Using Open Data to Inform Public Library Branch Services

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Using Open Data to Inform Public Library Branch Services
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Nic Weber; Karalyn Rose Ostler; Bree Norlander
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
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Preprint
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Zusammenfassung
This article describes the curation and use of open demographic data to inform public library services. A case study of census data curated for the Seattle Public Library (SPL) system is described. To understand the information needs of library branches, a set of SPL regional managers were interviewed, a set of use cases were created, and a prototype dashboard tool using open census data was developed to address the needs of two SPL regions. The utility of available open data to meet the needs of regional managers is reviewed, as well as the potential development of replicable data analysis tools for keeping public libraries aware of shifting neighborhood demographics.
Sprache
Englisch
DOI
10.31229/OSF.IO/Y2BKE