Title: Usage statistics of e-serials /
Authors: Fowler, David C.
Publisher: Haworth Information Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Electronic journals Use studies.; Libraries Special collections Electronic journals; Electronic journals Statistics.; Statistics.; Libraries
Abstract: "Tackles this difficult issue by exploring in details the proper evauation of the level of usage of electronic resources. Noted experts discuss their own experiences in the field from multiple viewpoints and backgrounds, providing the reader with a well-rounded view of the entire topic."--Page 4 of cover.
Contents: Practical considerations in the standardization and dissemination of usage statistics / Alea Henle, Donnice Cochenour -- Are we really balancing the ledger with e-journals? / Randle Gedeon -- Shared purchase/shared responsibility : a stewardship tool for consistent e-usage evaluation / Susanne K. Clement -- MaxData : a project to help librarians maximize e-journal usage data / Carol Tenopir ... [et al.] -- E-resource management in Connecticut academic libraries : 2005 CCALD survey results / Carol Abatelli -- Deriving usage statistics from local library management software / Arun Kumar, Martin P. Brändle -- Serials solutions and the art of statistics gathering / David C. Fowler -- Application of electronic serial usage statistics in a national laboratory / Christine F. Noonan, Melissa K. McBurney -- Usage statistics of electronic-government resources / Susan L. Kendall, Celia Bakke -- The implications of usage statistics as an economic factor in scholarly communications / Heather Morrison -- E-journal usage statistics in action : a case study from Cancer Research UK / Angela Boots ... [et al.] -- Lies, damn lies, and usage statistics : what's a librarian to do? / Rickey Best -- Statistics drive marketing efforts / Eleonora Dubicki -- Uses of necessity, or uses of convenience? : what usage statistics reveal and conceal about electronic serials / Norm Medeiros -- The next steps in developing usage statistics for e-serials / Elise Anderson -- Usage statistics in context : develop effective assessment practices through collaboration / Joan E. Conger -- Electronic resource usage data: standards and possibilities / Janet K. Chisman.