At Portland Community College we used ebook statistics to drop a
subscription to Safari Tech, as the cost per use was just too high. On an
individual title level, we sometimes will generate a report on the 'most
used' ebooks, and then consider buying some of those in print form. Since
most undergraduate students do not like ebooks, our thinking is that if
they are using an ebook a lot, they would also use a printed version.
Tony Greiner
On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 8:45 AM, <acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
> All
>
> Over the years, I have attended several sessions at ALA and other
> conferences about collecting ebook usage statistics. Those sessions always
> seemed to be focused on how to collect or the mechanics of collecting, not
> how to use the statistics.
>
> Is anyone using ebook usage statistics for collection purposes? Weeding
> purposes? (Currently we are not removing any ebook titles from our
> catalog). Decision making purposes?
>
> I am trying to determine what useful, actionable information I can get
> out of my ebook statistics.
>
> Stacey
>
> Stacey Marien
> Acquisitions Librarian
> American University Library
> smarien_at_american.edu
> 202-885-3842
>
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Tony Greiner, Librarian/ Portland Community College, Oregon
971-722-5333. anthony.greiner_at_pcc.edu
Faculty Advisor to our online student newspaper, "The Bridge"
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