If your library service is outsourced to a third party, please obtain the data via that contract.
For all requests, I would like to receive responses in machine-readable format, such as spreadsheet or CSV file. Please do not send data in PDF files, or embed within the text of an email as this will cause unnecessary appeals. This aligns with ICO guidance for data requests.
Requests are for the financial year 2024/2025 (April 2024 to March 2025).
1. A count of loans, per library branch, per month
A loan being an issue or renewal of library stock, at the branch specified. Suggested format is a spreadsheet with column headings of month, branch, count of loans.
2. The top one hundred titles loaned, with a count of each, for the year
Suggested format is a spreadsheet with column headings of ISBN, title, author, count of loans.
3. A count of reservations, per library branch, per month
A reservation is a request for an item to be held for the user. The branch recorded should be the branch that the item is requested to be picked up at. Suggested format is a spreadsheet with column headings of month, branch, count of reservations.
4. A count of active members, per home branch, for the year
An active member is anyone registered on the library management system that has recorded library activity within the year. Suggested format is a spreadsheet with column headings of branch, count of members.
5. A count of visits, per library branch, and per month.
A visit is anyone counted under a footfall monitoring system. If this is done by survey, please provide the survey data. Suggested format is a spreadsheet with column headings of month, branch, count of visits.
For any of these requests, if system limitations affect the data please provide the best alternative, with explanation.
Where branch name is specified, the publicly recognisable name should be used rather than codes. Where a month is listed, a YYYY-MM format would be most useful (e.g. 2024-04).
Please refer to this spreadsheet for information. Please navigate through the tabs along the bottom of the spreadsheet to view responses to all questions.