October 26, 2009 – 1:55 pm
nbsp;http://www.cranfieldlibrary.cranfield.ac…
PIRUS 2, supported by JISC, the United Kingdom Joint Information Systems Committee, is a co-operative project involving publishers and repositories, which will develop a set of standards, protocols and processes to enable publishers, repositories and other organizations to generate and share authoritative, trustworthy usage statistics for the individual articles and other items that they [...]
September 30, 2009 – 7:29 am
nbsp;http://www.ifla.org/files/statistics-and…
Library statistics: data can make a difference
Quantitative and qualitative data about library services, library use and library users are
essential for revealing and confirming the outstanding value that libraries provide.
Library statistics are necessary for the effective management of libraries and for targeting
resources to the needs of the clientele. They are still more important for the promotion [...]
September 18, 2009 – 9:58 am
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Division has announced full compliance with Release 3 of the COUNTER Code of Practice for Journals and Databases. COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources) is a global initiative serving librarians, publishers and their intermediaries by instituting standards for reporting online usage statistics in a consistent way across [...]
September 16, 2009 – 7:38 am
CSIRO PUBLISHING is pleased to advise that it is compliant with COUNTER 3.0. This may be verified on the Register of Vendors that provide Usage Reports compliant with Release 3 of the Code of Practice for Journals and Databases at
CSIRO PUBLISHING content is also digitally stored in PORTICO ensuring an independent archive.
August 28, 2009 – 7:52 am
The first list of vendors/publishers compliant with Release 3 of the Code of Practice for Journals and Databases has been published on the COUNTER website http://www.projectcounter.org/compliantv… ). Over 60 vendors/publishers are on this list, ahead of the deadline for Release 3 compliance, which is 31 August 2009. Only vendors/publishers compliant with Release 3 will be [...]
nbsp;http://www.arl.org/stats/annualsurveys/a…
This page provides downloads of various elements of, and links to resources relating to, the ARL Statistics 2007–08.
nbsp;http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/…
Denise M. Davis
Director, Office for Research and Statistics, American Library Association
This report on library research and statistics will focus again this year on four
key topics: library usage, the library work force, digital repositories and their
impact on libraries, and general research methods used by the profession
January 8, 2009 – 6:39 am
nbsp;http://www.humanitiesindicators.org/
A Message from Leslie Berlowitz, Chief Executive Officer and
William T. Golden Chair, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
elcome to the Humanities Resources Center Online, a project of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. This site, the result of collaboration between humanities organizations, universities, and social scientists, provides the academic community and public at [...]
January 7, 2009 – 2:42 pm
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/trends/2007/index.cfm
Summary Data — Collections
Summary Data — Expenditures
Summary Data – Electronic Materials Expenditures
Summary Data — Personnel and Public Services
Summary Data — Ph.D., Faculty, and Enrollment Statistics
Analysis of Selected Variables
Trends: Networked Electronic Books and Networked Resources
Trends: Network Resources and Services
Trends: Digitization Activities
December 19, 2008 – 10:09 am
nbsp;http://www.arl.org/stats/annualsurveys/l…
Washington DC–The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2006-2007, which presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 75 law libraries at ARL member institutions throughout North America.
In 2006-2007, the reporting law libraries held a median of 332,247 volumes, spent a total of $208,820,262, and employed [...]
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