1. E-Resource Statistics What to do when you have no money
Mary Walker, Electronic Resources Librarian
Wichita State University Libraries
Notes:
Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009

2. Introduction Wichita State University University Libraries
“Urban Serving University”
≈ 13,300 enrollment
University Libraries
E-journals: 51,000 (29,000 unique titles)
Databases: 150
E-Books: over 3,000

3. What We Track
Databases
DB1
DB2
E-Journals
JR1
JR1a
Cost-per-use

4. Database Statistics Collected & Recorded Monthly 4-8 hours to collect
8 hours to record

5. Database Statistics Legend

7. Database Statistics Spreadsheet

8. Database Statistics

9. Year End Summary Worksheet

10. Year End Provider Summary

11. Cost-Per-Use Can be complicated
Simple concept – How much does it cost each time you use a database?
Questions
Include one-time set-up fee?
Use fiscal year amount?
Subscription period amount?

12. Database Cost-Per-Use Worksheet

13. E-Journal Statistics Collected & Recorded bi-annually
8 hours to collect
4 hours to process
56 hours to record

14. E-Journal Statistics Spreadsheet

15. Statistics Use
Reports
Funding
Serials cut

16. Where They are Kept Shared drive
CD Web Page (

17. Future of Statistics at WSU
Spreadsheets are disappearing
Database – not after June
E-Journal – ended in December
Switching to Serials Solutions DRS
Will continue to pull non-COUNTER reports ourselves
CD web page will likely be continued

18. Thank You!
Any Questions?