Measuring up to expectations?: usage data and electronic journals
Scientific Societies Lecture Theatre, London W1
Monday 22 October 2001
As the use and availability of electronic journals grow, libraries, publishers and intermediaries have a shared interest in the development of consistent and meaningful usage statistics. The building of a complete picture of the usage of e-journals is challenging and complex. Librarians want compatibility of data and reporting formats in order to refine collection development strategies and to support requests for increased funding. Publishers need to collate usage information from a variety of sources to enhance their understanding of the user market and to develop future editorial policy.
Bringing together international experts from across the serials industry, this seminar will give insights into the work being done to turn these goals into reality, as well as presenting specific advice on how, in the meantime, to maximise the benefits of the usage statistics currently available.
Presentations from the seminar
- Usage statistics in practice – Tony Kidd, Glasgow University Library – Powerpoint Presentation ~109Kb
- A Publisher’s Perspective: Working Together to Understand Usage – David Sommer, Synergy Product Manager, Blackwell Publishing – Powerpoint Presentation ~451Kb
- EAJUS: A plan to publish audited usage statistics – Jerry Cowhig, Managing Director, IoP Publishing – Powerpoint Presentation ~1061Kb
- Vendor based e-journal usage statistics: A progress report on the work of a PALS working group – Hazel Woodward, Cranfield University – Powerpoint Presentation ~63Kb
- Measuring the Use of Electronic Services: Chronicling ARL’s E-Metrics Project – Rush Miller, Hillman University Librarian, University of Pittsburgh – Powerpoint Presentation ~272Kb
- Presentations by Roger Brown and John Sumsion are not currently available.