Electronic Resources Librarian Decoding the Data Maze Rose Buttimer, Electronic Resources Librarian 5 December 2018
Snapshot Data collection plan Data standards Sourcing the data Potential risks Presenting information Lessons learnt
Back in the Day…
Where we are today…
Who Why What When Where How
COUNTER reports [https://www.projectcounter.org/]
Sourcing the Data
Accessing the Administrator Area Some sites are straightforward
Not all resources are COUNTER compliant
Potential Risks Metrics – which option? Sources – what’s best? PsycARTICLES [APA] DB1: Record Views = 6,971 JR1: Full Text Downloads = 12,852 Sources – what’s best? Data Quality Consistency Verifiability Retain Source Data Historical data Resource transfers
Dashboards
Patterns
One Part of the Story?
Another Part of the Story?
A Fuller Picture?
Contact details: Rose Buttimer Electronic Resources Librarian University College Cork Email: r.buttimer@ucc.ie LibraryResources@ucc.ie Tel.: +353 (0)21 490 2085 Web: http://libguides.ucc.ie/eresources