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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:52:58 -0400
From: Cynthia Hodgson (NISO) <chodgson_at_niso.org>
Subject: NISO: - Forum on Understanding the Data Around Us
(Two Day Event on Usage Data)
*NISO to Hold Forum on Understanding the Data Around Us*
/Amigos Cosponsoring Two-Day Event on Gathering and Analyzing Usage Data/
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and Amigos Library
Services will host a forum on /Understanding the Data Around Us:
Gathering and
Analyzing Usage Data/, to be held November 1-2 at the Magnolia Hotel in
Dallas,
Texas. This two-day event asks library and information service providers
to think
about what kinds of usage data -- for e-resources, print, and more --
can be used
to help improve the provision of information services, what data might
be missing,
and ways all parties involved (libraries, publishers, aggregators, and
system vendors)
can best use the data collected. The event includes speakers who will
discuss issues
of gathering, analyzing, and applying usage data, and encourages the
audience to
engage with questions of their own.
Topics to be addressed include:
* Environmental scan on usage data: What data is being collected and
why? What's missing?
* COUNTER: Learn about COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of NeTworked
Electronic Resources) and how the Codes of Practice improve the
reliability of online usage statistics.
* Library Perspective: How is data collected and what administrative
questions does it answer?
* Publisher Perspective: How is data collected and disseminated, and
how does it affect sales and pricing?
* Aggregator Perspective: How is data compiled from disparate
content providers, and what reporting is being done?
* SUSHI: Learn how the SUSHI (Standardized Usage Statistics
Harvesting Initiative) protocol can automate the retrieval of
COUNTER and other usage statistics.
* Case Study: The large-scale harvesting of electronic resources
usage data in a collaboration between a data aggregator, software
provider, and academic library.
* Next steps: Once you have data, what do you do with it? Learn
about applications of usage data, including impact on collections
decisions, services, and quality rankings.
Registration is now open. The early bird discount closes October 18th. NISO
and Amigos members are eligible for substantial discounts. Visit the
event webpage
(http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/usage07/ l) for more
information or
contact Karen Wetzel, NISO Standards Program Manager, at
kwetzel_at_niso.org <mailto:kwetzel_at_niso.org>.
Amigos Library Services is a cosponsor with NISO of the forum and Ex Libris
is a major sponsor. Additional sponsors are Innovative Interfaces,
Serials Solutions,
and Thomson Scientific.
Cynthia Hodgson NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson_at_niso.org <mailto:chodgson_at_niso.org>
Phone: 301-654-2512
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Received on Thu Sep 13 2007 - 12:58:24 UTC