LibStatWhy a unified library usage statistics database?

Lukas KosterLibrary Systems DepartmentLibrary of the University of AmsterdamL.Koster@uva.nl

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

That’s why!

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

Sources of statistical data Internal (Library Systems Department)

MetaLib SFX ILS: OCLC (PICA) LBS

National (The Netherlands) OCLC (PICA) GGC (Union Catalogue)

External (Acquisitions Department) Databases E-Journals

Internal (University) Repositories Research databases …

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

MetaLib/SFXMetaLib/SFX

ILSILS

LibSys Dept DatabasesDatabases

E-JournalsE-Journals

Acq.Dept

GGCGGC

OCLC

Repositories,Repositories,Etc.Etc.

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

Overview of electronic databases Databases (August 28 2008)

MetaLib: 689 (UvA) + 89 (HvA) = 778 129 (UvA) + 21 (HvA) = 150 (19%) metasearchable

E-Journals SFX:

100+ Targets (Publishers) 24000 e-Journals

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

Management information needs Quantitative

Collection management Financial management

Qualitative Usability Deployment of tools, software, systems Improvement of user interfaces Improvement of navigational structure

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

Quantitative Management information needs

How many downloads from Ingenta per month? How many downloads from SpringerLink for a specific

faculty? How many searches in ScienceDirect per year/faculty? How many print journals do we also have as e-Journals?

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

Qualitative Management information needs

How do people find databases? Do people find the databases they need? How do people get to full text?

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

Answer We don’t know….. Or rather:

In SFX: so many, divided over IP ranges A..Z In SpringerLink: so many for University as a whole In MetaLib: so many Etc….

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

General issues Large number of sources Differences in type of data and presentation Standards not universally applied (COUNTER, SUSHI) No automatic linking of sources Divided responsibilities:

Library Systems Department Acquisitions Department

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LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

General issues - usage per unit Origin of usage

Based on IP address Majority “anonymous”

Public pc’s Library main building VPN (random IP address)

Remainder: per location or job

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LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

Issues internal sources: default reports MetaLib

Limited number of default reports Missing data Missing selection filters (i.e. IP address) Missing data presentations (i.e. IP address)

SFX Limited number of default reports

OCLC(PICA) LBS LBS4: Business Objects

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LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

Issues external sources Databases, e-Journals

Data to be obtained from publisher Admin website Email Harvesting (SUSHI)

Formats very different, not comparable Internal UvA IP address ranges? No.

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

Compiled totals difficult to determine Total usage per database/e-Journal

MetaLib+SFX+native interface, etc.

Navigation through different systems

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

MetaLibresults

ASPresults

ASP record

Full Text Scenarios

MetaLib

SFX

FullText button (SFX)

External link

MetaLib

SFX

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MetaLibresults

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statistics

New management information system - LibStat

LibStat - Why a unified library usage statistics database?

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www.rug.nl/bibliotheek Idea Staff