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The Quest for Information

The Quest for Information. James Mouw The University of Chicago Library ERIL, March 20, 2008 mouw@uchicago.edu. So many questions. What do I get What do I hold What does it cost What do I actually pay What do I use What’s the quality Where do my people publish What do my people cite.

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The Quest for Information

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  1. The Quest for Information James Mouw The University of Chicago Library ERIL, March 20, 2008 mouw@uchicago.edu

  2. So many questions • What do I get • What do I hold • What does it cost • What do I actually pay • What do I use • What’s the quality • Where do my people publish • What do my people cite

  3. What do I get? • Purchased paper • Purchase orders • Catalog records • Free paper • Maybe p.o.’s • Probably catalog records • Online Purchased (individual subs) • Purchase orders • Catalog records • SFX entries • Online Packages • As above • Online Aggregations • Purchase orders (at product level only) • Catalog records (sometimes) • SFX entries (usually) • What are the links? • PO# usually, OCLC# sometimes, VRN sometimes, ISSN/ISBN (P&E) usually, SFX# usually

  4. What do I hold? • Print • Catalog record with holdings • Presence in Worldcat • Online • Catalog without holdings • SFX with Holdings (usually) • What are the links? • OCLC# sometimes, ISSN/ISBN (P&E) usually, SFX# usually for online

  5. What does it cost? • Ulrich’s – individual lookup or via the Serials Analysis Tool • Publisher – spreadsheets, usually • Vendor data – via their catalog or custom reports • What are the links? • ISSN/ISBN normally, VRN if using their feed

  6. What do I actually pay? • Invoice information from Purchase Orders – payment period usually free text • Vendor feeds • What are the links? • PO# usually, VRN if using, ISSN/ISBN (P&E) usually

  7. What do I use? • Print collection • Circulation stats • Online collection • Scholarly Stats when available • Publisher reports – COUNTER and non-COUNTER • Vendor aggregations of information • Sushi feeds • What are the links • Generally just the ISSN/ISBN (P&E)

  8. What is the Quality? • Mainly ISI impact factor • H-index • What are the links? • ISSN/ISBN

  9. Where do my people publish? • Web of Knowledge • Scopus • Other tools • What are the links? • Mainly ISSN

  10. What do they cite? • Journal Use Reports • What are the links? • ISSN

  11. Goal: Performance measures • Cost per use • Coordination between • Holdings and publication • Holdings and citations • Publications and citations • Looking for gaps in collection or for underperforming titles

  12. The problem • Many bits and pieces coming from many directions • No reliable links that cross all sources of information • Time! • Fall out from each match point with resulting need to hand check the residue

  13. The solution • Or, a solution to part of the problem • Over to the rest of the panel

  14. The Usage Data Big Picture: A look at the collection analysis tools and usage standards currently available, and the important questions still surrounding usage data Christine Stamison, MLISSenior Customer Relations Manager Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008 Conference

  15. We will cover • Current journal usage analysis tools • Electronic Resource Management Systems • E-Gateways • ScholarlyStats • Industry standards that make usage analysis possible • COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources) • SUSHI (Standard Usage Statistical Harvesting Initiative)

  16. Journal Usage Analysis Tools Electronic Resource Management Systems (ERMS): • Can store usage data, but… • Must collect usage data statistics from many vendors • Multiple reports from the vendors may be in a variety of formats that must be consolidated • Then the library must produce own set of reports to compare the statistics • Time-consuming and labor-intensive E-Gateways: • COUNTER standard enables gateways to collect usage data • Provide usage reports from multiple vendors • Library must produce statistics comparison reports

  17. ScholarlyStats Consolidated Reports Dashboard Reports LIBRARY Usage Analysis Tools ScholarlyStats: • Single platform • Consolidates and provides access to a library’s usage statistics from multiple content providers in COUNTER compliant formats • Also provides “dashboard” comparison analysis reports

  18. ScholarlyStats Consolidated Reports Currently 52 Platforms 500+ Databases 70,000+ Journals Including: ACS Publications Blackwell Synergy CSA Elsevier Science BioOne Highwire Press IngentaConnect EBSCOhost Meta Press Nature Publishing Group Proquest SAGE Scitation SwetsWise Thomson Gale • Consolidated Journal Report 1Full-text article requests by Journal Title, Platform and Month • Consolidated Database Report 1Searches and Sessions by Month and Database • Consolidated Database Report 2Turnaways by Month and Service • Consolidated Database Report 3Searches and Sessions by Month and Service • COUNTER eBook reports in development

  19. ScholarlyStats Dashboard Reports • Comparison Analysis: • Total Number of titles by Platform • Full text articles by platform • Top Use for each Platform • Average Use by Platform • Proportional usage by title • Top 50 journals across Platforms • Low Usage Journals • Zero Use Journals Sample Report: Total journal use by Platform Sample Report: Average journal use by Platform

  20. Evaluating Usage Statistics: Historic view and how industry standards make it all possible • Usage of online resources growing exponentially, but usage not measured in a consistent way • Content providers not supplying data to libraries in a format they want • Libraries unable to compare usage stats from various content providers

  21. librarian ? Applying the COUNTER standard • Specific requirements that content providers and vendors must meet for usage reports to be designated “COUNTER compliant” • Now provide data to libraries in the format they want • But…stats not available in a consistent data “container” and administrative cost of individual downloads on provider-by-provider basis is high

  22. librarian ! COUNTER + SUSHI • ERM system has ability to store usage data • SUSHI standard for ERM container now enables automatic request and delivery of usage statistics from content providers • Libraries must still consolidate, analyze, and create reports from providers’ data in ERM system

  23. COUNTER + SUSHI + ScholarlyStats • Vendor can consolidate statistics and generate reports for libraries through automated web processes • Greatly reduces time and effort • Enables efficient, accurate data evaluation for informed decision making

  24. ScholarlyStats LOVES the SUSHI Protocol • NISO Z39.93 – APPROVED BY ANSI – American National Standards Institute • As of October 2007 – 15 SUSHI Implementations through: • Innovative Interfaces (US) • Thomson Scientific ISI (US and Australia) • JUR (Journal Usage Report) Customer • Don’t have to go to ScholarlyStats portal and download reports • Automatically loaded into Innovative’s ERM or JUR • Tested with Ex Libris Verde ERM system – not in production yet

  25. Thank you! Christine M. Stamison, MLIS Senior Customer Relations Manager P: 800-645-6595, ext. 2312 F: 856-632-7312 M: 847-707-1428 E: cstamison@us.swets.com

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