Showing posts with label Usage Stats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Usage Stats. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Call for panelists - The Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation Section (MAES) of LLAMA

Call for panelists - The Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation Section (MAES) of LLAMA

The Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation Section (MAES) of LLAMA is planning to host a panel program for ALA 2010 Conference in Washington DC, which will showcase how different libraries have used data to challenge library assumptions and long-held beliefs.

The program title is "Myth Busting: Using Data to Challenge Your Assumptions."

We want to include all types of libraries.

If you will be at ALA in 2010 and are interested in being on our program panel, please email Jan Sung (jansung@hawaii.edu) or Scott Britton (brittons@miami.edu) with a brief description of the data you have and how you found it "myth busting".

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

CFP: Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice

CFP: Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice

Are you using data in decision-making? Has taking an evidence-based approach to your work helped you to make the right choices for your library, your staff, and your users? We want to know, and we want to help you share the lessons you've learned about implementing evidence-based practice in your library.

Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice has launched a new feature called "Using Evidence in Practice" to provide brief reports of LIS practitioners' use of evidence to assist with decision making. Have you followed an evidence- based approach in your daily work? Have you begun a new project and incorporated assessment to measure outcomes and success? Have you tried to incorporate evidence but not had any success? All of these scenarios lend themselves to a retelling that may benefit others. Please consider writing about your experience and submitting it to EBLIP.

Submissions to the "Using Evidence in Practice" feature follow a structured format to report practical implementations of an evidence-based approach to tackling workplace problems and are reviewed by the editorial team for publication in the journal.

A sample "Practice" feature can be found at:
https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/4580/5081

Author guidelines are available at:
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/about/submissions#authorGuidelines

If you have questions about the "Using Evidence in Practice" feature of EBLIP, please contact Scott Walter, Associate Editor, at swalter@illinois.edu.

EBLIP is a peer reviewed, open access journal published quarterly by the University of Alberta Learning Services, using the OJS Software. The purpose of the journal is to provide a forum for librarians and other information professionals to discover research that may contribute to decision making in professional practice. EBLIP publishes original research and commentary on the topic of evidence based library and information practice, as well as reviews of previously published research (evidence summaries) on a wide number of topics.

Visit the journal at:
https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Call for Book Reviewers: Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship Special Issue on Statistics and Library Usage

Call for Book Reviewers: Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship Special Issue on Statistics and Library Usage.

The Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship is planning a special issue as stated below on statistics and library usage. As part of this, as book reviewer editor, I am seeking individuals
to write reviews of a number of books related to the topic.

A list of books is available at http://www.uvm.edu/~kbridges/reviews.html

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The Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL) http://www.jerl-info.com is a peer-reviewed journal addressing issues in electronic resources librarianship. The journal is
published quarterly by The Haworth Press (Taylor & Francis). Submissions are being accepted for a special issue of this journal titled, "Electronic Resources Usage Statistics: Research
& Practice," guest edited by John McDonald, Director of Information & Bibliographic Management and Faculty Relations, Claremont University Consortium.

JERL aims to inform librarians and other information professionals about evolving work-related processes and procedures, current research and the latest news on topics related to electronic resources and the digital environment's impact on collecting, acquiring, and making accessible library materials. This issue of JERL will focus on the use of statistics and quantitative or qualitative data analysis relating to the acquisition and management of electronic resources in libraries. Articles will include original research on journal and database usage statistics, collections decisions, electronic books, and library services in general.

JERL strives to find a balance between original, scholarly research, and practical communications about relevant topics in electronic resources librarianship.

The journal will publish the following types of articles:

* Peer-reviewed articles of a scholarly (original research) nature

* Practice-related articles, such as case studies or pieces on the state of the field/new areas of work

* Review articles of books, conferences, and other resources of interest in the field

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the theory, application or usage of statistics in collection development, including:

assessment and evaluation of e-resources
determining value of e-resources
economics of e-resources in libraries
e-resources usage by format types (online journals, e-books, databases)
standards development for statistics relating to digital resources and collections
statistical research relating to usability of resources or user preferences
information needs and behaviors of users
statistical affect of access & discovery tools
evidence of changes in the nature of research in the digital environment
statistics on digital Libraries and digital repositories
statistics supporting collection planning
novel techniques for statistical research on bibliometric data

For details or more information, contact:

Guest Editor of this Issue:

John McDonald
Director of Information & Bibliographic Management and Faculty Relations
Libraries, Claremont University Consortium
Claremont, CA 91711
909-621-8014
John.mcdonald@libraries.claremont.edu

Editor, Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship
Bonnie Tijerina
Digital Collections Services Librarian
University of California, Los Angeles
33456 Charles E. Young Research Library
Los Angeles, CA 90095
AIM: bltijerina
btijerina@library.ucla.edu

Thursday, June 26, 2008

CFP: Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL) Special Issue on Usage Stats

CFP: Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL) Special Issue on Usage Stats


The Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL) http://www.jerl-info.com is a peer-reviewed journal addressing issues in electronic resources librarianship. The journal is published
quarterly by The Haworth Press (Taylor & Francis). Submissions are being accepted for a special issue of this journal titled, "Electronic Resources Usage Statistics: Research & Practice.", guest edited by John McDonald, Director of Information & Bibliographic Management and
Faculty Relations, Claremont University Consortium.

JERL aims to inform librarians and other information professionals about evolving work-related processes and procedures, current research and the latest news on topics related to electronic resources and the digital environment's impact on collecting, acquiring, and making
accessible library materials. This issue of JERL will focus on the use of statistics and quantitative or qualitative data analysis relating to the acquisition and management of electronic resources in
libraries. Articles will include original research on journal and database usage statistics, collections decisions, electronic books, and library services in general.

JERL strives to find a balance between original, scholarly research, and practical communications about relevant topics in electronic resources librarianship.

The journal will publish the following types of articles:

• Peer-reviewed articles of a scholarly (original research) nature
• Practice-related articles, such as case studies or pieces on the state of the field/new areas of work
• Review articles of books, conferences, and other resources of interest in the field

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the theory, application or usage of statistics in collection development, including:
Assessment and evaluation of e-resources
Determining value of e-resources
Economics of e-resources in libraries
E-resources usage by format types (online journals, e-books, databases)
Standards development for statistics relating to digital resources and collections
Statistical research relating to usability of resources or user preferences
Information needs and behaviors of users
Statistical affect of access & discovery tools
Evidence of changes in the nature of research in the digital environment
Statistics on digital Libraries and digital repositories
Statistics supporting collection planning
Novel techniques for statistical research on bibliometric data

For details or more information, contact:

Guest Editor of this Issue:
John McDonald
Director of Information & Bibliographic Management and Faculty Relations
Libraries, Claremont University Consortium
Claremont, CA 91711
909-621-8014
John.mcdonald@libraries.claremont.edu


Editor, Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship
Bonnie Tijerina
Digital Collections Services Librarian
University of California, Los Angeles
33456 Charles E. Young Research Library
Los Angeles, CA 90095
310-306-3388
btijerina@library.ucla.edu