UKSG Usage Statistics Training Seminar: Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

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Course summary

This one-day training seminar, organised by UKSG and Project COUNTER, will give a practical hands-on introduction to accessing, collating, utilising, presenting, and marketing e-resource usage statistics, both COUNTER-compliant and otherwise.  The latest news on COUNTER activities will also be presented, and experts from different sectors will provide their perspectives on the role and importance of usage statistics.  Future developments in the provision and exploitation of use measurement statistics will also be covered.

Please note:  In order to allow participants hands-on experience at this training seminar attendance will be limited to 28.

Why you should attend

To achieve a comprehensive, practical understanding of the collection and analysis of usage statistics, particularly those conforming to the COUNTER Code of Practice.

Course level and previous knowledge required

Those attending are invited to consult the Project COUNTER website (www.projectcounter.org) in advance, although the COUNTER Codes, etc. will be fully covered during the seminar.  In order to get most benefit from the hands-on session, participants should have a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel: advanced knowledge is not required.

Learning objectives

• Project COUNTER – background, Codes of Practice, current activities, future developments
• A publisher’s perspective on COUNTER
• Usage statistics as a practical tool in the library
• Outcomes to take back to the workplace.

Fee

For all delegates the fee will be $300.00 which includes refreshments and lunch.
Payment will be accepted by credit card and cheque only.

Venue

Lecture Hall, Sterling Memorial Library (and Bass Library)
Yale University
130 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8240 

General information telephone number:  (203) 423-2798

Location details will be sent with confirmation of booking.

Programme

09.30 Registration and coffee (Lecture Hall, Sterling Memorial Library)

09.50 Welcome and introduction by the Chair and hosting institution
Peter Shepherd, Project Director, COUNTER
Ann Okerson, Associate University Librarian, Yale University Library

10.00 Project COUNTER – background, Codes of Practice, current activities, future developments
Peter Shepherd, Project Director, COUNTER

10.30 A publisher’s perspective on COUNTER
Marthyn Borghuis, Senior Manager – Usage Research, Elsevier

11.10 Experiences on the ground: usage statistics as a practical tool in the library
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison & Academic Services, University of Newcastle

11.50 Lunch (Lecture Hall, Sterling Memorial Library) and 30-minute library tour

13.20 Hands-on Session 1
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison & Academic Services, University of Newcastle

14.45 Tea (Lecture Hall, Sterling Memorial Library)

15.15 Hands-on Session 2
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison & Academic Services, University of Newcastle

16.00 What will you do now?  Outcomes to take back to base
A summary and some challenges from the Chair

16.30 Close of seminar