Every year State Library of Queensland (State Library) collects data from all Queensland public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs) about how their services have performed during the previous financial year. The data collected covers things like the number of library items loaned out, the number of public programs delivered, how many computers each library … Read more
Predicting the future – through data Every year State Library of Queensland (State Library) collects data from all Queensland public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs) covering things like the number of library items loaned out, the number of public programs delivered, how many computers each library has available for use, and even how often … Read more
The 2018 Privacy Awareness Week is from 14 to 20 May 2018 and the theme is Value personal data – it’s worth protecting. What can you do? Help create a culture that actively values and protects personal data by promoting Privacy Awareness Week in your library and displaying a range of privacy-related resources including: Top … Read more
Burdekin Shire Council is hosting Managing library collections: Digitise and describe your collections to improve discoverability in partnership with State Library of Queensland (State Library) staff on 11 April 2018 and you are invited to attend. In this full day workshop you will learn and apply the skills and knowledge needed to create and manage … Read more
Use Lynda.com to learn how to protect yourself and your devices. Phishing, cyberattack. hacking and identity theft are all threats faced by anyone who uses a computer. Whether your computer is at home or at work, don’t let attackers get at your information. You can learn about computer security and the how to guard against … Read more
Thank you for providing your annual statistics for the last year which are analysed and then make up the 2016-17 Annual Statistical Bulletin – which is now available on the Public Libraries Connect website. It takes almost six months for the State Library of Queensland to collect and collate all public library data into the … Read more
60,302 people … 11,495 portraits … 72 million words … 2500 years of history. On 27 November 2017 the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography will be updated with new content and an improved look and feel. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) online is provided free for State Library of Queensland members via the OneSearch catalogue. … Read more
“Big data” is a term that describes the large volume of data, both structured and unstructured collected by business and government every day. The analysis of “Big data” has the potential to transform how organisations harness this data and use it to identify new opportunities. For all government agencies one of the biggest challenges is … Read more
State Library of Queensland has commissioned the development of a prototype Data Visualisation Tool which incorporates data from the Queensland Public Libraries Statistical Bulletins from 2011-2016. Data visualization is the presentation of data in a pictorial or graphical format which enables you to see information presented visually, so you can more clearly understand patterns or … Read more
All Queensland public libraries need to collect reference and information enquiries as they are standard performance measures. These performance measures are incorporated into the annual Statistical Bulletin and the national public library statistical report. If you need more info on the reporting requirements, please see item 1.2.4 of the Operational Services Standard. On Sunday 5 February … Read more
