Hello,

The Ball State University Libraries have an active data warehouse project that includes an open access dashboard view.   Check it out here:
http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/dashboard/index.php 

We call the system/service categories "Information Factories," and the performance indicators or metrics "widgets." We have a whole other set of Information Factories and widgets for Interlibrary Loan, Meeting Room Use, Print usage, etc. that are available for internal use.

The PowerPoint from a recent presentation about the project is available here:   http://www.iolug.org/conferences/2013spring/slides/Replogle.pptx 

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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cab Vinton
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 3:40 PM
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics

Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding.

The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc.

Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool?

If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end.

Cheers,

Cab Vinton, Director
Sanbornton Public Library
Sanbornton, NH