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RefWorks share and RefWorks loyalty

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It appears that the campaign to increase our RefWorks reach is having a positive effect (graph for impression only; no numbers): N.B. #1 – the total number of RefWorks accounts in current use – i.e. our ‘share’ – has doubled since last year, thanks to a relatively huge number of new accounts created this year. [...]

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October 9th, 2009 at 3:47 pm

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JISC comparison of e-book web platform features

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Somehow I missed this when it was first released. Which is a shame, because it’s very useful. “The JISC Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT) aims to help libraries to make informed decisions [...] key service information for database and eBook content platforms.” Compares platform features including authentication method, search functions, indexing, reference management compatibility, DRM [...]

RefWorks for 2009/10

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I’m pleased to announce that our subscription to RefWorks has been renewed for the 2009/10 academic year. This year, for the first time, Library & Learning Resources are taking full financial responsibility for RefWorks, over from the Centre for Educational Research & Development. The University owes significant thanks to CERD for supporting access to RefWorks [...]

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August 6th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

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E-book usage – end of term report

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I’ve finally got a year’s worth of e-book usage data from both the ebrary and MyiLibrary platforms. I’ve been commenting on the growth in usage throughout the year (since Michelle formally launched ebrary Academic Complete back in January), so here (without comment) are all the stats from August 2008 and July 2009.   MyiLibrary (user [...]

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August 5th, 2009 at 2:27 pm

It’s Athens stats time again

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The usage data for Athens authentication sessions for the 2nd quarter of 2009 are now available on the L&LR staff Portal. The initial impression is a promising one: overall usage via Athens is up 11% on the same period last year. However, this figure masks some unusual features – while authentication via Athens to the [...]

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July 10th, 2009 at 4:39 pm

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E-journals usage – some surprises, and a hit for OA journals

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Back in November, I blogged about the disproportionate nature of our e-journal usage, once you break it down by title (if you remember, one single title is responsible for 5% of all of our e-journal hits, while a small European country’s worth of journals are never accessed at all). While looking at the A-to-Z usage [...]

E-books now account for one in four UoL library “loans”

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As I reported in March, a comparison of Horizon issue stats and e-book ‘sessions’ shows that use of our e-books is going up. I now have the e-book usage data (ebrary + MyiLibrary) and print circulation stats (all 4 sites, desk and self-issue) for April 2009, and the usage of e-books shows no sign of [...]

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May 15th, 2009 at 4:35 pm

Athens stats for Jan-Feb-Mar ’09

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The Athens stats for the first quarter of 2009 are in, and they’re on the Portal now for L&LR colleagues to view. No great surprises in store – though the graph [below] does suggest a sharper-than-usual fall from 2008/4 to 2009/1. Perhaps we should expect this as a feature of higher usage at peak periods: [...]

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April 7th, 2009 at 8:28 am

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Athens – I was right (give or take a thousand)

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My prediction was that our quarterly Athens usage would hit 90,000 for Oct-Nov-Dec 2008. I wasn’t far off. Actual figure = 89,183. Overall usage is up by 32% on the same quarter last year. Three databases/services in particular have shown massive jumps: IHS Technical Indexes (presumably because we now have access to the Construction Information Service); [...]

Update on RefWorks usage

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I last measured the use of RefWorks across the University in April (2008), and I meant to check it again six months later (i.e. October). Only slightly late, then, I can reveal that… In Apr. 2008 we had 348 registered users, of whom 276 (79%) had accessed it recently. In Dec. 2008 we had 778 [...]

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December 12th, 2008 at 5:19 pm