[Eril-l] search statistics

[Jill Emery]

Hi All,

Everyone should  a look at USUS: the web site for Counter stats
discussions. The changes to database search reports with Release 4 are well
discussed here along with what potentially to count instead of searches.

http://www.usus.org.uk/

All the best,

Jill



On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Athena Hoeppner <athena at ucf.edu> wrote:

>  Yes, for UCF as well.  Since COUNTER 4 our DB1 dropped slightly for most
> database and significantly for our discovery system.
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> Athena
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> Athena Hoeppner
> Electronic Resources Librarian
> University of Central Florida Libraries
> athena at ucf.edu | 407-823-5049
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> *From:* Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] *On Behalf Of *Steve
> Oberg
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 03, 2015 11:46 AM
> *To:* 'Eril-l at lists.eril-l.org'
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> *Subject:* Re: [Eril-l] search statistics
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> Same here, although it’s been a pattern for more than two years, i.e.
> prior to adoption of COUNTER R4. I don’t know this for sure but one
> plausible reason in our case for lower search stats is the increased
> variety of databases and sources we offer our users. We’ve added a lot of
> new content over the past three years and our Databases A-Z list has grown
> tremendously.
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> At the same time, we have made WorldCat Local our default library catalog
> for users. We redesigned our website two years ago to feature a simple
> search box that uses WorldCat Local, and I think this plays a huge role in
> our usage stats. The default search goes against a pre-selected, small list
> of databases and I think this might in turn squeeze out other databases in
> terms of use. In other words, I’m not sure as many people are turning to a
> list such as Databases A-Z as they might have done previously. And even
> though WorldCat Local allows users to add/remove databases, and the list of
> potential adds is long, I doubt our users make much use of that
> functionality.
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> Again, speculation. It’d make for interesting research if I had the time
> to do so :-)
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> Steve
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> Steve Oberg <http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Faculty/O/Steve-Oberg>
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> Assistant Professor of Library Science
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> Electronic Resources and Serials
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> Wheaton College (IL)
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> +1 (630) 752-5852
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> *From: *"Smith, Kelly"
> *Date: *Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 8:00 AM
> *To: *'Lois O'Neill', "'Eril-l at lists.eril-l.org'"
> *Subject: *Re: [Eril-l] search statistics
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>  Yes, we experienced the same, and we think they are more accurate now.
> The former search stats seemed unreasonably high.
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> Kelly Smith
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> Coordinator of Collections and Discovery
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> Eastern Kentucky University Libraries
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> emailkelly.smith2 at eku.edu| research guides
> <http://libguides.eku.edu/prf.php?account_id=300>
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> [image: EKU-Libraries-Logo---Maroon] <http://www.library.eku.edu/>
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> *From:* Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org
> <eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org>] *On Behalf Of *Lois O'Neill
> *Sent:* Saturday, May 02, 2015 8:59 AM
> *To:* Eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
> *Subject:* [Eril-l] search statistics
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> Hi all,
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> We have noticed a drop in the number of database searches for the past
> academic year, from 9/13 to 8/14. I'm wondering if the lower search count
> (e.g. in Database Report 1) is related to the switch to counter 4. Has
> anyone else experienced a lower search count? If so, do you find a
> connection to the switch to counter 4?
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> Thanks.
>
> --
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> *Lois O'Neill*
> Associate Professor
> Electronic Resources/Reference Librarian
> Adelphi University
> Garden City, NY
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