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SUMMARY:UKSG Usage data for decision making online seminar 2026
DESCRIPTION:This seminar is aimed at those responsible for collecting\, analysing and making recommendations based on usage data\, whether in a library setting or within a publishing organisation. This online seminar will take place over two days 3rd & 4th November (9:00 start)\, for more details please visit the programme section below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 3\, 2026 – 12:45 GMTtoWednesday\, November 4\, 2026 – 12:00 GMT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere\n\n\n\n\n\nOnlineUnited Kingdom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to register  \n\n\n\nUKSG membership rate: £70+VAT \n\n\n\nNon-membership rate: £82.00+VAT \n\n\n\nDetails of membership can be found at  https://www.uksg.org/join \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Summary \n\n\n\n\n\nThose 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. \n\n\n\nIncreasingly\, 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. \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nDelegates 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.  Delegates will be encouraged to actively participate throughout the day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend \n\n\n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nPlease 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. \n\n\n\nBoth days will be recorded and available for playback on demand post event for registered delegates.  \n\n\n\nWe 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.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives \n\n\n\n\n\nDelegates will:  \n\n\n\n\ngain a greater insight into the wider environment and context in which usage statistics decision making is carried out and new approaches to this\n\n\n\nlearn about ways in which library resource usage statistics have been used by staff in university libraries to inform decision-making processes\n\n\n\ndevelop an understanding of how usage statistics can be used to demonstrate value from a publisher perspective\n\n\n\ngain knowledge of the impact of open access publishing on usage statistics and demonstrating value\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendee Information \n\n\n\n\n\nThe webinar tool we use is Go to Webinar. To test your system ahead of time visit https://support.goto.com/webinar/system-check-attendee \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\n\n\nUKSG wants to provide the best possible experience for all our delegates\, making presentations as accessible and inclusive as possible. \n\n\n\nOur 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. \n\n\n\nIf you have particular accessibility needs or questions about this seminar/webinar\, we welcome you to contact events@uksg.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecording \n\n\n\n\n\nThe sessions will be recorded and available to all registered delegates only after the event\, so if you unable to join us live or want to review any presentation this will be available.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nDay 1 – 3 NovemberDay 2 – 4 November\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.45 \n\n\n\n\n\nIntroduction & welcome \n\n\n\nAll times stated are GMT \n\n\n\n\n\n. \n\n\n\n. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nLibrary Usage Data for Strategic Decisions \n\n\n\nHow can library usage data move beyond reporting to support better strategic decisions? This presentation explores practical approaches to using usage data\, visualisation\, automation and AI in an academic library environment. Drawing on real examples from London South Bank University\, it will demonstrate how Alma Analytics\, Power BI\, Python and SQL can help inform collection decisions\, renewal discussions\, service planning and resource management. The presentation will also explore the emerging role of AI in analysing and summarising usage data\, while considering where human judgement remains essential when interpreting trends and making decisions with financial or service implications. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbdul Qadeer Khan \n\n\n\nLondon South Bank University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nAbdul Qadeer Khan is an Acquisitions & Fulfilment Team Leader at London South Bank University\, with professional experience spanning library acquisitions\, systems\, digital resources\, data analytics and service improvement. Previously a Systems Librarian\, he has worked extensively with Alma Analytics\, Power BI\, Alma\, Leganto and other library technologies to support reporting and evidence-based decision-making. He holds an MSc in Data Science and is Microsoft PL-300 certified in Power BI\, with practical experience using Python and SQL for data analysis and automation. Abdul is particularly interested in applying data and emerging technologies to improve library services\, resource management and strategic decision-making. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.20 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nGenerative AI and data analysis: Some reflections \n\n\n\nGenerative AI has many applications in library work. One potential use is to support the analysis of data. This presentation explores how it might be used and how to manage the risks. It begins by reflecting on both our ambivalence about metricisation in general as a wider social trend and our specific concerns about how far generative AI can be trusted. It gives examples of the kinds of usage that can be made of generative AI for data analysis\, and suggests what safeguards need to be put in place to ensure responsible use. This interactive session is an opportunity for participants to share how they are using generative AI in data analysis and what their main concerns are. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Cox  \n\n\n\nSheffield University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nAndrew Cox is a senior lecturer at the School of Information\, Journalism and Communication\, University of Sheffield\, UK https://sheffield.ac.uk/ijc/people/andrew-cox. He is convenor of the IFLA Special Interest Group on AI and a former chair of ASIS&T’s AI SIG. As well as author of many recent peer reviewed journal articles on AI and libraries\, he is author of AI for Knowledge\, published by CRC press\, and AI for the Information Professional: A critical Guide\, published by Facet in 2026.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14.20 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nData Analyses for Non-Statisticians: The Intellectus Tools for Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analyses \n\n\n\nStatistical analyses are essential research methods and can be a challenge for researchers who are not statisticians. Choosing the appropriate methodology and implementing the methods are complicated\, requiring technical skills and significant efforts\, especially for qualitative analyses. Intellectus 360 provides a suite of tools\, enhanced with AI\, that provides guidance and scaffolding interactions that enable the researchers to make the right decisions in the context of their research. Intellectus Qualitative streamlines and reduces the rater-biases in creating themes and codes from the qualitative analyses of interviews and open text responses within minutes\, not months. The session will showcase the tools. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGerry Hanley \n\n\n\nCalifornia State University\, Long Beach/ MERLOT-SkillsCommons/ CUDA \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\n \n\n\n\nGerry Hanley Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Usability in Design and Accessibility at the California State University Long Beach and the Executive Director of MERLOT and SkillsCommons (free\, online educational libraries in academic and workforce disciplines). He received his BA\, MA\, and PhD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in Experimental Psychology. For over 10 years\, he has been the strategic advisor to Intellectus\, focused on the design of data analytic technologies that enable professionals with research questions to accurately use quantitative and qualitative statistical analyses to produce reliable evidence to inform decisions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nRound up of Day 1  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nClose \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9.10 \n\n\n\n\n\nUnder the COUNTER when usage data is harder to find \n\n\n\nCOUNTER stats are great for the majority of our journal and ebook holdings\, but what about the resources which don’t supply COUNTER stats? As libraries are increasingly asked to give access to a range of non-traditional resources such as maps\, business data and law sites\, as well as specialist journals and magazine titles the job of gathering and analysing usage can be complex. This session will look at some of the other places Edge Hill goes hunting for usage\, including directly from publishers websites\, as well as using data from EZProxy to gain evidence of usage\, as well as addressing some of the drawbacks to these methods \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuth Smalley  \n\n\n\nEdge Hill University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nRuth is the Content and Discovery Manager at Edge Hill University. In her current role she manages the purchase of both print and e-resources as well as ensuring discoverability on the library catalogue. Ruth has had a varied career with roles in PR and teaching\, before a career change took her to working in public libraries and then moving into higher education libraries. Ruth has a particular interest in evidence based collection decisions and is actively working to certification as a Power BI user \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:50 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:10 \n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:50 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.10 \n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.50 \n\n\n\n\n\nRound up of day 2  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nClose \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe variety of perspectives made it really interesting \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFantastic lineup. Learned from all presenters. A couple who really stood out were Tasha Mellins-Cohen\, Aron Lindhagen\, and Andrew Knight. Their presentations were particularly relevant to my work and they had information on specific\, practical processes and tips. \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntense and information-packed. 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