Electronic Journal Usage Statistics in Practice

This paper reflects on the growing importance of usage statistics, citing increased provision of electronic journals, their increasing use, and in particular their increasing cost. The need selectively to promote particular services and titles, and the place of performance indicators, are also cover...

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Published in:Serials (Oxford, England) England), 2002-03, Vol.15 (1), p.11-17
Main Author: Kidd, Tony
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquisition and access: development policy, licenses, censorship
Collection management
Data collection
Electronic periodicals
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Library and documentation centre management
Library and information science. General aspects
Library management
Sciences and techniques of general use
Seminars
UK Serials Group
Use and user studies. Information needs
Use statistics
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Summary:This paper reflects on the growing importance of usage statistics, citing increased provision of electronic journals, their increasing use, and in particular their increasing cost. The need selectively to promote particular services and titles, and the place of performance indicators, are also covered. Particular examples of the value of usage statistics are given in relation to budget allocation, collection management and collection development, and marketing of journal availability to users. The importance of statistics that are comprehensive, comparable, and easy to analyse is stressed, and current efforts to increase standardisation are supported. This paper is adapted from a presentation prepared for a one-day seminar on Usage Data and E-journals, organised by the UK Serials Group in October 2001.
ISSN:0953-0460
1475-3308
DOI:10.1629/1511