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Advocacy Libraries Public Libraries Research & Evaluation Social Impact Using Data & Statistics

Finally Fines Free!

February 2, 2022June 8, 2022 Kimberly Silk

OPLA’s Research and Evaluation Committee presented at the OLA Super Conference 2022: Finally Fines Free! Explore Different Ways of Using Data to Help Your Library

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Health Libraries

Digital Health Libraries Drive Hospital Web Traffic

October 8, 2021October 18, 2021 Kimberly Silk

U.S.-based marketing agency Boston Digital recently reported on how American hospitals are competing to become consumers’ go-to for digital health information. “When analyzing the digital

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Children Reading
School Libraries Social Impact

Study: U.S. Public Libraries Improve Student Achievement

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Kimberly Silk

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago recently published a working paper to explore the effects of public library use. “The Returns to Public Library Investment”

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Academic Libraries Economic Impact

StatsCan: Estimated Financial Impact to Canadian Universities Due to COVID-19

August 18, 2021September 30, 2021 Kimberly Silk

Statistics Canada’s latest paper in their Education, Learning and Training Research Series estimates the projected financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian universities for

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No Poverty
Advocacy Public Libraries Research & Evaluation Social Impact Using Data & Statistics

Poverty in Canada by the Numbers

July 23, 2021September 30, 2021 Kimberly Silk

“No Poverty” is the 1st of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Libraries contribute to this goal by delivering programs to improve literacy and numeracy for everyone.

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