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Voyage of the Data Treader: Put your library on the map
Find out about Library Data Camp 2019 and how to get your tickets
Public Libraries: leading the way on data privacy
A new guide to privacy for public library staff from Carnegie UK Trust, CILIP and Newcastle libraries.
Analysing the CIPFA data
Introducing a report by Joan O'Bryan, who interrogated CIPFA statistics sheets from 2006-07 to 2016-17 to analyse trends regarding public libraries in England
Understanding cultural engagement: introducing the Cambridgeshire Culture Card
Michelle Lord writes about a project to bring local partners together to offer a consistent and high quality art and cultural education to all children and young people.
A core dataset for libraries
Publication of the Libraries Taskforce's list of contents for the core dataset for libraries.
What does England make of its Public Libraries?
Dr Jenny Peachey writes about the research and her report published by Carnegie UK Trust
Library data: The story so far and next steps
Progress towards a core dataset.
Evidence based planning: workshop
The sixth in a series which collates and shares the content of workshops given during the recent Libraries Deliver: Ambition sector forums. This one covers the development of a toolkit on how to carry out evidence-based, long-term and sustainable planning.
A core dataset for libraries: workshops
The fifth in a series which collates and shares the content of workshops given during the recent Libraries Deliver: Ambition sector forums. This one covers libraries core dataset.