I'm not at all surprised that this doesn't already exist, and even if OCLC's was available, I'd be willing to bet it was out of date.
Public library hours, especially in underfunded areas, may fluctuate depending on funding cycles, seasons (whether school is in or out), etc., not to mention closing/reopening/moving because of old buildings that need to be updated. We have around 280 locations in our consortium and we have to rely on self-reporting to find out if their hours change. We certainly don't have staff time to check every one of their web sites on regular basis, I can't imagine keeping track of 17,000! Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30345 404-235-7138 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Murray" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 4:36:56 PM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Library Hours OCLC has an institutional registry [1], which had (in part) library hours, addresses, and so forth. It seems to be unavailable, though [2]. That is the only systematic collection of library hours data that I know about. Peter [1] https://www.oclc.org/worldcat-registry.en.html [2] https://www.worldcat.org/registry/institution/ > On May 5, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Bigwood, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > This looks like a decent group, but I find this statement hard to believe. > > "Your tax-deductible donation supports adding the names, address and the > hours of operation of all libraries to Range. The Institute of Museum and > Library Services publishes an open data catalog which is the source we'll use > for the names and the addresses of the nation's libraries. However, there > isn't a listing of the days and hours of operation for all libraries in the > US. We are going to track down the hours of operation for all 17,000 > libraries and make that information available -- in Range and for other > developers who may want to use it." > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/range-food-and-safe-places-for-youth > > Are the hours of public libraries really not available? > > Sincerely, > David Bigwood > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Lunar and Planetary Institute > @LPI_Library > https://www.flickr.com/photos/lunarandplanetaryinstitute/
