When
to
November 18 2010 - 09:00
About the Event
This new one-day seminar from UKSG follows on from the UKSG Usage Statistics Training Seminar, which has now been running successfully for several years.
Course summary/why you should attend
Libraries have access to more data than ever before about the way that their electronic resources are being used by readers, and advances in standardisation led by the COUNTER initiative are making these more accessible and reliable as a basis for decision making.
At the same time, public sector institutions are being asked to make extremely difficult choices about priorities for spending. Although this presents huge challenges, it can also be an impetus to change the ways in which services are provided.
This seminar offers four case studies on how usage statistics are informing the decision-making process in real life and gives delegates the chance to share their own experiences, positive and negative, with using statistics for decision making.
Course level and previous knowledge required
This course is at intermediate/advanced level, and aimed at those who already have some experience of gathering usage statistics. It will be of particular interest to librarians and library managers working in the further and higher education sector but may also be of interest to those working in other areas of the scholarly information industry.
Please note: We also highly recommend the UKSG Usage Statistics Training Seminar, a practical workshop on gathering and manipulating usage statistics which is run twice a year.
Learning objectives
Delegates will:
• learn about practical ways that e-journal and e-book usage statistics have been used by staff in university libraries to inform decision-making processes
• discuss their own experiences of gathering and manipulating usage statistics in order to make financial, management, and service decisions.
Fee
UKSG members: £150.00 + £26.25 VAT [17.5%] (total £176.25)
Non-members: £200.00 + £35.00 VAT [17.5%] (total £235.00)
The fee includes refreshments and lunch.
Venue
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (Library)
1 Carlton House Terrace
London
SW1Y 5DB
Tel.: 020 7451 7300 (Reception)
Programme
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.20 Welcome and introduction by the Chair and UKSG representative
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison & Academic Services, Newcastle University
10.30 Apples, oranges and other unfair comparisons: ensuring decisions are
based on reliable information
Terry Bucknell, Electronic Resources Manager, University of Liverpool
11.15 Patron-led acquisition of e-books: managing the risks and exploiting the benefits
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison & Academic Services, Newcastle University
12.00 Evaluating the Big Deal: what metrics matter?
Selena Killick, Research & Development Officer, Cranfield University
12.45 Lunch
13.45 Counting the cost: the role usage statistics can play in a library subscriptions review
Sarah Thompson, Acting Customer Services Manager and Content Acquisition Librarian, University of York
14.30 Questions for the panel on the case studies presented
15.00 Tea
15.15 Open forum
Delegates are invited to speak about issues and challenges they have encountered with usage statistics and managerial decision making, and invite comment and advice from the panel. Comments are welcome on the day but to make this forum more effective, delegates are invited to submit their questions/issues for the panel, via the UKSG Administrator, at the time of booking.
15.45 Feedback and evaluation forms
16.00 Close of seminar
How to book
The booking date for this course has now passed. For further information, please contact Karen Sadler at UKSG by e-mail: karen@uksg.org or be telephone: (0)1865 310834
Venue location details will be sent with confirmation of booking.
Cancellations
By Wednesday 10 November 2010: full refund
From Thursday 11 November 2010: no refund
NB: UKSG reserves the right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its reasonable control without being obliged to refund monies.