Activity Data at Huddersfield Graham Stone EResources Manager

Activity Data at Huddersfield Graham Stone E-Resources Manager Dave Pattern Library Systems Manager

University of Huddersfield Library Services • Medium sized University – 22, 000 students and 2, 000 staff – Library stock ~300, 000 books • Current LMS/ILS Horizon installed in 1996 – over 3 million borrowing (“circ”) transactions stored in the DB

University of Huddersfield borrowing suggestions

University of Huddersfield personalised suggestions

University of Huddersfield course level new book list feeds

University of Huddersfield keyword search cloud

University of Huddersfield guided keyword searches

University of Huddersfield click stream data

Usage data release December 2008

Measuring the Impact range of stock circulating per year borrowing suggestions added to catalogue at end of 2005

Measuring the Impact average books borrowed per year

Usage data for the School of Human and Health Sciences

Average total usage by Academic School all 2007/8 & 2008/9 graduates

BA English Studies 2007 -08 and 2008 -09

BSc Physiotherapy 2007 -08 and 2008 -09

BA Business Studies 2007 -08 and 2008 -09

Next Steps… • Explore reasons for unexpected non/low use • Course profiling • Targeted promotion • Raise tutor awareness • Benchmark findings with potential partners • Testing for statistical significance • Develop a toolkit • Using methodology and experience from partners