The librarians at Cedars-Sinai have been monitoring Ovid database usage for several years.
Statistics document a dramatic increase in system use with the addition of online journals.
Both the number of interactive sessions and the number of hours spent on the Ovid system are increasing significantly. Access from outside of the library has increased. Maintaining these statistics has helped us to increase the budget for online journals, to adjust the number of user licenses, and to justify continuing print subscriptions. We continue to monitor Ovid and print journal usage to support the concept that people will use library resources more if they are available when and where they are needed.