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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.
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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 audience for public library data should be the public.
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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.
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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.
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