History
Libraries Hacked was founded by Dave in 2014, but the projects have received generous contributions from many collaborators. All projects are open source and free to use and adapt. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
Flagship projects
These are bigger projects, usually with their own website and regular maintenance.
| Year | Project | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Data blog | Regular blog posts about library data and digital prototypes |
| 2019 | Mobile libraries | Displaying times and routes of mobile libraries across the UK |
| 2019 | Create | Tools for creating, publishing and using public library open data |
| 2020 | Libraries at home | A postcode lookup service and aggregator of library services online content such as videos, blog posts, and podcasts |
| 2020 | Library map | A library map displaying library building information, opening hours, and location analysis |
| 2020 | Library lab | Documentation for library prototypes and ideas |
| 2021 | Library books | A tool to search the book catalogues of all UK library services |
| 2022 | Fine free libraries | A website to track and promote libraries going fine-free in the UK |
Small data hacks
Various hacks created using library data.
| Year | Project | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wuthering hacks | A data dashboard for presenting Newcastle libraries open data |
| 2018 | World library data | Displaying the IFLA Library map data in a data table |
| 2018 | Disrupters | A twitter list of library disruptors displaying latest tweets and what they’re talking about |
Other collaborations
External blog posts, research, and other things with Libraries Hacked involvement.
| Year | Project | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Voyage of the Data Treader | Library data unconferences organised with Claire from Plymouth and Aude from Newcastle library services. Held in 2017 at Liverpool Library and 2019 at Manchester Library |
| 2018 | Libraries on Twitter | Displaying latest tweets from various library account lists, all compiled by Library Cactus on Twitter |
| 2019 | Library data schemas | A sector led and DCMS hosted public library sector project to design schemas for open library data |
| 2021 | Libraries and High Streets | A DCMS blog about libraries and high streets which links to Libraries Hacked work |
| 2022 | Frictionless Data - Libraries Hacked | A post written for the Frictionless Data project (from the Open Knowledge Foundation) about library data schemas. |
| 2023 | Missing libraries: towns in England without a public library | Research on the towns in England without a library |