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LibStat Why a unified library usage statistics database?

LibStat Why a unified library usage statistics database?. Lukas Koster Library Systems Department Library of the University of Amsterdam L.Koster@uva.nl. That’s why!. Sources of statistical data. Internal (Library Systems Department) MetaLib SFX ILS: OCLC (PICA) LBS

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LibStat Why a unified library usage statistics database?

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  1. LibStatWhy a unified library usage statistics database? Lukas Koster Library Systems Department Library of the University of Amsterdam L.Koster@uva.nl

  2. That’s why! LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  3. Sources of statistical data • Internal (Library Systems Department) • MetaLib • SFX • ILS: OCLC (PICA) LBS • National (The Netherlands) OCLC (PICA) • GGC (Union Catalogue) • External (Acquisitions Department) • Databases • E-Journals • Internal (University) • Repositories • Research databases • … LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  4. Repositories, Etc. MetaLib/SFX Acq. Dept LibSys Dept Databases E-Journals ILS GGC OCLC LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  5. Overview of electronic databases • Databases (August 28 2008) • MetaLib: • 689 (UvA) + 89 (HvA) = 778 • 129 (UvA) + 21 (HvA) = 150 (19%) metasearchable • E-Journals • SFX: • 100+ Targets (Publishers) • 24000 e-Journals LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  6. Management information needs • Quantitative • Collection management • Financial management • Qualitative • Usability • Deployment of tools, software, systems • Improvement of user interfaces • Improvement of navigational structure LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  7. Quantitative Management information needs • How many downloads from Ingenta per month? • How many downloads from SpringerLink for a specific faculty? • How many searches in ScienceDirect per year/faculty? • How many print journals do we also have as e-Journals? LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  8. Qualitative Management information needs • How do people find databases? • Do people find the databases they need? • How do people get to full text? LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  9. Answer • We don’t know….. • Or rather: • In SFX: so many, divided over IP ranges A..Z • In SpringerLink: so many for University as a whole • In MetaLib: so many • Etc…. LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  10. General issues • Large number of sources • Differences in type of data and presentation • Standards not universally applied (COUNTER, SUSHI) • No automatic linking of sources • Divided responsibilities: • Library Systems Department • Acquisitions Department http://www.flickr.com/photos/inju/246717376/ LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  11. General issues - usage per unit • Origin of usage • Based on IP address • Majority “anonymous” • Public pc’s Library main building • VPN (random IP address) • Remainder: per location or job http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitjamavsar/1887682398/ LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  12. Issues internal sources: default reports • MetaLib • Limited number of default reports • Missing data • Missing selection filters (i.e. IP address) • Missing data presentations (i.e. IP address) • SFX • Limited number of default reports • OCLC(PICA) LBS • LBS4: Business Objects http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffwerner/797327111/ LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  13. Issues external sources • Databases, e-Journals • Data to be obtained from publisher • Admin website • Email • Harvesting (SUSHI) • Formats very different, not comparable • Internal UvA IP address ranges? No. LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  14. Compiled totals difficult to determine • Total usage per database/e-Journal • MetaLib+SFX+native interface, etc. • Navigation through different systems LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  15. Full Text Scenarios ASP results MetaLib ASP record MetaLib results SFX MetaLib SFX FullText button (SFX) External link LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  16. Scenario 1 ASP results ASP record LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  17. Scenario 2 ASP results ASP record LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  18. Scenario 3 ASP results ASP record MetaLib LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  19. Scenario 4 ASP results ASP record MetaLib LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  20. Scenario 5 ASP record MetaLib results MetaLib LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  21. Scenario 6 ASP record MetaLib results MetaLib LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  22. Scenario 7 MetaLib results MetaLib LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  23. Scenario 8 MetaLib results MetaLib FullText button (SFX) LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  24. Scenario 9 MetaLib results MetaLib External link LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  25. Scenario 10 LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  26. Scenario 11 LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  27. Scenario 12 LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  28. 12 Full Text Scenarios ASP results ASP record MetaLib results MetaLib SFX FullText button (SFX) External link LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  29. New management information system - LibStat statistics LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

  30. Thanks to • Library of the University of Groningen http://www.rug.nl/bibliotheek • Idea • Staff LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

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