Making Usage Data Meaningful

Monday, March 17, 2014 at 9:50 AM–10:35 AM CDT
Room 204
Conference Track

2. Collection Development & Assessment

Keywords

benchmarks, usage data

Learning Objectives

Articulate a process for creating library peer groups, Identify library-specific factors that are related to high electronic resource usage

Abstract

Assessing the use of electronic resources is challenging for libraries. Establishing usage benchmarks within library peer groups and examining data beyond vendor-provided usage statistics develops a richer context for assessment. This presentation will describe the process and results from a benchmarking study of over 200 libraries in North Carolina.

Online Conference

Online Conference Session

Presenters

Jill Morris, NC LIVE
Emily Guhde, NC LIVE
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