Usage Statistics Training Seminar (16 . 12 . 2008)
Course summary
This one-day training seminar, one of a series organised by UKSG and Project COUNTER, will give a practical hands-on introduction to accessing, collating, utilising, presenting, and marketing e-resource usage statistics, both COUNTER-compliant and otherwise. Experts from different sectors will provide their perspectives on the role and importance of usage statistics. Future developments in the provision and exploitation of use measurement statistics will also be covered.
Please note: Attendance at this training seminar will be limited to 24.
Why you should attend:
To achieve a comprehensive, practical understanding of the collection and analysis of usage statistics, particularly those conforming to the COUNTER Code of Practice.
Course level and previous knowledge required
Those attending are invited to consult the Project COUNTER website (http://www.projectcounter.org) in advance, as information on current COUNTER activities will be covered during the seminar.
NB: In order to get most benefit from the hands-on session, participants should have a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel: advanced knowledge is not required.
Learning objectives
- Project COUNTER - background, Codes of Practice, current activities, future developments
- A publisher's perspective on COUNTER
- Usage statistics as a practical tool in the library
- Outcomes to take back to the workplace.
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PROGRAMME
09.45 Registration and coffee
10.15 Welcome and introduction by the Chair
Tony Kidd, Assistant Director, Financial and Corporate Services,
University of Glasgow Library
10.25 A publisher's perspective on COUNTER
Jo Cross, Market Research Manager, Taylor and Francis Journals
11.05 Experiences on the ground: usage statistics as a practical tool in the library
Tony Kidd, Assistant Director, Financial and Corporate Services,
University of Glasgow Library
11.45 Providing an evidence base for consortium funders: the role of the
IReL Monitoring Group
John Cox, Acting Librarian, National University of Ireland, Galway
12.15 Lunch
13.00 Hands-on session (1)
Terry Bucknell, Electronic Resources Manager, University of Liverpool
14.30 Tea
15.00 Hands-on session (2)
Terry Bucknell, Electronic Resources Manager, University of Liverpool
15.30 Project COUNTER - current activities and future developments (including outcomes to take back to base and a summary and some challenges from the Chair)
Tony Kidd, Assistant Director, Financial and Corporate Services,
University of Glasgow Library
16.00 Close of seminar
Fee (includes refreshments and lunch)
UKSG or COUNTER members £150.00 (VAT exempt)
Non-members £200.00 (VAT exempt)
Venue
Trinity College Dublin
How to book
Please book via the UKSG website - www.uksg.org - or contact:
Karen Sadler, UKSG Administrator
Location details will be sent with confirmation of booking.
Cancellations
By Thursday 22 January 2009 Full refund
From Friday 23 January 2009 No refund
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