JISC LIDP ILI2011

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Bryony Ramsden (Subject Librarian) Dave Pattern (Library Systems Manager) University of Huddersfield [email protected] | [email protected] Library Impact Data Project

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JISC Library Impact Data Project presentation at ILI2011

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Bryony Ramsden (Subject Librarian)Dave Pattern (Library Systems Manager)

University of [email protected] | [email protected]

Library Impact Data Project

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#lidp

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@graham_stone (Graham, Project Manager) @librarygirlknit (Bryony, Research Assistant) @daveyp (Dave, Technical Support)

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BackgroundLibrary Non & Low Usage Project

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Library Non & Low Usage Projectanalysing library usage since 2005

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• First-class honours (1)• Upper second class honours (2:1)• Lower second class honours (2:2)• Third-class honours (3)• Ordinary degree (without honours)

Measuring Library ImpactUK Undergraduate Degrees

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Library Visits2007/8 & 2008/9 honours graduates

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Library Loans2007/8 & 2008/9 honours graduates

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E-resource Logins2007/8 & 2008/9 honours graduates

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JISC Library Impact Data Project

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• University of Bradford • De Montfort University • University of Exeter • University of Huddersfield (lead partner)• University of Lincoln • Liverpool John Moores University • University of Salford • Teesside University

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Library Impact Data Projectproject partners

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• “There is a statistically significant correlation across a number of universities between library activity data and student attainment.”–http://library.hud.ac.uk/lidp

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Library Impact Data Projectproject hypothesis

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Library Impact Data Projectdisclaimer: not cause and effect!

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borrowing more books≠ better grade

...or does it? ;-)

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Library Impact Data Projectbook loans at Huddersfield (5 years)

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• Final degree classification• Course/Subject details• Total number of...

– library loans– e-resource logins– visits to the library

Library Impact Data Project data collected for each student...

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• UK Data Protection Act 1998– University Student Handbooks

• Data anonymisation• Project data release

– http://tinyurl.com/lidp-opendata– Open Data Commons Licence

Library Impact Data Projectlegal issues...

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• Available data problematic• Began with averages for basic analysis• Analysis based on differences

Library Impact Data Project statistical analysis

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Library Impact Data Project statistical analysis

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• Used as discovery tool• Ideal for unusual usage• Shameless

bribery

Library Impact Data Project focus groups

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Guidance on how toreplicate our research

http://tinyurl.com/lidp-opendata

Library Impact Data Project project toolkit

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Library Impact Data Project so, what next...?

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• Further research at Huddersfield...– analysis of the relationship at course level– how to target staff resources more

effectively – the impact of reading lists and

recommendations– feasibility of a national level service

Library Impact Data Project so, what next...?

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• There is a relationship between library resource use and degree attainment as demonstrated across multiple universities

• Independent research in other countries into this relationship has similar findings

Library Impact Data Projectsummary...