Measuring the Impact of the Repository and Sharing that Information with Shareholders Aaron Doran, bepress June 3, 2016 Email: dc-support@bepress.com Phone: (510) 665-1200 ext. 2
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Aligning the IR with Institutional Goals Know Campus Goals Think Strategically Measure Success Share Impact
In Summary, Libraries need to be able to demonstrate to stakeholders how they are contributing to larger institutional goals.
How are other repositories sharing their success?
Material Physics Group receives Monthly Admins Reports
Purdue Uses Readership Maps to Showcase Global Impact
How do I share my success?
Consider Who is your audience? What format will best convey your message? What information will have the greatest impact?
What Data can Demonstrate Impact? Location Information of Downloads Indicates Success of Local Initiatives and Showcases the Global Reach of the Repository Knowing Which Institutions are Utilizing Repository Content Proves the Relevance of Research at Your Institution Tracking Content Added to the Repository Demonstrates the Hard Work of the Library
Annual Reports
Short Reports
Other Methods Presentations Press Releases Blogs
Other Methods Presentations Press Releases Blogs Tweets
Gathering Your Data
Digital Commons Dashboard
What’s New? Institution Specific Branding Country and Region Heatmaps Usage Reports and Dashboard Unified Expanded Date Options Filters and Shortcuts Shareable Links
The New Layout - Explore Readership
Charting Institutions
View Readership by Country
View Country Information on a Heatmap
And Zoom Into Regions
Referrers
Old Friends in New Places
Information is Now Available as a Graph
Reports Are Generated in a Familiar Way
Updated Interface for Generating Reports
Easily Show Repository Growth with New Works Posted Report
Let’s Get Specific
Choose Specific Structures Based on Repository Layout
Select a Timeframe
Filter Based on Discipline and/or Publication Structure Type
Save Your View For Later
Sharing Success
Create Public Links
What They See
What They See
See Usage and Turn Off Links
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