E-Resource Statistics What to do when you have no money Mary Walker, Electronic Resources Librarian Wichita State University Libraries Notes: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009

Introduction Wichita State University University Libraries “Urban Serving University” ≈ 13,300 enrollment University Libraries E-journals: 51,000 (29,000 unique titles) Databases: 150 E-Books: over 3,000

What We Track Databases DB1 DB2 E-Journals JR1 JR1a Cost-per-use

Database Statistics Collected & Recorded Monthly 4-8 hours to collect 8 hours to record

Database Statistics Legend

Database Statistics Spreadsheet

Database Statistics http://docs.cbuc.cat/fitxers/icolc04bcn/presentations/Brunning.ppt

Year End Summary Worksheet

Year End Provider Summary

Cost-Per-Use Can be complicated Simple concept – How much does it cost each time you use a database? Questions Include one-time set-up fee? Use fiscal year amount? Subscription period amount?

Database Cost-Per-Use Worksheet

E-Journal Statistics Collected & Recorded bi-annually 8 hours to collect 4 hours to process 56 hours to record

E-Journal Statistics Spreadsheet

Statistics Use Reports Funding Serials cut

Where They are Kept Shared drive CD Web Page (http://library.wichita.edu/colldev/dbstats.htm)

Future of Statistics at WSU Spreadsheets are disappearing Database – not after June E-Journal – ended in December Switching to Serials Solutions DRS Will continue to pull non-COUNTER reports ourselves CD web page will likely be continued

Thank You! Any Questions? mary.walker@wichita.edu