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Hello again, lovers of Oregon public library data!</div>
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In addition to publishing the <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx" id="LPlnk844644" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx">
2024 Oregon Public Library Statistical Report Data</a> on our website last week (see my previous message below), I have also recently updated:</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">The <a href="https://data.oregon.gov/dataset/Oregon-Public-Library-Statistics/8zw7-zgjw/about_data" id="OWA2885a9ad-d844-b67b-ccde-c062d7a187a9" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://data.oregon.gov/dataset/Oregon-Public-Library-Statistics/8zw7-zgjw/about_data" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;">
Oregon Public Library Statistics dataset</a> (2010-2024) on the State of Oregon's Open Data Portal</div>
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Which feeds data into:</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">The <a href="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/statelibraryoforegon/viz/OregonPublicLibrarySnapshot/2022Snapshot" id="OWA7bac5a54-464c-cd59-f8fe-0f59891be18c" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/statelibraryoforegon/viz/OregonPublicLibrarySnapshot/2022Snapshot" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;">
Oregon Public Library Snapshot</a> and</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">The <a href="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjdiMDVlNjEtYWQwZC00ZWExLWEyMDYtOWUzMGY2YjlhMDdhIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9" id="OWA796994e1-c516-eced-45ab-d445fe739061" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjdiMDVlNjEtYWQwZC00ZWExLWEyMDYtOWUzMGY2YjlhMDdhIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;">
Oregon Public Library Trends</a> tool</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">(and more data tools/reports/visualizations TBA)</div>
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Once again, thanks to everyone out there who collects, compiles, and reports this data to the State Library each year. Your efforts are valued highly, both here at the State Library and among your fellow libraries and communities throughout Oregon.</div>
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Please let me know if you have questions about library data or any of our data products.</div>
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Cheers!</div>
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<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><b>Ross Fuqua, MA, MLIS (he/him)</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Data & Digital Projects Consultant</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">State Library of Oregon</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="mailto:ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov" id="OWAfcd95be5-8bec-6db3-17c2-ac70ad959ea1" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov</a> |
971-375-3551<br>
<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u>[northwestdigitalheritage.org]northwestdigitalheritage.org</u></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/9a8c2bc6947342fba87c7e7a3d0589d8@slo.oregon.gov?anonymous&ep=plink" id="OWA134bd9fc-c377-6c7d-b281-005f4052b246" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Schedule
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries" id="OWA87ab2e04-4264-1dad-1d12-5a7acaebae48" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><img alt="State Library of Oregon
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<div style="color: inherit;" dir="ltr" id="x_x_x_divRplyFwdMsg"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From:</b> Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> on behalf of FUQUA Ross * SLO via Libs-Or <libs-or@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 24, 2025 1:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'libs-or@omls.oregon.gov' <LIBS-OR@omls.oregon.gov>; NIELSEN Buzzy * SLO via PL-Directors <pl-directors@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] 2024 Oregon Public Library Statistics dataset - now available!</span>
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Hello Oregon library folks,</div>
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The <b>2024 Oregon Public Library Statistical Report dataset </b>is now available on our website as an Excel file. These stats cover the reporting period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024:</div>
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<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx" id="LPlnk192267" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/Statistics.aspx</a></div>
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Thanks to each and every one of you for who contribute to the collection, reporting, and use of this library data each year.
<b>Your efforts are the essential foundation</b> for the massive amount of data available on the work of public libraries throughout the United States, the District of Columbia, and outlying territories.</div>
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<b>Small caveat:</b> I am still working on updating our <a href="https://data.oregon.gov/dataset/Oregon-Public-Library-Statistics/8zw7-zgjw/about_data" id="LPlnk577858" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://data.oregon.gov/dataset/Oregon-Public-Library-Statistics/8zw7-zgjw/about_data" originalsrc="https://data.oregon.gov/dataset/Oregon-Public-Library-Statistics/8zw7-zgjw/about_data" data-auth="NotApplicable">
Oregon Public Library Statistics dataset</a> on the State of Oregon's Open Data Portal, but I should have that work completed by the end of next week. This dataset drives our other data products, including the
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Oregon Public Library Snapshot</a> and the <a href="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjdiMDVlNjEtYWQwZC00ZWExLWEyMDYtOWUzMGY2YjlhMDdhIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9" id="LPlnk876680" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjdiMDVlNjEtYWQwZC00ZWExLWEyMDYtOWUzMGY2YjlhMDdhIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9" originalsrc="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjdiMDVlNjEtYWQwZC00ZWExLWEyMDYtOWUzMGY2YjlhMDdhIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9" data-auth="NotApplicable">
Oregon Public Library Trends</a> tools. Thanks for your patience, and please look for another announcement soon when that dataset has been updated with the 2024 data.</div>
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Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks again for digging into library data!</div>
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<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><b>Ross Fuqua, MA, MLIS (he/him)</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Data & Digital Projects Consultant</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">State Library of Oregon</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="mailto:ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov" id="OWA82747a4e-0857-42b0-a76c-35386871090f" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov</a> | 971-375-3551<br>
<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="http://northwestdigitalheritage.org/" id="OWAf2fbea36-3c8e-d804-d290-e9fdf8782a1a" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" originalsrc="http://northwestdigitalheritage.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">northwestdigitalheritage.org</a></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/9a8c2bc6947342fba87c7e7a3d0589d8@slo.oregon.gov?anonymous&ep=plink" id="OWAdfef0acc-76f3-3424-fda9-81ad81547835" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" originalsrc="https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/9a8c2bc6947342fba87c7e7a3d0589d8@slo.oregon.gov?anonymous&ep=plink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Schedule
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries" id="OWA3d9fe975-e584-2f82-6b21-8a89c2506e73" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" originalsrc="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><img alt="State Library of Oregon
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