analyze the public libraries survey (pls) with r by Anthony Damico.
From the post:
each and every year, the institute of museum and library services coaxes librarians around the country to put down their handheld “shhhh…” sign and fill out a detailed online questionnaire about their central library, branch, even bookmobile. the public libraries survey (pls) is actually a census: nearly every public library in the nation responds annually. that microdata is waiting for you to check it out, no membership required. the american library association estimates well over one hundred thousand libraries in the country, but less than twenty thousand outlets are within the sample universe of this survey since most libraries in the nation are enveloped by some sort of school system. a census of only the libraries that are open to the general public, the pls typically hits response rates of 98% from the 50 states and dc. check that out.
A great way to practice your R skills!
Not to mention generating analysis to support your local library.