When there is no Vendor: Statistics for Free Clickthroughs via the Online Catalog

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When there is no Vendor: Statistics for Free Clickthroughs via the Online Catalog

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 10:10 AM–10:55 AM CDT

Salon D/E

Track

Collection Development and Assessment

Keywords

Free Resources; Statistics

Abstract

We know about COUNTER; we're familiar with SUSHI. But who has statistics for patron access to free resources? [crickets chirping here]. Learn how to track clickthroughs and make use of these statistics in decision-making. Instructions will be provided so that anyone can implement this in their online catalog.

Learning Objectives

understand the value of clickthrough statistics for free resources, and how to request that a similar technology be implemented in their library.

hashtag

#stats #erl12