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    Checkouts By Title (Physical Items)

    Metadata Updated: April 5, 2026

    This dataset includes a log of all physical item checkouts from Seattle Public Library. The dataset begins with checkouts that occurring in April 2005. Data from 2005 to 2016 in this dataset is from digital artwork "Making Visible the Invisible" by studios of George Legrady. Learn more about this contribution. Renewals are not included. Have a question about this data? Ask us!

    Data Notes: There is a machine-readable data dictionary available to help you understand the collection and item codes. Access from here:

    https://data.seattle.gov/Community/Integrated-Library-System-ILS-Data-Dictionary/pbt3-ytbc

    Also: 1. "CheckoutDateTime" (the timestamp field) is rounded to the nearest minute. 2. "itemType" is a code from the catalog record that describes the type of item. Some of the more common codes are: acbk (adult book), acdvd (adult DVD), jcbk (children's book), accd (adult CD) 3. "Collection" is a collection code from the catalog record which describes the item. Here are some common examples: nanf (adult non-fiction), nafic(adult fiction), ncpic(children's picture book), nycomic (Young adult comic books). 4. "Subjects" includes the subjects and subject subdivisions from the item record.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: No license information was provided.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date December 16, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date April 5, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Seattle JSON

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date December 16, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date April 5, 2026
    Publisher data.seattle.gov
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://cos-data.seattle.gov/api/views/5src-czff
    Data First Published 2017-03-21
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-04
    Category Community and Culture
    Public Access Level public
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    Metadata Catalog ID https://cos-data.seattle.gov/data.json
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    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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    Harvest Source Id f61de7a2-69cf-40a9-a1bc-dd9edb8f3fe5
    Harvest Source Title Seattle JSON
    Homepage URL https://cos-data.seattle.gov/d/5src-czff
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash c0d9b30abd0adf7e7a069b6b402508e429c927b7e5ccbcb60c4810b94e8057e5
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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