[Eril-l] ALA Midwinter 2020 Program Announcement: ALCTS Electronic Resources IG

Abigail Sparling ajsparli at ualberta.ca
Tue Jan 7 10:13:32 PST 2020


**Please excuse cross-posting**

We hope you will join us for the ALCTS Electronic Resources Interest Group
Meeting at ALA Midwinter.

*When:* Saturday, January 25, 2020, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
*Where:* Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 126-B

The session will include the following three presentations on the topic of
electronic resource assessment:

*1. COUNTER Release 5: Comparison and Analysis of Usage Data *- Heather
Getsay, Slippery Rock University

Release 5 of the COUNTER Code of Practice is the newest standard for
counting usage for electronic resources. Academic librarians know that new
releases of COUNTER reports can include changes in terminology and usage
metrics to improve reporting. Along with the changes, librarians must also
understand relationships in usage reporting from previous to new releases.
While Release 5 of the COUNTER Code of Practice was available beginning in
January 2019, many providers have continued to make COUNTER 4 available in
order for libraries to transition. For libraries that have only recently
adopted COUNTER 5, this presentation will provide a comparison of actual
usage data for the same time period of the same resource in both COUNTER
Release 4 and comparable COUNTER Release 5. The goal is to provide a
practical look at how the same data is reflected in reports from different
releases, and to discuss opportunities and challenges for usage reporting.

*2. Drill Down E-resource Assessment* - Hong Li, Missouri Southern State
University & Xiaocan (Lucy) Wang, Bridgewater State University

This session will share the experience of a university library assessing
the e-resources specific to an academic unit, the Computer Information
Science (CIS) Department. Join us to learn how the library created a set of
evaluation reports for the CIS-related e-resources, including analyses of
Counter reports. Peer analyses, CIS faculty syllabi, and the departmental
allocation fund were also examined to conduct a comprehensive assessment of
relevant CIS e-resources and to identify the future acquisition needs. We
will demonstrate the different reports created and share multiple
collection development actions proposed for the department. The challenges
and tips for performing e-resource assessment by academic departments will
be discussed. The audience will take away with insights and
practical/innovative solutions to conduct an e-resource assessment in
specific disciplinary and subject areas.

*3. Managing and Assessing Practice-oriented Electronic Resources *-
Courtney McAllister, Yale University

While academic content like databases, e-books, and e-journals can often be
managed through a fairly logical and coherent series of steps,
practice-oriented tools rarely fit into the typical e-resource workflows.
Test preparation and tutorial resources, for example, do not have records
that can be loaded for discovery purposes; they do not generate COUNTER
compliant usage data; and they can be accompanied by special authentication
or account management requirements. However, practice-oriented tools are
integral to supporting student success, especially in law and medical
libraries. This session will discuss the challenges of acquiring,
maintaining, and assessing practice-oriented tools, while outlining some
strategies to effectively manage these outliers.

Each presentation will be 15 minutes with additional time for Q&A.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

-- 
*Abigail Sparling*
*She/Her/Hers*
Serials Metadata Librarian | University of Alberta Library | Cataloguing &
Metadata Strategies
5-25D Cameron Library | 780-492-1743 | abigail.sparling at ualberta.ca

*The University of Alberta is located in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan)
on Treaty 6 territory, the territory of the Papaschase, and the homeland of
the Métis Nation.*
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