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Cataloging Online Usage Statistics For F/Y 2013, Michael A. Cerbo Ii Sep 2013

Cataloging Online Usage Statistics For F/Y 2013, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Monthly productivity and collection statistics for the Cataloging Unit, University Libraries, University of Rhode Island. Data for fiscal year includes the number of exported records, authority work and number of searches that were performed using OCLC's WorldCat online service.


Gift Books Received At Uri July 2012 To June 2013, Michael Vocino Sep 2013

Gift Books Received At Uri July 2012 To June 2013, Michael Vocino

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Gift books received by the University of Rhode Island Libraries from 2012-2013. Information includes date of donation, name of donor, and number of titles donated.


Consolidated E-Book Usage Statistics 2012-2013, Andree Rathemacher Aug 2013

Consolidated E-Book Usage Statistics 2012-2013, Andree Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Consolidated usage statistics for e-books available through the University of Rhode Island Libraries from July 2012 through June 2013. Data from three COUNTER-compliant reports are included: BR2, BR1, and JR1. Usage for titles that received no use during the time period is excluded.

Platforms include:

  • Early English Books Online
  • EBSCOhost
  • Gale
  • OVID
  • Morgan & Claypool
  • ProjectMUSE
  • Safari Books Online
  • Salem Online
  • ScienceDirect
  • SpringerLink


Journal Usage Report For Fiscal Year 2013, Michael A. Cerbo Ii Aug 2013

Journal Usage Report For Fiscal Year 2013, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Journal usage for the University Libraries are listed alphabetically by authority title. The report includes the usage statistics taken from each vendor and incorporated in Serials Solutions 360 Counter.

The report is broken down monthly for fiscal year 2013 and shows each journal's usage per month and the cost per use for the year, if available.


Digital Initiatives Annual Report Fy2012-­2013, Julia A. Lovett Aug 2013

Digital Initiatives Annual Report Fy2012-­2013, Julia A. Lovett

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

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Reference Databases Usage Statistics 2012-2013, Michael A. Cerbo Ii, Sarah Bannister Aug 2013

Reference Databases Usage Statistics 2012-2013, Michael A. Cerbo Ii, Sarah Bannister

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the use of online reference databases at the University of Rhode Island during the period from July 2012 through June 2013. Includes COUNTER-compliant data on sessions, searches, turnaways, full text articles downloaded, cost per search, and other metrics.


Serials Solutions Click-Through Statistics By Provider And Database 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher Aug 2013

Serials Solutions Click-Through Statistics By Provider And Database 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of database and journal-level clicks, by provider and database, of Serials Solutions tools at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2012-2013. Clicks may have originated from the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/), from OpenURL links ("360 Link"), or the 856 fields of Serials Solutions-generated MARC records ("360 MARC Updates").


Refworks Usage Statistics Through June 2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher Aug 2013

Refworks Usage Statistics Through June 2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

RefWorks is a subscription-based, online software product that helps researchers save, organize, and format bibliographic citations. This report provides monthly statistics on the usage of RefWorks by the University of Rhode Island community from 2002 through June 2013. Data provided includes: user type summary, focus area summary, references created per month, accounts created per month, all user accounts by user type, all user accounts by focus area, last quarter number of accounts by user type, reference type detail, all references by focus area, last quarter references by focus area, last quarter references by user type, all references by user type, …


Serials Solutions Search Type Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher Aug 2013

Serials Solutions Search Type Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of "Browse Searches," "Titles Searches," and "Other Searches" of Serials Solutions tools at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2012-2013. Shows how many times the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/) was browsed by alphabet or subject and searched by journal title or ISSN. Also indicates how many Serials Solutions searches originated from OpenURL links ("360 Link") and the number of clicks from the 856 field of Serials Solutions-generated MARC records ("360 MARC Updates").


Serials Solutions Subject Search Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher Aug 2013

Serials Solutions Subject Search Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of Serials Solutions subject searches at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2012-2013. Shows how many times the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/) was browsed by specific subjects.


Serials Solutions 360 Link Referring Sources Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher Aug 2013

Serials Solutions 360 Link Referring Sources Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics for 2012-2013 on the number of OpenURL requests made to the "Serials Solutions 360 Link" OpenURL link resolver (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/) for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries.

Information provided includes Referring Source ID, total Number of Requests for the year, and %Total (Number of Requests).

Note: "36520" = EBSCOhost


Cataloging Unit Statistics 2012-2013, Amar K. Lahiri Aug 2013

Cataloging Unit Statistics 2012-2013, Amar K. Lahiri

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual productivity statistics from the Cataloging Unit of the University of Rhode Island Library for 2012-2013. Includes total number of copy-cataloged records and original catalog records created. Also includes bibliographic and item records created, modified, and deleted in the local Innovative Interfaces library system.


Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher Jul 2013

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual Report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Libraries, University of Rhode Island for FY13. Covers personnel, work flow, special projects, and serial, monograph, and e-resource acquisitions. Supplemental files include data on library materials expenditures by a number of variables as well as important working documents from the year.


Oclc Expenditures Fy13, Andrée J. Rathemacher Jul 2013

Oclc Expenditures Fy13, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

This report lists the total amounts invoiced to the University of Rhode Island Libraries by the bibliographic utility OCLC during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.

Costs are broken down by invoice date and category and include all library locations (RIN, RIU, and RIX). We pay three fixed monthly fees for each location: one for cataloging (FIX1002), one for interlibrary loan (FIX4500), and one for access (FIX6600).

Total OCLC expenditures for FY13 were $64,934.38.

Following is a breakdown of selected OCLC expenditures.

Total OCLC Billings by branch:

RIU — $56,373.95
RIN — $6,632.20
RIX — $1,928.23

Total OCLC Billings …


Electronic Journals Overlap Analysis, Michael A. Cerbo Ii Apr 2013

Electronic Journals Overlap Analysis, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Overlap analysis for the University of Rhode Island's electronic journals are complied alphabetically by database name. The report shows the number or titles that are exclusive to that database as compiled by Serials Solutions.

The table located under the report gives a brief explanation of the headings used in the analysis.