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Working Group

Data Analysis

The Data Analysis Working Group examines existing and novel data assessment techniques used for journal negotiations. Relevant data in this context includes:

  • Information to assess collections, usage, existing subscriptions, and new subscriptions
  • Information collected and shared to better inform a limit on contract price above which the library is prepared to walk away.

Contents

  • Full-Text Coverage Ratios

    Matthew Goddard, Sian Brannon

    The basic idea behind full-text coverage ratios (FTCRs) is that the ratio between held items and total items indexed in a discovery service is an interesting and actionable number that can shed lig...

    2 mins read

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    1 min read

  • Open Access Agreements: Factors to Consider

    Allison Langham-Putrow, Yuan Li, Carrie Nelson, Mathew Willmott, Jason Price

    This document provides an overview of questions and factors to consider when evaluating potential investments in open access. It is a companion to Data Sources for Analyzing Open Access Offers from Publishers.

    27 mins read

  • COUNTER 4 vs. COUNTER 5

    Hana Levay

    This document offers a brief overview of the changes between reports and metrics from COUNTER 4 to COUNTER 5, and will help the librarian to support year-over-year analysis of their usage statistics.

    25 mins read

  • Data Sources for Analyzing Open Access Offers from Publishers

    Allison Langham-Putrow, Yuan Li, Carrie Nelson, Mathew Willmott, Jason Price, Eric Schares

    This document outlines free and subscription-based data sources, their purposes and uses for analyzing open access publishing, as well as their strengths and weaknesses and suggestions for additional assistance.

    42 mins read

  • Overlap Analysis

    Evelyn Bruneau

    Overlap analyses can help clarify the uniqueness of, and similarities between, two or more databases or collections, and the extent of overlap between resources. Knowing the overlap between collections can help you to make informed collections decisions, including whether to acquire, renew, drop or change access level (ex. Change from full text version to A&I) for a resource or collection

    12 mins read

  • Usage Statistics

    Jian Wang, Hannah McKelvey

    This document provides a high-level overview of why libraries collect online resource usage statistics, what types of usage statistics they can collect, and ways they collect them.

    15 mins read

  • Turnaways

    Nga Ong, Sian Brannon

    Turnaways can be a useful metric to assess the impact of cancellation when used in conjunction with ILL data and qualitative surveys. This article defines the various forms of turnaway data and recommends a few factors to consider when looking at turnaway reports.

    7 mins read

  • Serials Transparency List

    Sian Brannon

    A Serials Transparency List includes an institution’s electronic resource pricing and inflation information over time. The list, which includes vendor names and product titles, makes it easy for other libraries to compare their pricing and annual increases for specific publisher deals to those offered to that institution.

    1 min read

  • Data Visualization for Collection Development

    Michele Gibney

    Data visualizations can assist in telling the story about your library's data in terms of journal negotiations and planning. This document contains links to articles, presentations, and Tableau Public boards from various other higher education libraries who have used data visualization to present journal data to their stakeholders with advice on methods, tools, and pitching.

    3 mins read

  • Cost Per Use

    John P. Blosser, Rachel Erb

    Cost-per-use data can be used to assess the value of online collections. Various methods of gathering and using the data are presented including some limitations in applying CPU data.

    22 mins read