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Usage statistics for collection management. The work of JUSP Angela Conyers Evidence Base, Birmingham City University a ngela.conyers@bcu.ac.uk. You librarians always love counting. Why count?. Usage statistics provide essential evidence: to show how e-resources are being used
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Usage statistics for collection management The work of JUSP Angela Conyers Evidence Base, Birmingham City University angela.conyers@bcu.ac.uk
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
The Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP) http://www.flickr.com/photos/koenvereeken/2088902012/ @JUSPSTATS
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 150 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/
What reports do we offer? Some examples: Monthly reports of usage Compare usage of different publishers Titles with the highest use Trends over time
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/
Next steps More content? • E-books • Databases More of interest for the FE library community? http://www.flickr.com/photos/aldoaldoz/2340226779/
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