Minor updates to 2026 post

Author: DaveBathnes

_posts/2026-01-08-plans-for-2026.md

@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ There are other library organisations working on library data. The Arts Council
 
 A recent [Libraries Connected commissioned report, conducted by Independent Mind](https://www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/libraries-connected-publishes-new-report-library-loan-trends) gathered loans data from 34 library services and analysed it. However, the outputs from that project were 2 PDF print reports and an internal webinar for library services. No reusable data, no web content, and no open engagement.
 
-This isn't a sole criticism of that project, which published plenty of interesting analysis. This is the way most public library research has been conducted, as one-off reports with an outcome in mind. Those commissioned to do the research have no particular interest in the long-term data maturity of the sector, and the library services involved tend to adopt a risk-averse attitude, only sharing their data for the purposes of the research.
+This isn't a particular criticism of that project, which had plenty of interesting analysis. This is the way most public library research is conducted, as one-off reports with an outcome in mind. Those commissioned to do the research have no particular interest in the long-term data maturity of the sector, and the library services involved tend to adopt a risk-averse attitude, only sharing their data for the purposes of the research.
 
-More needs to be done by the sector to lead by example and recognise the huge task in changing that culture to an open by default one, and encouraging data reuse for service improvement.
+More needs to be done by the sector to lead by example and recognise the huge task in changing the culture to an open by default one, and encouraging data reuse for service improvement.
 
-Anyway, it's good to have a different focus to other organisations, and open data advocacy and pressure needs to come from outside. Libraries Hacked will also collect data from library services [using Freedom of Information requests](https://blog.librarydata.uk/requesting-data-with-foi/). These will remain genuine requests for data with a purpose, there's no point spamming services for no reason. This is currently the only public mechanism for obtaining data, and it's a reminder that the primary stakeholder for public library data is the public.
+Anyway, it's good to have a different focus to other organisations, and open data advocacy and pressure needs to come from outside. Libraries Hacked will carry on collecting data from library services [using Freedom of Information requests](https://blog.librarydata.uk/requesting-data-with-foi/). These will remain genuine requests for data with a purpose, there's no point spamming services for no reason. This is currently the only public mechanism for obtaining data, and it's a reminder that the primary audience for public library data should be the public.
 
 When data is released by libraries it's important to keep on top of it. In 2025 the Arts Council released a high level library usage dataset across most of English library services. Within weeks a Libraries Hacked project published the [Library activity dashboard](https://activity.librarydata.uk/), and this will continue to be enhanced, and updated to include future data.