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Usage statistics in ActionLorraine Estelle, Director of COUNTER
EIFL General Assembly 2015THURSDAY, 12 November 2015
Why consistent, credible usage statistics are important
Scenario 1A university purchases two journal subscriptions for 2015: Journal X for £25,000 and Journal Y for £10,000Journal X is showing 60,000 views and downloads, compared with 200 for Journal Y Journal X£25,000 / 60,000 = £0.42 per useJournal Y: £10,000 / 200 = £50 per use
Why consistent, credible usage statistics are important
It is a case of trust
maintains reliable,
consistent and credible
usage statistics
free and open standard for counting the
use of electronic resources
international initiative aiming to improve
bibliometrics
community-led initiative supported by member fees
COUNTER Reports
• JOURNAL REPORTS: The number of full text articles (PDF or HTML) downloaded in a specified period by journal title• BOOK REPORTS: The number of books or book chapters (downloaded
in in a specified by book title• DATABASE REPORTS: The number of Record Views and Record Clicks
users have made in a specified period in a database or databases• MUTLIMEDIA REPORTS: The number of items downloaded in a
specified period in a database or database- Turn-away reports – unsuccessful accesses by your users
How libraries are using COUNTER data• As evidence to negotiate better deals with publishers• Informing decisions about which journals and resources to
subscribe • If they are well used continue• If they are not well used consider cancellation
• Informing the faculty about the value of the library and its resources• Informing the faculty about the resources students use and
which they don’t use
I'm excited about the JR5 because I can
finally answer the questions about
whether the use is coming from current issues or older ones
I like turnaways where I can get them.
I’ve used them to answer a query about
whether or not having a limit on
concurrent use for a particular resource has had an impact
We take out any archive/open access usage when looking
at cost per use by subtracting JR1a and JR1 GOA from the JR1
figure
Let me sing the praises of the JR5 report. So helpful for deciding
whether to renew subs w/perpetual access
consultation357 Responses 30 Countries
Priorities for action!
Improving the utility of COUNTER
What libraries want – top three priorities for COUNTER:
More Publishers to provide COUNTER data
More Publishers to implement SUSHI
Make the definitions easier to understand
SUSHI is important because it
enables machine
harvesting of usage data!
“Put energy and resources into vendor COUNTER compliance and complete SUSHI
implementation. That you for your contribution to librarianship! “
How to know if a publisher is compliant• Only publishers or vendors that pass and independent audit• The audit report is sent to COUNTER for approval• The publisher or vendor is listed on the COUNTER website• http://www.projectcounter.org/compliantvendors.html• The publisher or vendor can use the COUNTER logo
Use different languages, not only English!
“If you could convince more French publishers to become Counter compliant, that would be great!”
The importance of different languages
Demand for advice and guidance
“Would be great if you could do some really basic guides that could be given out to decision makers in institutions who are not part of the library services or have a library background.”
Are you aware of Usus, the independent community-run website for those interested in the usage of
online content?
39%61%
YES NO
Usus is an independent community-run website, building a community engaged in best practice. Since last year, the Usus team has resolved 21 issues and queries about COUNTER usage statistics! You can send the team your comments and questions:
http://www.usus.org.uk/
Join COUNTER!
Explain to publishers why
COUNTER is essential
Help us find sponsors for Usus in other languages
Share your best practice
Helping us to achieve the priorites
