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Feb 7, 2024 · Your library makes an impact, we can help you demonstrate it —sign up today. Library Impact Ontario thrives on collaborative learning, fostering partnerships with libraries and wider library organizations to enhance practices and support digital inclusion efforts. Future-proof your library with our suite of services: Bridge Data Solution Platform
The Ontario School Library Impact Project (OSLIP), an initiative of the Ontario Library Association (OLA), investigated the impact of school libraries on the development of key information literacy skills in students entering post-secondary education. The OSLIP research strategy consisted of three main elements: literature reviews to determine ...
Oct 19, 2023 · The report, conducted by the Canadian Urban Institute and released in time for Ontario Public Library Week from Oct. 16 to 20, called for libraries to get relief from operational pressures ...
Ontario’s first free public libraries were established in Toronto and Guelph in 1883. Between 1903 and 1922, 111 Ontario libraries were constructed with more than $2.5 million in funding from American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Over 3.9 million Ontarians, or nearly 27% of the population, hold a public library card.
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Bridge 2021/2022 Report Impact of Technology Services in Ontario Public Libraries (PDF)Bridge Beta 2020/2019 Report How Bridge Helps Reposition the Public Library as a Crucial Technology Enabler (PDF)Bridge Pilot 2017/2018 Report Executive Summary: Technology Access in Public Libraries (PDF)Bridge Discussion Paper 2016 Discussion Paper and Interim Report: Technology Access in Public Libraries (PDF)About this data cycle
Bridge collected data from its three data components from August 2021 to December 2022 to assess library technology service impact in Ontario public library systems. By considering all three components together, the library can gain a comprehensive understanding of its role in digital inclusion. Patron insights from surveys, coupled with data on service delivery and inventory, provide a well-rounded perspective on the impact of technology services. This holistic approach allows the library to...
Library patrons continue to rely on technology services, with over 60% of respondents noting they used technology they would not otherwise have access to.Regionally, Northern Ontario patrons experienced the highest level of positive outcome accessing and using library technology services.Many people who are introduced to technology at their library continue to use it long after.The data shows the crucial role libraries play in connecting communities, especially some of Ontario's most vulnerable, to digital services and digital literacy supports.Toronto Public Library would like to thank the following Ontario public libraries for contributing data in the Bridge data solution platform for the Bridge 2021/2022 report: 1. Blind River Public Library 2. Brampton Public Library 3. Cavan Monaghan Public Library 4. Collingwood Public Library 5. East Gwillimbury Public Library 6. Fort Frances Publi...
Ontario School Library Impact Project (OSLIP) is an initiative of the Ontario Library Association. The mandate of OSLIP is to conduct a research study that investigates the impact of school libraries. n the development of key information literacy skills in students entering postsecondary education. The OSLIP strategy consists of three main ...
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Bridge 2021/2022 Report: Impact of Technology Services in Ontario Public Libraries (June 2023). Prepared by Nordicity and Toronto Public Library. This report shows the continued impact libraries have on bridging the digital divide, enhancing digital literacy and increasing equitable access to technology for their communities and for the province.
