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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Oh, absolutely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It also happens when a resource changes vendors or a vendor changes its platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I think it’s another indication of the care we need to take in using stats as a metric. They’re indispensable – I’m getting to the point where I am really pushing back on subscribing to ANYTHING that doesn’t
supply stats of some kind – but they’re not flawless, and therefore they have to remain just ONE thing we look at in evaluating a resource.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Amy Fry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Associate Professor, Electronic Resources Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Bowling Green State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Jerome Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Bowling Green, OH 43403<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">afry@bgsu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">email is the best way to reach me</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jamane Yeager<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 21, 2015 9:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Eril-l@lists.eril-l.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] counter compliant electronic usage statistics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone seen a difference in the statistics you were collecting before vendors went to counter compliant? For example a vendors’ search numbers were very high in one year, and almost one half that the next year. Your help would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">H. Jamane Yeager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Electronic Access Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Belk Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Elon University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2550 Campus Box<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Elon, NC 27320<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">336-278-6576<o:p></o:p></p>
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