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Ontario Library Data Collection
Presented by:
Rod Sawyer
Ministry of
Tourism, Culture
and Sport
Ontario’s Public Library Statistics
• http://
www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/libraries
/statistics.shtml
• How does the Ministry use
data?
• What can/should public
libraries do with the statistics?
Using Library Statistics and Key Ratios
Public Library
Statistics
MTCS
Municipal Government
OLS
Other Provincial Ministries
Services to Library Patrons
Ontario Public Library Statistics – Background• Ontario Public Library Statistics are a Ministry
publication and have been collected since the early
1900s.
• Statistics are collected: o Under the authority of the Public Libraries Act (PLA) and
its Regulation 976.
o By an Annual Survey of Public Libraries, online since 1999,
which in turn is supported by a Typical Week Survey.
• Over 380 public libraries, First Nation public libraries
and organizations that contract for public library
services report on their statistics. Submission of
complete and accurate statistics are one requirement
for Ministry public library operating support.
Continuous improvement
• Adding and Removing Survey Fields
o Consultationo Public Libraries, Library Organizations (LOMSET, LEDR,
OMBI), OLSs, library e-mails to the Ministry
New fields added
• Data by Program type and attendees – e.g. early literacy and early
learning, summer reading, services for newcomers, careers and job
training, technology, social media and computer literacy, teen
programming, seniors programming
• Public Library Partnerships and initiatives – e.g. consortia purchasing,
social media participation, cultural partnerships, education sector
partnerships, government sector partnerships, information on shovel-
ready projects
• More information on revenue streams including breakdowns on
provincial operating, and project grant types.
• How often libraries address requests for Accessible material.
Trends 2010 to 2011
• Library cardholders down from 5.1 million to 4.9 million. But are
they really down?
• Service points – up from 1,089 to 1,129 – growth of deposit
stations, kiosks.
• Internet access workstations up to 9,053; number of people
volunteering in libraries up to 16,695
• Total electronic periodical titles - up to nearly 7 million, an exciting
trend reflecting Ministry year-end support administered by SOLS
Trends 2010 to 2011 cont’d.
• Direct circulation up from 124 million to 132 million – reflects e-
books
• Reference transactions – down from 9.4 million to 8.6 million,
however electronic reference transactions up by 300,000.
• Library visits made in person – down from 77 million to 75 million
• Program types and attendees – up from 160K programs and 3.1
million attendees to 172K programs and 3.3 million attendees
Program types
• Early literacy and early learning – 50,429 programs with
1,061,590 attendees
• Other children’s programming – 22,758 programs with
459,565 attendees
• Class instruction at a library or school – 14,826 programs
with 404,054 attendees
• Newcomer focus – 7,528 programs with 135,993 attendees
• Adult learning – 7,384 programs with 99,500 attendees
• Seniors programing – 3,853 programs with 47,897
attendees
• Culture Days – 2,121 programs with 80,511 attendees
Partnerships and Initiatives
• 854 Consortia purchasing partnerships
• 536 Social Media initiatives
• 69 Shovel Ready Capital projects ready in next two years with
a total cost of $349 million
• 178 public libraries reported 490 cultural partnerships, of
which 86 with community museums, 76 with municipal
cultural planning partnerships, 69 with heritage organizations
and 51 with art galleries.
• 220 libraries reported 525 education sector partnerships
• 235 government sector partnerships
Government and Public Library Statistics
• The Annual Survey of
Public Librarieso Statistics – input and output;
summary and comparative data;
how used.
• Moving it to the next levelo Going beyond input and output
numbers
o Why measuring outcomes,
benefits and results is important
Public Library Statistics for 2012 and 2013
• 2012 release
• Plans for 2013o Timelines
o New Fields
o Thinking ahead - Outcomes
• Open Data
• Key Ratioso Using Key Ratios at the local level
o New Key Ratios?
• New Data fields for 2014 Survey –
New ideas!
Questions?
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