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October 19 2021 - 17:00
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United Kingdom
About the Event
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Summary
Those with a responsibility for overseeing the management of library collections have more access than ever to statistical data to assist with evaluation and to justify return on investment, and enhancement of the user experience. Understanding the library's use of this data is also vital for publishers. Advances in standardisation led by the COUNTER initiative have made statistics more accessible and reliable as a basis for decision making.
Increasingly, libraries are being asked to make extremely difficult decisions about the priorities for their spending within a strategic context. Although this presents huge challenges, it can also be an impetus to change the ways in which services are provided. Publishers need to be aware of what statistics librarians are looking at and how they are being used to inform collection development.
This seminar provides illustrations by expert decision makers on how statistics are used to make strategic decisions. It will also present the challenges, such as demonstrating value and presenting data to different audiences. Future developments within the field will also be addressed, together with considerations of how these will impact on decision making in the future, for example new approaches to analytics. There will be discussion on how the development of open access is impacting on usage behaviour and influencing considerations for collection development.
Delegates will have the opportunity to reflect on the role of statistics in the broader context of further and higher education, and the culture of assessment that is becoming increasingly prominent within the sector. There will be the chance to share experiences, positive and negative, of using statistics for decision making and delegates will be encouraged to actively participate throughout the day.
Who should attend?
This seminar is aimed at both those in libraries who need to analyse or interpret usage data to support decision making about resources and collections, within a strategic context. It will be of interest to those with a responsibility for overseeing the management and evaluation of library collections in the further and higher education sector, and who need to demonstrate impact and value to senior leadership teams, rather than those involved in the operational role. It may also be of interest to those working in other areas of the scholarly information industry. It will also be of importance to publishers who need to understand the collection development decisions of their customers.
Please note: This seminar does not cover the practical aspects of collecting usage data, or of creating reports. These topics are covered by the UKSG Practical Usage Statistics for Librarians seminar, a hands-on workshop on gathering and manipulating usage statistics.
Both days will be recorded and available for playback on demand post event for registered delegates.
We welcome participants from all corners of the globe to join our seminars, however speakers and topics are generally UK focussed, if you have any doubt about the suitability please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Learning Objectives
Delegates will:
- learn about ways in which library resource usage statistics have been used by staff in university libraries to inform decision-making processes
- develop an understanding of how usage statistics can be used to demonstrate value from a publisher perspective
- gain knowledge of the impact of open access publishing on usage statistics and demonstrating value
- gain a greater insight into the wider environment and context in which usage statistics decision making is carried out and new approaches to this
- have an opportunity to discuss and share experiences of gathering and manipulating usage statistics to make financial, management and service decisions, as well as evidencing value.
Attendee Information
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Accessibility
UKSG wants to provide the best possible experience for all our delegates, making presentations as accessible and inclusive as possible.
Our intention were possible is to strongly encourage our speakers to provide auto generated closed captioning for both live and recorded events as well as to make sure their slides as easy as possible for all people to read. In addition we can provide auto generated transcripts post event for each of the recorded sessions.
If you have particular accessibility needs or questions about this seminar/webinar, we welcome you to contact events@uksg.org
Thank you to our event sponsor
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Programme
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Programme and Speakers
Programme
Speakers
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10:00
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Log in and Housekeeping* All times quoted are BST (British Summer Time) |
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10:00
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Chair's welcome and introductionMeet our Chair's and Co-Chairs for the day. 
Birgit Fraser
Anglia Ruskin University
Birgit has worked in the Higher Education sector for 17 years. For the past year, she has worked as Assistant Director: Academic and Content Services at Anglia Ruskin University. Birgit leads teams in delivering high quality academic liaison and research support, acquiring and managing print and online collections, delivering content to users and providing a comprehensive range of information and digital skills training to support our staff and students.
Nathan Newey
Anglia Ruskin University
Having worked in academic libraries for almost 30 years, I have had a change in direction and now work for Browns Books who are a leading supplier of monographs and e-books to all types of educational establishments in the UK and beyond. My role as Regional Area Manager for London still enables me to interact with libraries ensuring that Browns gives the best possible service to its customers. 
Klara Finnimore
Royal College of Art
Klara is the Journals and E-Resources Librarian at the Royal College of Art. She has responsibility for managing and developing the RCA's online collection of journals and databases, as well as maintaining the current and archived print journal collections. She also contributes to the work of a number of committees across the library sector. 
Anja van Hoek
Brill
Anja van Hoek is Program Manager Online Resources at Brill, where she is overseeing Brill’s online publishing program. A major part of her role is the coordination of the various aspects - relating to Brill’s online publishing program - between publishing, sales and marketing. Working closely with the Data and Platform Teams within Brill’s Operation department she plays an important role in monitoring usage data. |
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10:10
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E-resource renewal: decision-making made simple!An overview of how Anglia Ruskin University approach the renewal of e-resource subscriptions using regular reviews, calculating a cost per use and submitting a business case when required. Usage and cost data is collated and maintained in a spreadsheet with colour-coding to identify resources that are not performing to our pre-agreed standard. This makes it easier to concentrate our decision-making on resources that are performing less well and documents our reasoning to further support decision-making in subsequent years.
Sarah Packard
Anglia Ruskin University
I have worked at Anglia Ruskin University for over 20 years in a variety of roles. Currently in my role as Content Delivery Librarian I am responsible for maintaining consistent and accurate metadata for all library resources ensuring that our holdings are accurately represented in our resource discovery layer and full access to our online resources is maintained. As part of my role I also collate and manipulate and present usage data to aid decision making with regard to renewal of our e-resources. |
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10:40
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Using data to assess transformative agreements at the University of SalfordThis session will explore how open access and publishing data is used alongside subscription and usage data to assess transformative agreements at the University of Salford. As a teaching intensive university, with specialist areas of research, deals must offer value for money and meet the current and future needs of students and researchers. We will discuss our experience of using Unsub data and describe the processes and frameworks we use for assessing deals and how our research and acquisitions teams work together. 
Wendy Taylor
University of Salford
Wendy has been Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Salford since 2019 and has held previous roles in cataloguing and repositories. As part of her role in the Library's Research Support Team, she provides training and advice on open access, research dissemination and open research to PGRs and academic staff of all disciplines. She also manages applications to the University's institutional and UKRI open access funds and transformative agreements. |
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11:10
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Break |
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11:30
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Applying theory in practice - interactive exerciseThis session provides an opportunity for delegates to share their thoughts and ideas in response to three practical decision making scenarios. Comments will be shared via the interactive online tool Padlet.
Klara Finnimore
Royal College of Art
Klara is the Journals and E-Resources Librarian at the Royal College of Art. She has responsibility for managing and developing the RCA's online collection of journals and databases, as well as maintaining the current and archived print journal collections. She also contributes to the work of a number of committees across the library sector. |
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12:00
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Cancelling the Big Deal at SUNY: Making the Decision and Impacts on STEM Faculty at the University at BuffaloThe State University of New York (SUNY) system announced the cancellation of the Science Direct "Big Deal" in early 2020. The University at Buffalo (UB), a flagship institution in SUNY, is the largest and most comprehensive campus in the 64-campus SUNY system. Erin Rowley, Head of Science & Engineering Library Services and Engineering Librarian, and Amanda McCormick, Sciences Librarian, served on the UB Libraries Science Direct Task Force leading up to the SUNY-wide cancellation decision. This session will discuss data and other information considered leading up to that decision, as well as impacts of the cancellation on science and engineering faculty, stemming from a multi-site study Ms. Rowley and Ms. McCormick took part in.
Erin Rowley
University at Buffalo
Erin Rowley is the Head of Science & Engineering Library Services at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) and serves as the Engineering Librarian as well as the Collections Coordinator for the sciences and engineering. She holds an MLS from the University at Buffalo and a BA degree in Communication from the State University of New York at Geneseo. Her research interests include grey literature in engineering, the importance of information literacy and technical communication in the engineering education curriculum, and collection development in science and engineering disciplines. 
Amanda McCormick
University at Buffalo
Amanda McCormick is a member of the Science and Engineering Library Services team at the University at Buffalo (NY, US), where she serves as the Natural Sciences Librarian. Her research focuses on collection development in academic libraries and the profession of librarianship. She holds an MLS and a JD from the University at Buffalo, as well as a BS degree in Biology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
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12:30
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Lunch Break |
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13:30
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Getting intelligent about data: observations from a senior leadership perspective.
Data can help us to tell compelling stories, evidence our decision making and demonstrate our value and impact, in order to support and influence our wider communities. Sarah will highlight some of the ways the University of York Library has used usage statistics and other data to communicate with key stakeholders, identify priorities and refine and develop its services and collections. 
Sarah Thompson
University of York
Sarah Thompson is Head of Content and Open Research and a member of the Library, Archives and Learning Services Leadership Team at the University of York. She takes an active role in the RLUK Collection Strategy Network and in the White Rose Libraries Partnership, and is a member of the White Rose University Press Management Board. She also participates in a number of different national and international consortia groups and publisher and supplier advisory boards.
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14:10
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Break |
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14:30
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Usage and Beyond: Telling a Story with DataAn exploration of the various metrics a publisher can provide and how you can use them to tell a story about your institution’s interactions with the publisher, the platform and the product. This session will cover what is included within the COUNTER reports, as well as touching on further metrics outside of those reports. 
Rosie Norman
Taylor and Francis
Rosie has worked at Taylor & Francis for the last 7 years and leads the Customer & Sales team within the Research & Analytics Department, supporting the Commercial teams with reporting, analytics and exterise on key customer metrics, such as COUNTER 5. |
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15:00
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Panel SessionBirgit Fraser will host the panel session.
Rosie Norman
Taylor & Francis
Rosie has worked at Taylor & Francis for the last 7 years and leads the Customer & Sales team within the Research & Analytics Department, supporting the Commercial teams with reporting, analytics and exterise on key customer metrics, such as COUNTER 5.
Wendy Taylor
University of Salford
Wendy has been Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Salford since 2019 and has held previous roles in cataloguing and repositories. As part of her role in the Library's Research Support Team, she provides training and advice on open access, research dissemination and open research to PGRs and academic staff of all disciplines. She also manages applications to the University's institutional and UKRI open access funds and transformative agreements.
Sarah Thompson
University of York
Sarah Thompson is Head of Content and Open Research and a member of the Library, Archives and Learning Services Leadership Team at the University of York. She takes an active role in the RLUK Collection Strategy Network and in the White Rose Libraries Partnership, and is a member of the White Rose University Press Management Board. She also participates in a number of different national and international consortia groups and publisher and supplier advisory boards.
Erin Rowley
University at Buffalo
Erin Rowley is the Head of Science & Engineering Library Services at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) and serves as the Engineering Librarian as well as the Collections Coordinator for the sciences and engineering. She holds an MLS from the University at Buffalo and a BA degree in Communication from the State University of New York at Geneseo. Her research interests include grey literature in engineering, the importance of information literacy and technical communication in the engineering education curriculum, and collection development in science and engineering disciplines. |
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15:30
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Summary and close of day |
Registration
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