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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Sorry for cross-posting, but…<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m very happy to announce the first (of what we hope will be many more) public library data dashboards from the State Library!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://public.tableau.com/profile/statelibraryoforegon#!/vizhome/2020OregonPublicLibrarySnapshot/2020Snapshot">https://public.tableau.com/profile/statelibraryoforegon#!/vizhome/2020OregonPublicLibrarySnapshot/2020Snapshot</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This new <b>2020 Oregon Public Library Snapshot</b> features key data points and library service measures from the 2020 Oregon Public Library Statistical Report (data reported for the July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 period). This interactive
tool is meant to provide libraries and the public with an easy (and printable!), at-a-glance visualization of some key data points. It does not display
<u>all</u> data gathered in the Statistical Report, but hopefully it will be an easier go-to mechanism for looking up your library’s data than having to dig through
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx">our massive annual spreadsheets</a>. FYI, we’ll be linking to this dashboard from our
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx">Public Library Statistics page</a> on the State Library’s website, as well as on our
<a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/c.php?g=1109992&p=8092094#s-lg-box-wrapper-30160723">
annual guide for the Statistical Report</a>. You can also find it by searching for ‘State Library of Oregon’ on
<a href="https://public.tableau.com/en-us/search/authors/state%20library%20of%20oregon">
public.tableau.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I appreciate <b>any and all feedback</b> you care to share with us on this new tool. In future months & years, along with producing an annual snapshot like this one (look for the 2021 snapshot in early 2022!) my hope is to create additional
dashboards that will provide libraries with <b>better access to longitudinal data
</b>from the Statistical Report, <b>better ways to make peer-library comparisons</b>, as well as an annual statewide summary of library services. I’d love to hear your ideas, too!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lastly, a major thanks as always to all Oregon public library directors and staff who are so diligent in reporting this data every year! This is a small initial step toward making this library data more accessible and useful, and we certainly
couldn’t do it without your help!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With gratitude,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Ross Fuqua, MA, MLIS (he/him)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Data & Digital Projects Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov</span></a> | 971-375-3551<br>
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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