The Public Libraries Survey (PLS) is an annual survey of U.S. public libraries. Policymakers and practitioners depend on PLS data to allocate funding and strategically manage libraries. Academics rely on PLS data to conduct original research about public libraries. Data in the PLS come from over 17,000 outlets, and it represents a "gold standard" for national information about public libraries. While the PLS is an invaluable resource for the public library community, other organizations collect data that extends the reach and significance of the PLS. This dataset extends the PLS using information from the Public Library Association (PLA), the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS), and the U.S. Census Bureau. PLA data comes from Project Outcome, a free toolkit and online resource for public libraries to document the outcomes associated with public library services. Since 2015, Project Outcome has collected more than 390,000 responses to surveys at 2,200+ libraries in the U.S. and Canada describing the outcomes resulting from library services. The standardized surveys used by Project Outcome have enabled libraries to aggregate their outcome data and analyze trends by topic, type, and program. ABOS data comes from a 2023 national, non-representative survey of public libraries regarding their outreach departments, services, and vehicles. Census data is from the American Community Survey and provides demographic information regarding the geographies that public libraries serve. As part of an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research curated these data for reuse and mapped them to libraries in the PLS. The result is a combined dataset that documents the impact of library programming and outreach on nationwide communities. To enhance these data, a committee led by the University of Missouri, School of Information Science and Learning Technologies identified supplemental variables (e.g., Census demographic figures) and guided data curation by creating a "data module" specifying curation enhancements.

R code and data for a landscape scan of data services at academic libraries. Original data is licensed CC By 4.0, data obtained from other sources is licensed according to the original licensing terms. R scripts are licensed under the BSD 3-clause license. Summary This work generally focuses on four questions:

Which research data services does an academic library provide? For a subset of those services, what form does the support come in? i.e. consulting, instruction, or web resources? Are there differences in support between three categories of services: data management, geospatial, and data science? How does library resourcing (i.e. salaries) affect the number of research data services?

Approach Using direct survey of web resources, we investigated the services offered at 25 Research 1 universities in the United States of America. Please refer to the included README.md files for more information.

For inquiries regarding the contents of this dataset, please contact the Corresponding Author listed in the README.txt file. Administrative inquiries (e.g., removal requests, trouble downloading, etc.) can be directed to data-management@arizona.edu

The Integrated Library System (ILS) is composed of bibliographic records including inventoried items, and patron records including circulation data. The data is used in the daily operation of the library, including circulation, online public catalog, cataloging, acquisitions, collection development, processing, and serials control. This dataset represents the usage of inventoried items by active patrons. Per the California State Library definition, San Francisco Public Library defines active patrons as a) patrons with unexpired library cards and b) patrons who had circulation activity within the last three years.

The IRI Data Library is a powerful and freely accessible online data repository and analysis tool that allows a user to view, manipulate, and download over 400 climate-related data sets through a standard web browser. The Data Library contains a wide variety of publicly available data sets, including station and gridded atmospheric and oceanic observations and analyses, model-based analyses and forecasts, and land surface and vegetation data sets, from a range of sources. It includes a flexible, interactive data viewer that allows a user to visualize. multi-dimensional data sets in several combinations, create animations, and customize and download plots and maps in a variety of image formats. The Data Library is also a powerful computational engine that can perform analyses of varying complexity using an extensive array of statistical analysis tools. Online tutorials and function documentation are available to aid the user in applying these tools to the holdings available in the Data Library. Data sets and the results of any calculations performed by the user can be downloaded in a wide variety of file formats, from simple ascii text to GIS-compatible files to fully self-describing formats, or transferred directly to software applications that use the OPeNDAP protocol. This flexibility allows the Data Library to be used as a collaborative tool among different disciplines and to build new data discovery and analysis tools.

The Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2005 (PLS FY2005), is a study that is part of the Library Statistics program. PLS FY2005 (https://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx) is a cross-sectional study that includes information on population of legal service area, service outlets, public service hours, library materials, total circulation, circulation of children's materials, reference transactions, library visits, children's program attendance, interlibrary loans, electronic services and information, full-time-equivalent staff, operating revenue and expenditures, and capital expenditures. The study was conducted using paper surveys, web-based surveys, and email. The key respondents in this study were state library agencies. The study's response rate was 97.7 percent. The key statistics produced from PLS FY2005 were about service measures such as access to the Internet, number of users of electronic resources, number of internet terminals used by the general public, reference transactions, public service hours, interlibrary loans, circulation, library visits, children's program attendance, and circulation of children's materials. It also includes information about size of collection, staffing, operating revenue and expenditures, type of geographic service area, type of legal basis, type of administrative structure, number and type of public library service outlets, and square footage of outlets.

University of Pittsburgh librarians at the Health Sciences Library System and the University Library System conducted an 18-question online survey to learn what roles other academic and health sciences libraries are playing at their institutions in providing services and support to their users regarding electronic lab notebooks (ELNs). The survey was administered via Qualtrics. Questions included self-identification of being a health sciences library, whether their university offers an enterprise ELN license, if so which one and when did they start offering it, involvement in the selection process, types of services provided, service utilization, library staff involvement and workload, and whether other units at the university provide support. Questions were a mix of multiple choice and free text. Survey logic was used so depending on their answers respondents did not see all questions.Participants were recruited from September 7, 2017 through October 6, 2017. An email message and reminder were targeted to numerous library listservs requesting participation from ONLY academic libraries, including those in the health sciences. The email also stated "The information gathered will be used in developing our service model, and we also expect to incorporate it into one or more presentations or articles for publication. Although we ask for information identifying your library/institution, it will only be used for data analysis purposes. No library/institution will be identified publicly or linked to any particular response." We therefore removed any identifying responses from the data response spreadsheet posted here. Q1 and Q9 were removed, and identifying information within Q10, Q13, and Q18 was redacted.The CSV file contains de-identifed survey responses (indicated as #####). We did not include incomplete data (surveys with the majority of questions unanswered) and those responses that did not meet inclusion criteria of an academic/medical library. Also included is a PDF of the survey questions. This data was described here: Iwema, C.L. and Ratajeski, M.A. (2018, May). Creating New Research Services: Library Support for Electronic Lab Notebooks. Paper presented at Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

The purpose of this survey was to identify the cooperative library organizations within the United States and to gather information about these organizations. In this survey the Federal/State Cooperative System for Public Library Data collected 32 basic data items and 7 identifying items for each library. The data items include number of service outlets, full-time equivalent staff, income, operational expenditures, capital outlay, library collection, annual public service hours, library services, and inter-library loans. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included in this file, which encompasses 8,968 libraries.

Weblog dataset from a scholarly shadow library. Comma separated file, zippedFields:date - Timestamp when the book was downloadedlat - Latitude redacted to 3 decimalslong - Longitude redacted to 4 decimalscity - City of downloadcountry - Country of downloadisbn - ISBN number of the book downloadedtitle - Title of the book downloaded

This table presents information about the registered users and their use of the digital collection of the Dutch online Library. The Royal Library (Koninklijke Bibliotheek) provides the service of the online Library to the registered members of Dutch public libraries and of the Dutch online public library.

First of all: the table describes the extent to which registered users make use of the different digital products that are being offered by the online library. Secondly, the tables provides insight into how the number of online Library users has evolved as of the year 2015, specifically in terms of age (youth/adult) and type (public library members/Digital Only users). The table also includes information on the number of active and non-active users of the digital library products, how many new accounts have been added and how many have expired. Finally, the table presents information about the number of licences the online Library has in its digital collection. Most of these concern e-books, but the table also contains the number of licences needed to access other digital products (e.g. courses and audio books). Where possible: these figures are specified by target group and genre.

As of the year 2016, the section ‘use’ includes information about courses for the first time. In the "accounts" section, in 2016 a distinction was made between different types of membership of the digital library. In addition, since 2016, both active and non-active accounts have been specified by the age of users. In 2017, for the first time figures have been included with regard to new and expired accounts. In the ‘licenses’ section, in 2016 figures were added with regard to audio books and courses. As from 2017, these figures have been specified into more detail: the licenses for the courses are specified by age, the licenses for audio books by age and genre. The latter also applies to the licenses for the VakantieBieb.

As of the year 2019, the online public library no longer offers online courses. Figures about downloads, accounts and licenses regarding online courses are no longer available. Neither are figures regarding new and terminated digital only memberships.

As from 2020, the KB started using a new registration system, in which the information on accounts is registered in a different way than before. Also, since 2020 a single digital account can be used for lending e-books as well as for downloading audio books (before 2020, two different accounts were needed for these actions). Besides that, new applications (like ThuisBieb) have been used in 2020 for offering digital products. Due to these changes, the figures regarding digital accounts in 2020 are not comparable to the figures presented in previous years. Therefore, the StatLine table has not been updated with the preliminary figures for 2020. Instead, a customized table with information on the Dutch online library has been placed on the CBS website (Dutch only). For the years 2015-2020, this customized table presents a selection of variables from the StatLine table (for the link: see below).

Data available from: 2015 - 2019.

Status of the figures: The figures for 2019 are preliminary. All other figures are final.

Changes as of 28 July 2022: This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published? No longer applicable. This StatLine table has been discontinued and archived.

This dataset contains the data that supports the following paper: Féret, R. and Cros, M., 2019. The embedded research librarian: a project partner. LIBER Quarterly, 29(1), pp.1–20. DOI: 10.18352/lq.10304

The dataset contains 3 files related to the bibliographic metadata of the publications of the 7 H2020 projects supported by the University Library of Lille and a general file providing the data for the table, figure 2 and 3 and for the data on H2020 projects coordinators:

figures: this file contains the information related to the projects supported by the Library, including the data presented in the figure 2 (tab 1), the figure 3 (tab 2), the table 1 (tab 3) and the data on 2020 project coordinators (tab 4).

wos_publications : the data extracted from the Web of Science for 106 publications (.txt, UTF-8, Windows), searched on the base of the 7 H2020 projects Cordis number.

refined_wos_publications : the same data after having been transformed into a .xlsx format in the tool OpenRefine.

processed_publications : contains the main bibliographic data (authors, article title, source title, DOI, date of publication) and their open status.

Abstract of the paper This paper presents new services developed by the Lille University Library for European and National research project coordinators. This is a specific audience that libraries are not used to target, with a widely recognised institutional status and academic background. Supporting them in their coordination activities is an opportunity to gain a new role for libraries, which starts from the design of research at the submission stage and lasts several years after, during the project lifetime. These services help coordinators to meet their funders’ expectations on open access and research data management. It is also a way to develop new collaborations with research units and some university services, such as the Grant Office. The Lille University Library has already supported the writing of forty grant proposals since 2017, including about thirty since early 2019. The Library currently follows twelve projects on open access, research data management or both. This second figure is likely to increase in 2020 due to the number of projects supported at submission stage since the beginning of 2019. The paper describes our set of services and the lessons we learned from our approach.

Digital Library Market size was valued at USD 12.6 Billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 35.4 Billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 14.0% during the forecast period 2024-2031.

Global Digital Library Market Drivers

The market drivers for the Digital Library Market can be influenced by various factors. These may include:

Increasing Adoption of Digital Learning Platforms: The increasing adoption of digital learning platforms is a significant driver for the digital library market. Educational institutions are shifting from traditional textbooks to digital resources to enhance learning experiences. The convenience of accessing a vast array of materials anytime and anywhere encourages students and educators to utilize digital libraries. With the growth of remote and online learning, particularly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for digital libraries has surged. Moreover, government initiatives promoting digital education contribute to this trend, leading to a greater investment in digital infrastructure and resources, and facilitating easier access to knowledge.

Growing Demand for E-books and Audiobooks: The rising popularity of e-books and audiobooks fuels growth in the digital library market. Consumers prefer the convenience of accessing their favorite titles on various devices, leading to robust sales of electronic formats. Publishers' investments in digital content creation also reflect this trend, making more titles available online. The ease of storage, search functionality, and customizable reading options motivate users to choose digital formats over traditional books. Additionally, the proliferation of online platforms and subscription services makes it easier for users to access a wide array of literature, further driving demand for digital libraries and content.

Global Digital Library Market Restraints

Several factors can act as restraints or challenges for the Digital Library Market. These may include:

High Initial Costs: The establishment of a digital library often incurs significant initial costs, ranging from investment in technology infrastructure to content acquisition. This includes expenses for hardware, software, digital rights management systems, and cloud services. Many organizations, especially smaller institutions, may find these costs prohibitive. Additionally, ongoing maintenance and updates require financial resources, posing a challenge for budget-dependent entities. As a result, the high initial and recurring expenses may deter potential stakeholders from investing in digital library solutions, thus limiting market growth and accessibility for a broader audience.

Data Privacy and Security Concerns: Data privacy and security represent critical concerns in the digital library market. With increasing reports of cyberattacks and data breaches, organizations are hesitant to adopt digital library solutions due to fear of compromising sensitive information. Protecting user data, particularly in compliance with regulations like GDPR and CCPA, adds complexity and cost. Mismanagement of user information can lead to legal repercussions and loss of trust among users. Such apprehensions hinder the broader acceptance of digital libraries, compelling stakeholders to prioritize security investments, which can further strain budgets and reduce operational agility.

Monthly statistics from the Library on Web visits, computer usage, e-media, etc.

BackgroundAn understanding of the resources which engineering students use to write their academic papers provides information about student behaviour as well as the effectiveness of information literacy programs designed for engineering students. One of the most informative sources of information which can be used to determine the nature of the material that students use is the bibliography at the end of the students’ papers. While reference list analysis has been utilised in other disciplines, few studies have focussed on engineering students or used the results to improve the effectiveness of information literacy programs. Gadd, Baldwin and Norris (2010) found that civil engineering students undertaking a finalyear research project cited journal articles more than other types of material, followed by books and reports, with web sites ranked fourth. Several studies, however, have shown that in their first year at least, most students prefer to use Internet search engines (Ellis & Salisbury, 2004; Wilkes & Gurney, 2009).PURPOSEThe aim of this study was to find out exactly what resources undergraduate students studying civil engineering at La Trobe University were using, and in particular, the extent to which students were utilising the scholarly resources paid for by the library. A secondary purpose of the research was to ascertain whether information literacy sessions delivered to those students had any influence on the resources used, and to investigate ways in which the information literacy component of the unit can be improved to encourage students to make better use of the resources purchased by the Library to support their research.DESIGN/METHODThe study examined student bibliographies for three civil engineering group projects at the Bendigo Campus of La Trobe University over a two-year period, including two first-year units (CIV1EP – Engineering Practice) and one-second year unit (CIV2GR – Engineering Group Research). All units included a mandatory library session at the start of the project where student groups were required to meet with the relevant faculty librarian for guidance. In each case, the Faculty Librarian highlighted specific resources relevant to the topic, including books, e-books, video recordings, websites and internet documents. The students were also shown tips for searching the Library catalogue, Google Scholar, LibSearch (the LTU Library’s research and discovery tool) and ProQuest Central. Subject-specific databases for civil engineering and science were also referred to. After the final reports for each project had been submitted and assessed, the Faculty Librarian contacted the lecturer responsible for the unit, requesting copies of the student bibliographies for each group. References for each bibliography were then entered into EndNote. The Faculty Librarian grouped them according to various facets, including the name of the unit and the group within the unit; the material type of the item being referenced; and whether the item required a Library subscription to access it. A total of 58 references were collated for the 2010 CIV1EP unit; 237 references for the 2010 CIV2GR unit; and 225 references for the 2011 CIV1EP unit.INTERIM FINDINGSThe initial findings showed that student bibliographies for the three group projects were primarily made up of freely available internet resources which required no library subscription. For the 2010 CIV1EP unit, all 58 resources used were freely available on the Internet. For the 2011 CIV1EP unit, 28 of the 225 resources used (12.44%) required a Library subscription or purchase for access, while the second-year students (CIV2GR) used a greater variety of resources, with 71 of the 237 resources used (29.96%) requiring a Library subscription or purchase for access. The results suggest that the library sessions had little or no influence on the 2010 CIV1EP group, but the sessions may have assisted students in the 2011 CIV1EP and 2010 CIV2GR groups to find books, journal articles and conference papers, which were all represented in their bibliographiesFURTHER RESEARCHThe next step in the research is to investigate ways to increase the representation of scholarly references (found by resources other than Google) in student bibliographies. It is anticipated that such a change would lead to an overall improvement in the quality of the student papers. One way of achieving this would be to make it mandatory for students to include a specified number of journal articles, conference papers, or scholarly books in their bibliographies. It is also anticipated that embedding La Trobe University’s Inquiry/Research Quiz (IRQ) using a constructively aligned approach will further enhance the students’ research skills and increase their ability to find suitable scholarly material which relates to their topic. This has already been done successfully (Salisbury, Yager, & Kirkman, 2012)CONCLUSIONS & CHALLENGESThe study shows that most students rely heavily on the free Internet for information. Students don’t naturally use Library databases or scholarly resources such as Google Scholar to find information, without encouragement from their teachers, tutors and/or librarians. It is acknowledged that the use of scholarly resources doesn’t automatically lead to a high quality paper. Resources must be used appropriately and students also need to have the skills to identify and synthesise key findings in the existing literature and relate these to their own paper. Ideally, students should be able to see the benefit of using scholarly resources in their papers, and continue to seek these out even when it’s not a specific assessment requirement, though it can’t be assumed that this will be the outcome.REFERENCESEllis, J., & Salisbury, F. (2004). Information literacy milestones: building upon the prior knowledge of first-year students. Australian Library Journal, 53(4), 383-396.Gadd, E., Baldwin, A., & Norris, M. (2010). The citation behaviour of civil engineering students. Journal of Information Literacy, 4(2), 37-49.Salisbury, F., Yager, Z., & Kirkman, L. (2012). Embedding Inquiry/Research: Moving from a minimalist model to constructive alignment. Paper presented at the 15th International First Year in Higher Education Conference, Brisbane. Retrieved from http://www.fyhe.com.au/past_papers/papers12/Papers/11A.pdfWilkes, J., & Gurney, L. J. (2009). Perceptions and applications of information literacy by first year applied science students. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 40(3), 159-171.

Libraries.io gathers data on open source software from 33 package managers and 3 source code repositories. We track over 2.4m unique open source projects, 25m repositories and 121m interdependencies between them. This gives Libraries.io a unique understanding of open source software. In this release you will find data about software distributed and/or crafted publicly on the Internet. You will find information about its development, its distribution and its relationship with other software included as a dependency. You will not find any information about the individuals who create and maintain these projects. This public dataset is hosted in Google BigQuery and is included in BigQuery's 1TB/mo of free tier processing. This means that each user receives 1TB of free BigQuery processing every month, which can be used to run queries on this public dataset. Watch this short video to learn how to get started quickly using BigQuery to access public datasets. What is BigQuery .

Using public libraries from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, via its Public Libraries Survey for 2016, this map shows the population growth or decline within 1 mile's walk of each library. The libraries were downloaded from the PLS site and added as a layer in ArcGIS Online. The layer was next enriched with Esri then-current year population estimates (2017) using an analysis tool in ArcGIS Online, and symbolized based on growth or decline of population within a short walk of each library. Citation: Pelczar, M., Frehill, L. M., Williams, K., Wan, C., & Nielsen, E. (2018). Data File Documentation: Public Libraries in the United States Fiscal Year 2016. Institute of Museum and Library Services: Washington, D.C.

The catalogue of the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes contains about 200,000 records which were originally created in compliance with the MARC21 standard. The entries in the catalogue have been recently migrated to a new relational database whose data model adheres to the conceptual models promoted by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), in particular, to the FRBR and FRAD specifications.

The database content has been later mapped, by means of an automated procedure, to RDF triples which employ mainly the RDA vocabulary (Resource Description and Access) to describe the entities, as well as their properties and relationships. In contrast to a direct transformation, the intermediate relational model provides tighter control over the process for example through referential integrity, and therefore enhanced validation of the output. This RDF-based semantic description of the catalogue is now accessible online.

The global digital library market is experiencing robust growth, driven by increasing internet penetration, the proliferation of e-readers and mobile devices, and a growing preference for convenient and accessible digital content. The market's value in 2025 is estimated at $15 billion, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% from 2019 to 2024. This substantial growth is further projected to continue through 2033, fueled by ongoing technological advancements, expanding educational initiatives embracing digital learning resources, and the rising popularity of subscription-based models offering vast digital libraries. Key players like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, along with established institutions like the Library of Congress, are significantly shaping the market landscape through continuous innovation and expansion of their digital offerings. The market's segmentation encompasses various content types (e-books, journals, audiobooks), user demographics (students, professionals, general public), and business models (subscription-based, advertising-supported). The market's growth, however, is not without its challenges. Concerns regarding copyright infringement, the digital divide limiting access in certain regions, and the need for robust digital literacy programs pose significant restraints. Nevertheless, the increasing affordability of digital devices and internet access, coupled with ongoing investments in digital infrastructure and content development, are anticipated to mitigate these challenges. Future growth will likely be spearheaded by the development of enhanced search and discovery functionalities, personalized recommendations, and increased integration of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve user experience and content accessibility. The strategic partnerships between libraries, publishers, and technology companies will further accelerate market expansion and contribute to the digital transformation of information access globally.

LinkOut is a service that allows you to link directly from PubMed and other NCBI databases to a wide range of information and services beyond the NCBI systems. LinkOut aims to facilitate access to relevant online resources in order to extend, clarify, and supplement information found in NCBI databases. Third parties can link directly from PubMed and other Entrez database records to relevant Web-accessible resources beyond the Entrez system. Includes full-text publications, biological databases, consumer health information and research tools.

This dataset contains database pricing received through public records requests to members of the Association of Research Libraries and a few additional non-ARL research libraries. Pricing from the years 2018 to 2024, depending on the institution, is included for three premium academic databases: Scopus from Elsevier, SciFinder from the American Chemical Society’s Chemical Abstract Service, and Web of Science from Clarivate.Change log: zip file name changed to "Public Records Documents"; readme updated to match on 2024-08-14.In PremiumPricingProject_DataArticle_Clean_6-5CBV2.xlsx the University of Indiana was corrected to Indiana University and University of Florida data was added for years 22-23, 23-24, 24-25; in the zip folder added documents for Indiana University; readme updated to match on 2025-02-28.

This data set consists of online questionnaire responses on research support services (with a focus on bibliometric and research data support activities) of 140 academic libraries in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, including current and planned services, target audiences, service constraints, and staff training needs. The questionnaire was administered using the SurveyMonkey tool and this collection contains data exported from the tool. Data is available as a single excel file (1MB). Column headings are self-explanatory. This data was collected for the project reported in the publications described in Other link below.