Huddersfield University's library usage presentation at Gregynog 2011.

1. “If you want to get laid,go to college...” Dave Pattern Library Systems Manager University of Huddersfield, UK d.c.pattern@hud.ac.uk www.daveyp.com/blog/

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3. Presentation available at: daveyp.com/blog/ Please remix and reuse this presentation creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 Have you switched your phone on? please feel free to take photos, record audio, blog, tweet (@daveyp), etc!  Preamble [3]

4. Hashtag! #gregynog11 [4]

5. 5 What am I going to talk about?

6. …improve existing services …gain insights into user behaviour …measure the impact of the library do the students who use the librarythe most get the highest grades? Using Usage Data to…

7. User activity data record of a user’s actions on a website or software system or other relevant institutional service Attention data record of what a user has viewed on a website or software system or other relevant institutional service http://bit.ly/g6S5wH Defining Using UsageJISC Activity Data Programme

8. Circulation Transactions user A borrowed this book on 23/Jan/2011 E-Resource Usage user B logged in and accessed ScienceDirect 126 times during 2009 Entry Stats user C entered the library 12 times in Dec/2009 Defining Usage Datasome library examples...

9. 9 Usage Data at Huddersfield

10. Keyword Cloudbased on keyword search data 10

11. Borrowing Suggestionsbased on circulation data 11

12. 12 Borrowing Suggestionsbased on user’s recent loans

13. 13 Course Level New Book Listsanalysis of course loans & Dewey

14. Search Suggestionsbased on keyword search data 14

15. Guided Keyword Searchesbased on keyword search data 15

16. Journal Suggestionsbased on link resolver logs 16

17. 17 The Impact of Serendipity

18. Trends in Borrowingunique titles circ’ing per acad. year 18

19. 17.10 18.92 Trends in Borrowing# of items borrowed per acad. year 19

20. Discussing Open DataJISC TILE Project meeting (Jun 2008) 20

21. “The coolest thing to do withyour data will be thought of bysomeone else.” Rufus Pollack (Open Knowledge Foundation) http://m.okfn.org/files/talks/xtech_2007/ Sharing DataWhy should I release my data?

22. “Absolutely, couldn’t agree more. The point is not so much whether this statement might be true or not, so much as what it does to your thinking and planning if you decide to take it as an article of faith.” Paul Walk (UKOLN) http://bit.ly/9ao3c4 Sharing DataWhy should I release my data?

23. Sharing Datausage data release (Dec 2008) 23

24. Sharing DataBA Multimedia Design 24

28. 28 Non & Low Usage Project

29. Non & Low Usage Projectdigging deeper into data since 2005! 29

30. Non & Low Use Projectdigging deeper into data

31. 31 Measuring Library Impactis there a link between usage & grade?

32. Measuring Library Impact2008/9 & 2008/9 honours graduates 32

33. Measuring Library Impact2008/9 & 2008/9 honours graduates 33

34. Measuring Library Impact2008/9 & 2008/9 honours graduates 34

35. Measuring Library Impact2008/9 & 2008/9 honours graduates book loans e-resource logins 35

36. Measuring Library Impact2008/9 & 2008/9 – library visits 15.5% of students who gaineda 1st never visited the library 34% of students who gaineda 3rd never visited the library 36

37. Measuring Library Impact2008/9 & 2008/9 – MetaLib usage 10.5% of students who gained a1st logged in more than 180 times 70% of those who gained a3rd logged in to e-resources20 times or less over 3 years 37

38. Measuring Library Impact2008/9 & 2008/9 – book loans 15% of students who gaineda 1st never borrowed a book 34% of students who gaineda 3rd never borrowed a book 38

39. 39 Measuring Library ImpactBSc Physiotherapy

40. JISC Library Impact Data Project 40

41. “There is a statistically significant correlation across a number of universities between library activity data and student attainment.” http://library.hud.ac.uk/lidp 41 Library Impact Data Projectproject hypothesis

42. Hashtags! #lidp #jiscad [42]

43. University of Bradford De Montfort University University of Exeter University of Huddersfield (lead partner) University of Lincoln Liverpool John Moores University University of Salford Teesside University Library Impact Data ProjectJISC Activity Data Programme 43

44. Library Impact Data Projectbook loans at Huddersfield (5 years) 44

45. 45 Library Impact Data Projectbook loans inc. renewals (2009/10)

46. 46 Library Impact Data Projectbook loans & Athens (2009/10)

47. 47 Library Impact Data Projectlibrary PC logins & visits (2009/10)

48. “There is a statistically significant correlation across a number of universities between library activity data and student attainment.” at this early stage, for books & e-resource usage, the correlation appears to be significant across all partner libraries 48 Library Impact Data Projectproject hypothesis

49. 49 Library Impact Data Projecthttp://library.hud.ac.uk/lidp http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicholasngkw/5512321874/

50. 50 Can I do one last plug, please?

52. http://library.hud.ac.uk/lemontree/

54. “If you want to get laid, go to college… Frank Zappa (1940-1993) 53 So, what about that quote?!

55. “If you want to get laid, go to college… …if you want an education, go to the library.”Frank Zappa (1940-1993) 54 Thank you very much!does anyone have any questions?