Hannah Johnston, Product Coordinator for SalesData and LibraryData at BookNet, shares what's new this year in the world of library data. The data shared in this presentation is gathered from BNC LibraryData, a reporting tool that allows libraries, publishers, retailers and other members of the book industry to access circulation and collections information from libraries across Canada. Link to presentation video: https://youtu.be/iYDXwGMd1UM Presented by BookNet Canada on April 12, 2022 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.

1. What’s New from BNC:
LibraryData
Hannah Johnston

2. LibraryData:
Subject Spotlight

3. Chess

5. +177%
over 2020
loans

6. https://www.booknetcanada.ca/b
log/2020/12/8/checkmate-how-th
e-popularity-of-a-tv-show-is-imp
acting-book-sales-in-canada

7. Weekly sales of print books about or related to chess, Oct. 11 to Nov. 29

10. Garden Design

11. 76%
of Canadians indicated that the pandemic
has given them a greater appreciation for
the outdoors

13. +88%
over 2020
loans

14. 1152%
Increase in holds of Garden Design titles from Q1-Q4 2021

16. Steampunk

17. +114%
over 2020
loans

20. 31%
more Steampunk titles in the collections
of Canadian Libraries

24. Coming Soon!
Integration with Sierra

25. Thank you!
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