Places remain on this useful and practical UKSG Course:
presented in conjunction with COUNTER -
UKSG Usage Statistics Training Seminar
On Monday 7 December 2009
At University of Glasgow Library
Course summary
This one-day training seminar, one of a series organised by UKSG and Project
COUNTER, will give a practical hands-on introduction to accessing,
collating, utilising, presenting, and marketing e-resource usage statistics,
both COUNTER-compliant and otherwise. Experts from different sectors will
provide their perspectives on the role and importance of usage statistics.
Future developments in the provision and exploitation of use measurement
statistics will also be covered.
Please note: In order to allow participants hands-on experience at this
training seminar attendance will be limited to 21.
Why you should attend
To achieve a comprehensive, practical understanding of the collection and
analysis of usage statistics, particularly those conforming to the COUNTER
Code of Practice.
Course level and previous knowledge required
Those attending are invited to consult the Project COUNTER website
(www.projectcounter.org <http://www.projectcounter.org/> ) in advance, as
information on current COUNTER activities will be covered during the
seminar.
NB: In order to get most benefit from the hands-on session, participants
should have a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel: advanced knowledge
is not required.
Learning objectives
* Project COUNTER – background, Codes of Practice, current activities,
future developments
* A publisher’s perspective on COUNTER
* Usage statistics as a practical tool in the library
* Outcomes to take back to the workplace.
PROGRAMME
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Welcome and introduction by the Chair
Peter Shepherd, Project Director, COUNTER
10.40 A publisher’s perspective on (COUNTER) usage statistics
Speaker to be confirmed
11.20 Experiences on the ground: usage statistics as a practical tool in
the library
Tony Kidd, Assistant Director, Financial & Corporate Services,
University of Glasgow Library
12.00 Introduction to hands-on sessions
Terry Bucknell, Electronic Resources Manager, University of Liverpool
12.15 Lunch
13.00 Hands-on session (1)
Terry Bucknell, Electronic Resources Manager, University of Liverpool
14.30 Tea
15.00 Hands-on session (2)
Terry Bucknell, Electronic Resources Manager, University of Liverpool
16.00 Project COUNTER – current activities and future developments
(including outcomes to take back to base and some challenges from the Chair)
Peter Shepherd, Project Director, COUNTER
16.30 Close of seminar
Fee (includes refreshments and lunch)
UKSG or COUNTER members £150.00 + £22.50 VAT (total £172.50)
Non-members £200.00 + £30.00
VAT (total £230.00)
Venue
University of Glasgow
How to book
Please book via the UKSG website – www.uksg.org/event/USTS071209 – or
contact:
Karen Sadler, UKSG Administrator
Tel.: +44 (0)1865 310834 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Venue location details will be sent with confirmation of booking.
Cancellations
By Friday 27 November 2009
Full refund
From Monday 30 November 2009
No refund
NB: UK Serials Group reserves the right to alter or vary the programme due
to events or circumstances beyond its reasonable control without being
obliged to refund monies.
Karen Sadler
Administrator
UKSG
Tel. +44 (0)1865 310834
Fax. +44(0)1865 310834
www.uksg.org
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