1. Measuring the Impact of the Repository and Sharing that Information with Shareholders
Aaron Doran, bepress June 3,
Phone: (510) ext. 2

2. About me-press
Fig. 1A: Snowy the Yeti

3. Aligning the IR with Institutional Goals
Know Campus Goals
Think Strategically
Measure Success
Share Impact

4. In Summary,
Libraries need to be able to demonstrate to stakeholders how they are contributing to larger institutional goals.

5. How are other repositories sharing their success?

6. Material Physics Group receives Monthly Admins Reports

7. Purdue Uses Readership Maps to Showcase Global Impact

8. How do I share my success?

9. Consider Who is your audience?
What format will best convey your message?
What information will have the greatest impact?

10. 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

11. Annual Reports

12. Short Reports

13. Other Methods
Presentations
Press Releases
Blogs

14. Other Methods
Presentations
Press Releases
Blogs
Tweets

15. Gathering Your Data

16. Digital Commons Dashboard

17. What’s New? Institution Specific Branding Country and Region Heatmaps
Usage Reports and Dashboard Unified
Expanded Date Options
Filters and Shortcuts
Shareable Links

18. The New Layout - Explore Readership

19. Charting Institutions

20. View Readership by Country

21. View Country Information on a Heatmap

22. And Zoom Into Regions

23. Referrers

24. Old Friends in New Places

25. Information is Now Available as a Graph

26. Reports Are Generated in a Familiar Way

27. Updated Interface for Generating Reports

28. Easily Show Repository Growth with New Works Posted Report

29. Let’s Get Specific

30. Choose Specific Structures Based on Repository Layout

31. Select a Timeframe

32. Filter Based on Discipline and/or Publication Structure Type

33. Save Your View For Later

34. Sharing Success

35. Create Public Links

36. What They See

37. What They See

38. See Usage and Turn Off Links

39. WHO WANTS STICKERS?!