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JUSP Utilising usage data to assist in decision-making. Angela Conyers Evidence Base, Research & Evaluation Birmingham City University. 2012. Some memorable events. 2013. International Year of Statistics.
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JUSP Utilising usage data to assist in decision-making Angela Conyers Evidence Base, Research & Evaluation Birmingham City University
2012 Some memorable events
2013 International Year of Statistics
“Statistics can be used to help make well-informed choices, take sound decisions and understand the society and the world we live in” Chris Skinner, Professor of Statistics, LSE
Why count? Usage statistics provide essential evidence: to show how e-resources are being used to look at trends over time to inform renewal/cancellation decisions to demonstrate value for money
What does it all mean? How to use the figures to analyse usage and show value for money
Background and aims Supports UK academic libraries by providing a single point of access to e-journal usage data Assists management of e-journals collections, evaluation and decision-making Provides statistics to ensure the best deals for the academic community http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/3137422976/
Libraries in JUSP 151 UK libraries in JUSP All UK higher education institutions and research councils are welcome to participate http://jusp.mimas.ac.uk/participants.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellf/3910635234/
Publishers and intermediaries in JUSP • American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) • American Chemical Society (ACS) • American Diabetes Association (ADA) • American Institute of Physics (AIP) • Annual Reviews • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) • American Society of Agronomy (ASA) • Berg Publishers • BioOne • BRILL • British Medical Journal Publishing Group (BMJ) • Cambridge University Press (CUP) • Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) • Duke University Press • Edinburgh University Press (EUP) • Elsevier • Emerald • European Respiratory Society • Future Medicine Ltd • Geological Society of America • IEEE • IOP Publishing • IOS Press • Irish Newspaper Archive • JSAD - Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs • JSTOR • Liverpool University Press (LUP) • Nature Publishing Group (NPG) • Oxford University Press (OUP) • Project MUSE • Royal College of Psychiatrists • Royal Society • Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) • Royal Society of Medicine • SAGE • Society for General Microbiology • Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) • Springer • Taylor & Francis • Wiley-Blackwell 3 intermediaries • EbscoEJS • Publishing Technology (ingentaconnect) • Swets
What data are we collecting? COUNTER usage reports JR1 Journal Report 1: Number of Successful Full-Text Article Requests by Month and Journal JR1a Journal Report 1a: Number of Successful Full-Text Article Requests from an Archive by Month and Journal http://www.flickr.com/photos/bionicteaching/2920562020/
How do we collect data? Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) M2M way of gathering statistics Replaces the user-mediated collection of usage reports SUSHI server to gather data from JUSP http://www.flickr.com/photos/ragingwire/3395161474/
Collecting the evidence • Have you got all the information you need? • Is it complete? • Is it too much?
Have you got all the information you need?JR1 and JR1A reports
Usage data for decision- making Some JUSP reports: • SCONUL returns • Trends over time • Titles with the highest use • Titles and deals
What’s the deal? • What titles are in the deal? • Comparing deals • Looking at deals over time • Usage of titles and deals
Core or subscribed titles Mark these up in JUSP: • To view value of a deal: How much use is being made of the core titles? How much use is being made of the unsubscribed titles included in the deal? • To review usage with schools/faculties • To consider possible cancellations/substitutions where these are allowed.
Adding cost or subject data to JUSP reports Most JUSP reports can be downloaded: • Add costs to the ‘annual summary of publisher use’ to compare costs per download • Core titles cost more: sort reports by ‘core’ and ‘non-core’ titles to compare costs of each • Add your subject categories or fund codes to core or subscribed titles to report on usage to schools/faculties
Community engagement Community resource responding to what people want Working closely with libraries to understand how JUSP is being used and how it can help decision-making Information sharing and training events Developing new reports and features from user feedback Quick response rates encourage active user participation http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_approximate_photographer/5543746890/
JUSP Utilising usage data to assist in decision-making angela.conyers@bcu.ac.uk www.jusp.mimas.ac.uk Helpdesk: jusp@mimas.ac.uk @juspstats