Managing EResource Usage Stats Jennifer Bazeley Miami University

Managing E-Resource Usage Stats Jennifer Bazeley Miami University Libraries

“Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that. ” -Homer Simpson

Challenges §Quantity §Quality §Standards §Audience

Challenge: Quantity

Challenge: Quality

Challenge: Standards

Challenge: Audience §Librarians/Staff §Administration §Patrons

Use of Journal Platforms by Month (FY 12)

Use of Journal Platforms by Month (FY 12) Platforms with Highest Use FY 12 20000 18000 16000 Full Text Requests 14000 12000 ACS Publications Highwire Press 10000 JSTOR nature. com 8000 Science. Direct Wiley Online Library 6000 4000 2000 0 Jul 2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011 Jan 2012 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 Apr 2012 May 2012 Jun 2012

Tools §Free/Low Cost §Excel §Google Drive / Spreadsheets §Lib. Guides §Commercial §Ebsco Usage Consolidation §EBSCOnet

Google Drive

Google Docs – Share

Lib. Guides

Lib. Guides

Lib. Guides

EBSCO Usage Consolidation

EBSCO Usage Consolidation - Reports

EBSCOnet

EBSCOnet

EBSCOnet

EBSCOnet

“Do not trust any statistics you did not fake yourself. ” -Winston Churchill

Jennifer Bazeley Interim Head, Technical Services bazelejw@miamioh. edu http: //www. flickr. com/photos/cushinglibrary/3876088472/in/photostream