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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I don’t understand how the link resolver could help with A&I usage. The OpenURL links check full-text, but they don’t provide details about the source of the
metadata beyond the Discovery service. Indeed, that is another way Discovery systems confound usage – there is no indication of the source of the data.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Smith, Kelly<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 12, 2016 1:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> eril-l@lists.eril-l.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Eril-l] Database usage metrics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#002164">We look at Counter reports for journals and eBooks. Another angle is to look at clickthrough statistics for your link resolver – a good strategy for assessing
indexing databases. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#002164">For streaming video content, we mostly just take what we can get.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F">Coordinator of Collections and Discovery
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Eril-l [<a href="mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org">mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Pellett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 12, 2016 2:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:eril-l@lists.eril-l.org">eril-l@lists.eril-l.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] Database usage metrics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to know what metrics other libraries are using to report database usage, especially those using a discovery service. Has your library moved away from propriety reports and moved to Counter 4 or using a mixture of both for any
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<p class="MsoNormal">Traditionally we have recorded sessions and searches but are over inflated with implementation of discovery product and no longer helpful. As a result, looking to adopt full-text and abstract views and possibly some Counter4 metrics.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Realize this is not a new problem and your situation and metrics provided and used can vary based on database vendor and discovery product.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 207.581.3086<o:p></o:p></p>
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