(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-03-20)
Baker, Gayle; Read, Eleanor; Manoff, Maribeth
Libraries with collections of electronic journals receive vendor-supplied usage reports on a regular basis. Some also obtain data from local sources such
as link resolvers. This presentation will discuss how these data are manipulated and enhanced for administrative and collection management purposes
at the University of Tennessee Libraries.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-03-20)
Baker, Gayle; Highsmith, Cheryl; Ryan, Christine
A panel, comprised of well-respected electronic resource librarians, will discuss successful innovations for libraries with regards to eBooks. The panel will address the present practices and resources available today while at the same
time both speculating and debating about eBooks’ future.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)
Baker, Gayle; Read, Eleanor
In April 2006, a survey was mailed to over 360 library directors of Carnegie Research I and II institutions. Its purpose was to gather information about how librarians process and use vendor use data for electronic resources. 94 responses were received. The majority of the responses were from libraries serving populations of 10,000-20,000 FTE students.
Questions were asked about the amount of effort involved in working with the vendor reports and how the data are used in managing electronic resources. Open-ended questions were asked about the value of the data provided and the challenges in working with the data. The results will be presented, along with suggestions for further study.
This research was part of Maximizing Library Investments in Digital Collections through Better Data Collection and Analysis (MaxData), a three-year research project sponsored by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), with Dr. Carol Tenopir as the project leader.
Attendees will learn how librarians are working with vendor-supplied usage data and what data are of value in managing electronic resources.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006-03-25)
Baker, Gayle
Researchers at the University of Tennessee reviewed vendor-supplied usage data for 2005 from over 70 vendors of electronic resources, including the mechanisms for cquiring the data and analyzing it. Over
half of the reports were COUNTER-compliant for electronic journals and databases. The presentation will cover their findings. The research, part of the MaxData project at the University of Tennessee, was funded
by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).