<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">If it's a full text database, the only metric that matters to us is FT uses, because that characteristic of the database is overwhelmingly the basis for its cost. Note that FT views is a mess with COUNTER4 because PDF versus HTML views and possible overlap of both for the same use is tied to the platform's UI. COUNTER 5 is going to fix this, but that's not going to be available until 2018, I think. I use total FT in the absence of anything better because I'd rather err in not cancelling something that is being undercounted because users just use the HTML but I know that the total is probably an overcount. If anyone has a list of which major platforms lead patrons directly into an HTML full text from the TofC, for instance, I'd like to see that.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">If it's an A&I database and the vendor provides non-COUNTER "abstracts viewed" data, like EBSCO does, we use that metric. I'm not comfortable with what "record views" means when a database is incorporated into our discovery service (EDS) in terms of whether it reflects real patron interest.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Note that COUNTER5 is also heading towards giving us better, title level data, for non-FT products.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Melissa</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Mock, Emily <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:emock@albany.edu" target="_blank">emock@albany.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m working on a project involving cost-per-use statistics of our databases, and I’m wondering which metric(s) others use to make this kind of calculation. It’s obvious there isn’t going to be one metric that works for every database, since
it’s dependent on what kind of usage data they provide, but even among the ones that provide COUNTER reports, which metric do you find most useful? Result Clicks? Record Views? Does it depend on the type of database?
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’d appreciate any input or advice you can give!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Melissa Belvadi</div><div>Collections Librarian</div><div>University of Prince Edward Island</div><div><a href="mailto:mbelvadi@upei.ca" target="_blank">mbelvadi@upei.ca</a> 902-566-0581</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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