Recommendation 1:
Usage statistics provide libraries with important cost-per-use information that can be used in budgeting and planning. Little (2013)
Recommendation 2:
Don't report data in a vacuum. Provide meaningful highlights that imply there is library staff mediated service behind the numbers:
titles of courses taught, top 10 journals accessed, etc.
Recommendation 3:
Use descriptive indicator names. Instead of # of literature searches use # of literature reviews for staff. Break down by type of review: brief, comprehensive, systematic review, Combine with qualitative survey data when possible. See: Gann, Pratt (2013)
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This section offers approaches and standard templates for library stats collection. This page includes:
Usage stats are data that can be used for benchmarking for a library or for standardized data collection within a consortuium of libraries, such as the HSICT.
The focus of this page is quantitative data, including measuring the use of online resources, Methods and tools for collecting stats on service and collection use are addressed.
From eVALUEd, EvidencedBased, Brimingham City University, UK
A brief summary of Reason for Using Statistics.
Useful to investigate:
Advantages
Disadvantages
Issues to Consider
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