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UK Serials Group
in conjunction with
COUNTER
present a
Usage Statistics Training Seminar
Friday 9 December 2005
University of Oxford
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This one-day training seminar, organised by UKSG and Project COUNTER, will
give a practical hands-on introduction for library staff on accessing,
collating, utilising, presenting, and marketing e-journal usage statistics,
both COUNTER-compliant and otherwise. The latest news on COUNTER activities
will also be presented, and experts from different sectors will provide
their perspectives on the role and importance of usage statistics from a
number of different standpoints. Future developments in the provision and
exploitation of use measurement statistics will also be covered.
Please note: In order to offer participants hands-on experience, attendance
at this training seminar will be limited to 30, and will be restricted in
this instance to library staff. UKSG and COUNTER plan to run other training
seminars on this topic around the UK, and hope to include those working in
other sectors in the future.
For the hands-on session a basic knowledge of IT would be beneficial but the
session leaders will provide clear examples of the operations and
calculations needed.
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Whilst recognising the widespread interest in usage statistics, this first
training seminar, in what is planned to be a series, will be restricted to
library staff – the group that perhaps more than any other is looking for
clear guidance and help in this area. Those attending are invited to
consult the Project COUNTER website (www.projectcounter.org
<http://www.projectcounter.org/> ) in advance, although the COUNTER Codes,
etc. will be fully covered during the seminar.
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PROGRAMME
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.20 Welcome and introduction by the Chair
Peter Shepherd, Project Director, COUNTER
10.30 Project COUNTER – background, Codes of Practice, current
activities,
future developments
Peter Shepherd, Project Director, COUNTER
11.20 A publisher’s perspective on COUNTER: motivation, compliance,
outcomes
Mike Hannant, Publishing Services Manager, Royal Society of Chemistry
11.55 Usage statistics: the broader view – link resolvers, portals,
electronic resource management systems …
Jenny Walker, Vice-President Marketing, Ex Libris
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Hands-on session
Cliff Spencer, Project Officer, University of Newcastle
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison and Academic Services, University of
Newcastle
15.00 Tea
15.30 Experiences on the ground: usage statistics as a practical tool
Jonathan McAslan, Electronic Resources Co-ordinator, OULS,
University of Oxford
16.00 What will you do now? Outcomes to take back to your library
A summary and some challenges from the Chair
16.30 Close of seminar
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Fee
UKSG or COUNTER members £125.00 + £21.88 VAT (total
£146.88)
Non-members £175.00 + £30.63
VAT (total £205.63)
The fee includes refreshments and lunch.
Venue
Oxford University Computing Services (Lecture Room 2)
13 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 6NN Tel.: 01865
273200
Location details will be sent with confirmation of booking.
Cancellations
By 30 November 2005 Full refund
From 1 to 5 December 2005 inclusive 50% refund
From 6 December 2005 No refund
Bookings
Please book via the UKSG website – http://www.uksg.org/events/091205.asp –
or contact:
Karen Sadler, UKSG Administrator, 15a Stile Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 8AG
UK
Tel.: +44 (0)1865 744279 Fax: +44 (0)1865 742164 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Karen Sadler
UKSG Administrator
Tel. +44 (0)1865 744279
Fax. +44(0)1865 742164
www.uksg.org
