The political perception of the public library in Australia

The dataset includes email and interview responses that capture the public library services outlooks of state and local governments in all Australian states. The interviews were in the form of personal interview, telephone interview and posting or emailing the survey instrument to potential respondents. In Western Australia the data was collected from local government elected members in that state and elsewhere, and from senior members of the Australian library profession. No data was collected from Tasmania, South Australia and Australian Capital Territory did not participate in the study. Most responses were from Queensland and Western Australia. Victoria and New South Wales responses were below expectations.