2021 to 2022 consultation for Public Lending Right
Web
Mobile libraries: content sharing
Creating ways of sharing content from the portal to individual sites
Encryption, library catalogues, and security testing
Testing the encryption of library catalogue websites
British national bibliography smartwatch app
creating a smartwatch app to show books published or set in the current location
Creating data driven dashboards
Interactive charts that cross-filter data to provide dynamic dashboards.
Create a library news map
Turning RSS WordPress posts into tabular data
Book search auto-complete
Helping users to search for items by looking up API data
Statistics
Public lending right
How public lending right data works in the UK
Public library stats
Summary of how UK stats for libraries work
What CIPFA did last summer
Stop sending data to CIPFA and divert it to Open Data
World library rankings
Ranking literacy by using global library provision
CIPFA library stats - a race to the bottom
Issues with the UK library performance measures
Global library stats
Using YQL to query OCLC global library stats
Open data
Public library membership
The membership dataset of the public libraries data schema
A public library data strategy
Steps to create a strategy for national data in public libraries
Public library stats
Summary of how UK stats for libraries work
Wuthering hacks
Newcastle libraries open data process and library hack day
CIPFA
Freedom of information and library stats
They won’t give me public data
Library data flows
How library data flows from public libraries to third parties
National public library data
Encouring good national library data across services
Open data for library managers
Getting buy-in from senior management for open data
Accessibility
A library alt text bot
Creating a bot to promote library web accessibility
Library web accessibility
Time to comply with accessibility legislation
Public library websites
Looking through UK public library online services
Mobile libraries: Scottish service websites
Assessing mobile library information in Scotland
GIS
Missing libraries: towns in England without a public library
An analysis using library locations and built-up areas to find the places without a public library
Libraries on the high street
Analysing public library locations on and around high streets in England
Membership mapping update
Feedback received from initial pilot testing of the membership mapping tool
Library membership mapping
Instructions for producing maps of library membership
ISBNs
British national bibliography smartwatch app
creating a smartwatch app to show books published or set in the current location
Creating data driven dashboards
Interactive charts that cross-filter data to provide dynamic dashboards.
Book search auto-complete
Helping users to search for items by looking up API data
Search
British national bibliography smartwatch app
creating a smartwatch app to show books published or set in the current location
Creating data driven dashboards
Interactive charts that cross-filter data to provide dynamic dashboards.
Book search auto-complete
Helping users to search for items by looking up API data
JavaScript
IP data - creating an RSS feed
Use Google apps scripts to make use of IP weekly list data
Making interactive web charts with Highcharts
Linking to CSV data to quickly publish live charts on the web.
Create a library news map
Turning RSS WordPress posts into tabular data
Geography
Public library membership
The membership dataset of the public libraries data schema
Mobile libraries: GPS
Visualising mobile library real-time locations
Mobile libraries: routing
Calculating mobile library routes
API
Library catalogue API
Providing a platform to search multiple library catalogues
Public library data needs
Can we provide for the needs of all library data users?
Mobile libraries: content sharing
Creating ways of sharing content from the portal to individual sites
Technology
Wallpaper ebooks: how could it be done?
Allowing users to access ebooks by holding their phone to wallpaper or posters
Website launched 13th June
Introduction to libraries hacked
Hackathons
Hybrid events
Exploring hybrid events within hacks and code events.
Website launched 13th June
Introduction to libraries hacked
Mobile
Automation on mobile operating systems
Using SL4A to make use of mobile device features and automate tasks
Wallpaper ebooks: how could it be done?
Allowing users to access ebooks by holding their phone to wallpaper or posters
YQL
Create a library news map
Turning RSS WordPress posts into tabular data
Global library stats
Using YQL to query OCLC global library stats
Automation
Auto renewals
Writing a script to auto-renew your library books
Automation on mobile operating systems
Using SL4A to make use of mobile device features and automate tasks
Mobile applications
Mobile app security testing
Investigating the security of mobile apps
How secure is your library app?
Do you know if your login and personal details are encrypted while using your library app?
Mapping
Creating a library finder
The problems and considerations in creating a cross-authority library search
Create a library news map
Turning RSS WordPress posts into tabular data
Deprivation
Library catchment areas
How do public libraries define catchment areas?
Public libraries and deprivation
Analysing the location of libraries and the indices of deprivation
Loans
Public lending right technical change
Response to a consultation for a technical change to public lending right
Making interactive web charts with Highcharts
Linking to CSV data to quickly publish live charts on the web.
Library data
Public lending right
How public lending right data works in the UK
Where to find public libraries open data
Searching through government portals and local data stores
Intellectual Property
IP data - creating an RSS feed
Use Google apps scripts to make use of IP weekly list data
IP data - mapping applicant postcodes
Looking at intellectual property trademark and patent location data to produce interactive maps.
Library management systems
Auto renewals
Writing a script to auto-renew your library books
Encryption, library catalogues, and security testing
Testing the encryption of library catalogue websites
SCL
A public library data strategy
Steps to create a strategy for national data in public libraries
Make it open
A cuture of open by default for 2017
England
England library strategy 2023
A submission to the advisory panel for the upcoming library strategy
Library postcode lottery
Play the English library postcode lottery
Calendar
Library events and calendars
Sharing calendar dates with libraries and the public
Mobile libraries: iCalendars
Generating iCalendar format data files for mobile library stops
Advocacy
Being an open data advocate
Advocating for open data when everyone agrees with you
Open data for library managers
Getting buy-in from senior management for open data
Scotland
September accessibility challenge
Making the Scottish library strategy accessible web content
Mobile libraries: Scottish service websites
Assessing mobile library information in Scotland
Single digital presence
Digital transformation
Public library digital transformation
National public library data
Encouring good national library data across services
Funding
Funding ideas
What could be done with some money?
A funding idea
Documenting an application for a public library innovation project
Membership
Membership mapping update
Feedback received from initial pilot testing of the membership mapping tool
Library membership mapping
Instructions for producing maps of library membership
National
Library catalogue API
Providing a platform to search multiple library catalogues
Public library data needs
Can we provide for the needs of all library data users?
Digital
A digital library community
Results from the digital library community survey
Digital grants programme
Ideas for digital projects to improve library services
Public libraries
Getting started with open data
How does a public library service start out when publishing data?
Being an open data advocate
Advocating for open data when everyone agrees with you
Storytelling
A method for library data storytelling
Notes for tackling deriving insight and stories from library data
Library data storytelling
An invitation for public library organisations to get involved in sharing data stories
Events
Website launched 13th June
Introduction to libraries hacked
Ebooks
Wallpaper ebooks: how could it be done?
Allowing users to access ebooks by holding their phone to wallpaper or posters
NFC
Wallpaper ebooks: how could it be done?
Allowing users to access ebooks by holding their phone to wallpaper or posters
Autocomplete
Book search auto-complete
Helping users to search for items by looking up API data
WordPress
Making sure your hack sites can’t be hacked
WordPress is a popular platform for hack sites - but it leaves security to the administrator.
OCLC
Global library stats
Using YQL to query OCLC global library stats
Remote events
Hybrid events
Exploring hybrid events within hacks and code events.
Local government
Connecting and opening local government data
The challenges of opening up data from local government systems
Software
Connecting and opening local government data
The challenges of opening up data from local government systems
Account
Making your own library account barcode
A new library app advertises an on screen barcode - but you can do your own
Barcodes
Making your own library account barcode
A new library app advertises an on screen barcode - but you can do your own
Library management system
A single view of library services
Portals to interact with and combine library catalogue services across authorities and sectors
Public Libraries News
Create a library news map
Turning RSS WordPress posts into tabular data
Investment
Public libraries open data
Where is the open data investment for public libraries?
Census
Public libraries and deprivation
Analysing the location of libraries and the indices of deprivation
SQL
Public libraries and deprivation
Analysing the location of libraries and the indices of deprivation
Carto
Public libraries and deprivation
Analysing the location of libraries and the indices of deprivation
Visits
Making interactive web charts with Highcharts
Linking to CSV data to quickly publish live charts on the web.
Computer bookings
Making interactive web charts with Highcharts
Linking to CSV data to quickly publish live charts on the web.
Leeds
Making interactive web charts with Highcharts
Linking to CSV data to quickly publish live charts on the web.
Charts
Making interactive web charts with Highcharts
Linking to CSV data to quickly publish live charts on the web.
Data portals
Where to find public libraries open data
Searching through government portals and local data stores
Discovery
Where to find public libraries open data
Searching through government portals and local data stores
Performance
CIPFA library stats - a race to the bottom
Issues with the UK library performance measures
RSS
IP data - creating an RSS feed
Use Google apps scripts to make use of IP weekly list data
XML
IP data - creating an RSS feed
Use Google apps scripts to make use of IP weekly list data
Hackathon
Wuthering hacks
Newcastle libraries open data process and library hack day
Newcastle
Wuthering hacks
Newcastle libraries open data process and library hack day
Resolutions
Make it open
A cuture of open by default for 2017
LSOAs
Library catchment areas
How do public libraries define catchment areas?
Consultation
Library catchment areas
How do public libraries define catchment areas?
Locations
Library postcode lottery
Play the English library postcode lottery
Postcodes
Library postcode lottery
Play the English library postcode lottery
Wales
Wales: library locations
Looking at library locations in Wales and access to libraries
Wikidata
Wales: library locations
Looking at library locations in Wales and access to libraries
Data schema
Mobile libraries: data schema
Designing a data schema to hold mobile library stops and timetables
Table schema
Mobile libraries: data schema
Designing a data schema to hold mobile library stops and timetables
Routing
Mobile libraries: routing
Calculating mobile library routes
Managers
Open data for library managers
Getting buy-in from senior management for open data
GPS
Mobile libraries: GPS
Visualising mobile library real-time locations
National data
National public library data
Encouring good national library data across services
DCMS
A public library data strategy
Steps to create a strategy for national data in public libraries
CILIP
A public library data strategy
Steps to create a strategy for national data in public libraries
Plymouth
Plymouth library finder
Displaying library open data in a library finder
Library finder
Plymouth library finder
Displaying library open data in a library finder
eBooks
Public library websites
Looking through UK public library online services
PDFs
Public library websites
Looking through UK public library online services
Design
Public library websites
Looking through UK public library online services
Library membership
Public library membership
The membership dataset of the public libraries data schema
Public sector websites
Library web accessibility
Time to comply with accessibility legislation
Mind
Libraries Hacked 2021
Everybody’s losing someone
British library
Digital transformation
Public library digital transformation
Arts Council
Funding ideas
What could be done with some money?
Accreditation
Don’t be afraid of data
The data aspect of public library accreditation
Standards
Don’t be afraid of data
The data aspect of public library accreditation
Excellence
Great public library services
Examples of excellence in data and technology
LibScan
Library data flows
How library data flows from public libraries to third parties
PLR
Library data flows
How library data flows from public libraries to third parties
High streets
Libraries on the high street
Analysing public library locations on and around high streets in England
Digital transformation
In praise of mobile libraries
Why are mobile libraries so interesting?
Data strategy
Inside out data
Mixing up inputs and outputs
Freedom of Information
Freedom of information and library stats
They won’t give me public data
Environment
Libraries and the environment
Tackling climate change in public libraries
Security
Library data authentication
Securing a system for maintaining open data
Authentication
Library data authentication
Securing a system for maintaining open data
A library alt text bot
Creating a bot to promote library web accessibility
Encryption
Library password encryption
Discovering my library password is held without encryption
Passwords
Library password encryption
Discovering my library password is held without encryption
Fines
Library fines
Researching library fines across the UK
Climate
Rainy libraries
Using climate data to analyse the rainiest libraries in England
Websites
Digital grants programme
Ideas for digital projects to improve library services
Schemas
Getting started with open data
How does a public library service start out when publishing data?
Unconferences
A digital library community
Results from the digital library community survey
Meetups
A digital library community
Results from the digital library community survey
Training
A digital library community
Results from the digital library community survey
Web development
Creating a library finder
The problems and considerations in creating a cross-authority library search
Towns
Missing libraries: towns in England without a public library
An analysis using library locations and built-up areas to find the places without a public library
Web design
A library finder widget
Providing multiple single digital presences for public library services
Library locations
A library finder widget
Providing multiple single digital presences for public library services
Library websites
A library finder widget
Providing multiple single digital presences for public library services