Hello Grace,
Thank you for your feedback. I will collate & publish all responses back to list.
I agree with the proposal for a discussion group over the summer -- it would be an excellent idea.
Best wishes,
Ann
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Dear Ann,
We are currently wrestling with the same question at the Open University
since a reorganisation of staff within the Library has led to us
assessing the demands on staff time for collection and collation of
usage data. As I'm sure anyone else who has looked into this has found,
it's a large, time-consuming area but one that I feel that we are really
only scratching the surface of in terms of our ability to produce
exactly the data that the Faculties, Subject Librarians and
budget-holders require.
We are fortunate that we have a proxy server to authenticate non-Athens
authenticated resources, so we are able to obtain some data from that
and the COUNTER initiative has helped immensely where collation of data
obtained from suppliers is concerned. My feeling is that we need to go
back a step and looks at the questions that need answering before
putting any more effort into producing large, time-consuming lists of
data that no one really needs.
We also need to have the systems that subject specialists can
interrogate themselves to download meaningful usage data into reports
that truly indicate performance. I have found that this need is often
overlooked by system manufacturers and IT professionals who install the
systems.
So, in short, yes, we are considering all options for future reporting
on usage and evaluation of the effectiveness of our eresource
collections.
I had thought about hosting some sort of discussion group over the
summer about this area, so if anyone thinks that might be a good idea
and would be interested in attending please let me know.
Best wishes
Claire Grace
Electronic Resources, Periodicals and Acquisitions Manager,
Open University Library
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
Tel: (01908) 653291
Fax:(01908) 653571
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Sent: 23 June 2005 16:29
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Subject: Current applications for electronic journal and database
usagestatistics
Dear all,
I am currently involved in the collation and dissemination of usage
statistics within our institution. Could I ask what procedures and
applications other institutions currently have in place?
Is anyone considering purchasing a commercial solution to usage
statistics collection and dissemination?
Many thanks,
Ann
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Ann Charlton
Electronic Resources & Systems Support Officer
Research & Learning Resources
Information Services
Hallward Library
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Tel: 0115 846 7381
Fax: 0115 951 4558
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