From: Annanaomi=Sams%LIBRARY%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.medlib-l
Subject: re: PLUSNET USAGE
Date: 3 Jan 93 19:12:57 GMT
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Question 1:  Concerning your PLUSNET stats:  how many transactions (refs
browsed, downloaded, printed, hours of usage) do you log on your CD PLUSNET
in a month (on the average...)?
        Medline, 1988 forward
                citations browsed       77631
                citations printed        9356
                citations downloaded     3084
        Medline 83
                citations browsed        2978
                citations printed         316
                citations downloaded      527
        Medline 76
                citations browsed        1411
                citations printed         174
                citations downloaded      464
        Medline 66
                citations browsed         778
                citations printed          88
                citations downloaded      356

        Nursing, 1983 forward
                citations browsed        8859
                citations printed        1465
                citations downloaded        4

This is the monthly average for 8.5 months with PLUSNET1.

 Because of the recent discussion on CDROMLAN, I would have to conclude
 these statistics are on the low side; apparently the cdpstats module does
 not record uses for those who do not log off.  I would estimate those users
 at more than 15% (a wild guess).

Additionally we have CD PLUS' MedFive loaded onto a "campus" network.  The
network has 1000+ subscribers, but you must make a special request to have
the Library CD-ROM Tower available to you via menu selection.  Approx. 150
have done so.  There are approx. 8-11 daily uses of CD-PLUS on that system.
The stats module used on the network does not include citations browsed,
printed or downloaded.


Question 2:  Is your entire facility (hospital, academic medical center,
satellite libraries) networked?

        No, our entire medical center (school, research, hospital) is not
        networked.  Even if it were, the PLUSNET offerings would not be
        available via the network (due to network incompatibilities).  We hope
        this will be addressed and removed as a barrier to access during the
        coming year.

Question 3:  Does your PLUSNET configuration support dial access?
If so,who may dial in?

        The week of Christmas we installed PLUSNET2 with 8 dial-in lines.
        We anticipate allowing all Medical Center students, staff and faculty
        dial-in privileges.  Additionally we will enable affiliated faculty
        privileges.

Question 4:  Where are PLUSNET workstations located?

        PLUSNET1 (April-Dec. 1992) workstations were in the library.
        PLUSNET2 workstations are also in the library, supplemented by
        8 dial-in lines.

Question 5:  Do you assess any charges for PLUSNET access?  Who must pay?

   With PLUSNET1 we charged $5.00/half-hour to anyone not eligible for
   free use.  Those eligible for free use include:  Medical Center staff,
   faculty, students, affiliated faculty and members of the local medical
   society.  It did not include faculty or students from other campuses of
   UMass (Amherst, Lowell, Boston, or Dartmouth).
   Those who have paid to use the system most often include researchers
   from the local biotech companies, entrepeneurs, graduate students from
   other local colleges in the Worcester area. Our statistics show that
   these users account for a very small amount of business, i.e. 289 half-
   hour sessions.
   With PLUSNET2, and dial-in, we are rewriting our policies.  We are looking
   at several models for affiliated users.  We will also look at the use of
   deposit accounts for traffic by non-affiliateds.
   We also expect to add non-CD PLUS databases to the PLUSNET2.  Licensing
   will, as usual, dictate who can use it and the number of concurrent users
   for each database.


Annanaomi Sams                      University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Deputy Library Director                                   55 Lake Avenue North
Medical Library                                            Worcester, MA 01655
asams@umassmed.ummed.edu                                          508-856-2399
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