Chart:
This chart shows the difference between the circulation of all electronic materials in B.C.'s top five largest municipal libraries from 2019 to 2020.
Unanswered Questions:
- What is the percentage of the change in the circulation?
- Why did the circulation in Burnaby decrease?
- How does this compare to previous years (ex: 2018 to 2019)?
How would you get the data?
According to the City of Burnaby's website, anyone can access most of the information held by the City of Burnaby through a regular request from city staff without using the B.C. Freedom of Information (FOI) and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). So I would reach out to Beth Davies, The Chief Librarian of the Burnaby Public Library, who serves as the library's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Officer under FIPPA. I would email Beth in a detailed manner similar to that of an FOI Request (to ensure I receive the details I'm seeking) and ask for more information on the circulation of electronic materials in 2019 and 2020.
Incorporating Feedback:
I listened to Chad and filtered down all the raw data from my data set for 2019 and 2020 and copied them into separate small data slices (changes to the dataset can be found here). Then I put them side by side in Excel for comparison. I then calculated the percentage to see the variance between the years but was unsure how to include that in my final visualization.
Hello Kayla,
ReplyDeleteAwesome job here! I thought your FOI request was well thought out; likewise, I also thought you did well in incorporating Professor Skelton's feedback! My only suggestion would be to perhaps select a different colour code in your final data report. Maybe select contrasting colours to underscore just how much the demand has increased for eBooks visually.
Hi Kayla,
ReplyDeleteGreat job as always here! I'm also curious to know why Burnaby Public Library had a decrease in 2020 and how this data would compare to other years. Your chart is effective but I agree with Nolan that two different colours for the different years would be a good idea. Looking forward to seeing your final data update!