Registration is now open for our upcoming seminar, “Usage Statistics for Decision Making” to be held on October 18th in London, UK.
Event summary:
“Those with a responsibility for overseeing the management of library collections have more access than ever to statistical data to assist with evaluation and to justify return on investment, and enhancement of the user experience. Advances in standardisation led by the COUNTER initiative have made statistics more accessible and reliable as a basis for decision making.
Increasingly, libraries are being asked to make extremely difficult decisions about the priorities for their spending within a strategic context. Although this presents huge challenges, it can also be an impetus to change the ways in which services are provided.
This seminar provides illustrations by expert decision makers on how statistics are used to make strategic decisions. It will also present the challenges, such as demonstrating value and presenting data to different audiences. Future developments within the field will also be addressed, together with considerations of how these will impact on decision making in the future, for example new approaches to analytics. There will be discussion on how the development of open access is impacting on usage behaviour and influencing considerations for collection development.
Delegates will have the opportunity to reflect on the role of statistics in the broader context of further and higher education, and the culture of assessment that is becoming increasingly prominent within the sector. There will be the chance to share experiences, positive and negative, of using statistics for decision making and delegates will be encouraged to actively participate throughout the day.”
You can find the programme of speakers here: https://www.uksg.org/event/uksg-usage-statistics-decision-making-london-0 and the booking form here: https://www.uksg.org/form/usage-statistics-for-decision-ma
Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can provide any further information or assistance!
Best wishes,
Vicky Drew
Events Administrator (Maternity Cover)
UKSG
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Vicki McGarvey
Learning and Information Services Manager
Staffordshire University Library
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