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SUMMARY:UKSG Usage Statistics - Practical Skills for Librarians: Oxford
DESCRIPTION:Course summary \n\n\n\nCourse summary \n\n\n\nThis one-day training seminar will give a practical introduction to accessing\, collating\, presenting and utilising e-resource usage statistics by: \n\n\n\n• outlining the range of usage statistics available\, with a focus on COUNTER reports• giving an overview of tools available to gather and process statistics\, such as JUSP• exploring how statistics can be used for decision making• looking at future developments in the provision and exploitation of usage statistics. \n\n\n\nThere will also be the opportunity to gain some guided hands-on experience with manipulating usage data\, including: \n\n\n\n• exploring the layout and content of specific COUNTER e-journal and e-book reports• learning how to sort\, filter and highlight specific data in a report• learning powerful ways to summarise data for analysis• giving guidelines on how to collate e-resource statistics for the SCONUL statistical return. \n\n\n\nA workbook and sample Excel spreadsheets will be available pre-loaded on a USB memory stick for attendees to use during the day\, and also to take away for practice afterwards.  \n\n\n\nPlease note:  In order to allow participants hands-on experience at this training seminar attendance will be limited to 30.  \n\n\n\nWhy you should attend \n\n\n\nTo achieve a practical understanding of the collection and basic analysis of usage statistics\, particularly those conforming to the COUNTER Code of Practice. \n\n\n\nCourse level and previous knowledge required \n\n\n\nThose attending would usually have some experience of the practical management of e-journals\, e-books or databases.  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 \n\n\n\n• Gaining an overview of the range of statistics available\, and some of the tools available to gather them• Gaining insight into how usage statistics can be used as a practical tool in the library• Learning practical skills in manipulating and presenting usage data in Microsoft Excel. \n\n\n\nFee \n\n\n\nUKSG members:   £180.00 + £36.00 VAT [20%] (total £216.00)Non-members:   £230.00 + £46.00 VAT [20%] (total £276.00) \n\n\n\nThe fee includes refreshments and lunch. \n\n\n\nVenue \n\n\n\nIsis\, Thames SuiteOxford University Computing Services13 Banbury RoadOxfordOX2 6NN                     \n\n\n\nTel.:  01865 273200 (Reception) \n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n10.00   Registration and coffee \n\n\n\n10.30   Welcome and introduction by the ChairAnna Grigson\, Head of Collection Services Group\, London School of Economics \n\n\n\n10.40   Finding the data: An overview of the range of e-resource usage statistics  Jeff Woods\, Usage Analyst\, University of Liverpool \n\n\n\n11.10   Gathering resource usage data at King’s College London: A case studyKatie McNamara\, Subscriptions & Access Officer\, King’s College London \n\n\n\n11.45   Hands-on session\, part 1: Processing and normalising dataAnna Grigson and Jeff Woods \n\n\n\n12.45   Lunch \n\n\n\n13.30   Interpreting the data: Using statistics to support decision making  Jeff Woods \n\n\n\n14.00   Hands-on session\, part 2: Creating a reportAnna Grigson and Jeff Woods \n\n\n\n15.00   Tea \n\n\n\n15.15   Group exercise: Using your report for decision making \n\n\n\n15.45   Feedback and discussion from group exercise/questions  16.00   Close of seminar \n\n\n\nFeedback from previous UKSG Usage Statistics seminars \n\n\n\n“Excellent – gave me many techniques that I will take back and put into practice.”“Well organised\, good content\, good value.”“I found the practical tips particularly useful – it was very helpful to see Excel applied in a way that was relevant to my work.”“Very knowledgable presenters\, excellent workbook materials\, and engaging hands-on tasks.” \n\n\n\nHow to book \n\n\n\nBooking for this course is now closed.  For further information please contact Karen Sadler at UKSG by e-mail or by phone: +44 (0)1865 310834. \n\n\n\nVenue location details will be sent with confirmation of booking. \n\n\n\nCancellations \n\n\n\nBy Monday 1 September 2014 – full refundFrom Tuesday 2 September 2014 – no refund \n\n\n\nNB:  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.
URL:https://www.uksg.org/events/uksg-usage-statistics-practical-skills-for-librarians-oxford-2/
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SUMMARY:Free UKSG webinar: Future Casting – The Horizon Report and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free UKSG webinar to better understand how thinking about the future of Libraries can help you deliver services now and for an introduction to the NMC Horizon report for Libraries. Date: Wednesday 24 September 2014 Time: 1400 BST Duration: 45 minutes including Q&A (up to 60 minutes maximum if there is sufficient demand for an extended Q&A) Speaker: Dave Parkes Associate Director Information Services\, Teaching Excellence Fellow & National Teaching Fellow\, Staffordshire University More information and registration.
URL:https://www.uksg.org/events/free-uksg-webinar-future-casting-the-horizon-report-and-beyond/
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