ICOLC Use Data Webinar Episode 4 TANSY MATTHEWS AUGUST (ACK!) 2010

First Questions about the SUSHI Harvester

Getting Philosophical Fundamental question about collecting use data.  Why bother?

What we use it for Advocacy Bibliographic instruction Purchasing decisions (sometimes)

Other uses?

How we present it Charts PivotCharts  PivotCharts are made from PivotTables which are made from the columnar data we discussed in Episode 2 (when I was loopy)

For example… Tracking use by individual member or title

Cost per use Tracking cost per use (Not dealing with the ethical questions of whether or not this is useful, etc. We do it.)

Questions? Comments? Tansy Matthews Associate Director Virtual Library of Virginia