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Reference Database Usage Statistics 2007-2008

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the use of online reference databases at the University of Rhode Island during the period from July 2007 through June 2008. Includes COUNTER-compliant data on sessions, searches, turnaways, full text articles downloaded, cost per search, and other metrics.

360 Counter Virtual Town Hall: Let's Talk About Assessing Costs, Andrée Rathemacher, Michael Poulin

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Promotional e-mail from Serials Solutions advertising the "360 Counter Virtual Town Hall: Let's Talk About Assessing Costs." This webinar was presented by Andrée Rathemacher and Michael Poulin on December 15, 2008.

Lis Open Access E-Journal -Where Are You?, Izabella Taler

Publications and Research

Access to published information is of interest to many users. Library and information science (LIS) professionals are especially interested in gaining access and guiding users to all available information. Though they are often dependent on traditional subscription-based library resources, moving away from the costly ones and replacing them with usage of available open access sources, presents practitioners with a significant budget consideration in today's shrinking economy. This paper examines the availability of current LIS open access e-journals; their presence in well- and less-well known abstracting and indexing sources, their inclusion in standard library bibliographic tools as well as coverage by …

Serials Unit Annual Report 2007-2008, Andree J. Rathemacher

Serials Unit Reports

Annual report of the Serials Unit, University of Rhode Island Library. Covers personnel, work flow, subscriptions, and statistics on expenditures by a number of variables.

Perspectives On Using E-Journal Usage Statistics In A Serials Cancellation Project, Andrée J. Rathemacher, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

This is the authors' manuscript of chapter 7 in the book Library Data: Empowering Practice and Persuasion, ed. Darby Orcutt, Libraries Unlimited, 2010. It is posted here with publisher permission.

E-Journal Usage Statistics In Collection Management Decisions: A Literature Review, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

This is the author's manuscript of chapter 6 in the book Library Data: Empowering Practice and Persuasion, ed. Darby Orcutt, Libraries Unlimited, 2010. It is posted here with publisher permission.

Monographic Acquisitions / Copy Cataloging Monthly Statistics 2007-2008

Monographic Acquisitions and Copy Cataloging Reports and Documents

Monthly productivity statistics for the Monographic Acquisitions and Copy Cataloging (MACC) Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island. Data for fiscal year include requests searched, duplicates returned, titles ordered, volumes added by acquisition type, approvals returned, media added, invoices processed, LC records copy cataloged, items sent to Cataloging Unit. Inventory statistics are also included.

Helin-Macc Unit Monthly Statistics 2007-2008

Monographic Acquisitions and Copy Cataloging Reports and Documents

Monthly productivity statistics for the Monographic Acquisitions and Copy Cataloging (MACC) Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island. Data for fiscal year include bibliographic, item, and order records created, updated, and deleted by the MACC Unit in the HELIN integrated library system.

Library Web Site Statistics 2007-2008, Andree J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of visits to the University of Rhode Island Libraries Web site for 2007-2008. Includes distinct hosts served and total successful requests. A comparison of the Libraries Web site with the Web site of the University of Rhode Island as a whole is provided. Includes breakdown by specific Web page. Statistics for this year are incomplete; after December 2007, statistics on visits and hosts served are no longer available.

Serials Solutions Search Type Report 2007-2008

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 2007-2008. 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 2007-2008

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 2007-2008. 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 Click-Through Statistics By Provider And Database 2007-2008

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 2007-2008. 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").

Digitalcommons@University Of Rhode Island Statistics 2007-2008

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of full text downloads from the DigitalCommons@University of Rhode Island institutional repository for 2007-2008. Data are provided monthly on the number of full text downloads by collection and document, and on the number of referrals by domain and country. Dissertations are included in the statistics. Digital Commons statistics are COUNTER-compliant, with downloads from robots and automated processes filtered out.

Nelinet Costs 2007-2008

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

This report lists the total charges paid by the University of Rhode Island Libraries to the bibliographic utility NELINET during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Costs are broken down by invoice date and category. Categories include cataloging, interlibrary loan, barcodes, tattletapes, membership, DIALOG search charges, conference fees. Cataloging total: $28,788.68. ILL total: $36,248.70. Tattletape: $6,284.00. DIALOG searches: $228.15. Membership: $12,246.00. Grand total: $94,005.95.

Refworks Usage Statistics 2007-2008

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 URI community for 2007-2008. Data provided include total monthly users, new users, repeat users, total sessions per month, average sessions per user, total references added, and average number of references added per user.

Cataloging Unit Statistics 2007-2008, Amar K. Lahiri

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual productivity statistics from the Cataloging Unit of the University of Rhode Island Library for 2007-2008. 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.

Serials Unit Statistics 2007-2008

Serials Unit Statistics

No abstract provided.

Connecting 24/5 To Millennials: Providing Academic Support Services From A Learning Commons, Anne C. Moore, Kimberly Wells

University Libraries Publication Series

In response to the seamless academic and personal behavior of Millennial college students, libraries are creating a learning commons in which campus academic support services are integrated with library services to provide everything students need to succeed in a single facility 24 hours a day with food. Roving may be an effective way to satisfy the immediate support needs of students collaborating in these bustling environments. A survey conducted on March 16, 2006 of users of the UMass Amherst Learning Commons (opened in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library in September 2005) provided detailed insight into who they are, how often …

Searching The Biological Literature, John L. Kelland

Public Services Faculty Publications

Table of Contents. Chapter 1. Organization of the Scientific Literature and the Flow of Information in the Sciences. Chapter 2. Primary Sources. Chapter 3. Reference Sources. Chapter 4. Databases. Chapter 5. Basic Principles of Searching and Search Logic Chapter 6. Citation Indexes and Citation Searching . Chapter 7. The Citation Concept and its Impact on Society Chapter 8. Resources on the World Wide Web Chapter 9. U. S. Government Publications Chapter 10. Lessons Learned Index

Fy2008 Fiscal Close Report From Innovative Interfaces Acquisitions Module

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Fiscal close report produced by the Acquisitions module of the University of Rhode Island's Innovative Interfaces Millennium integrated library system.

Indicates total spending on library materials from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.

Specifically, provides appropriations, final expenditures, and encumbrances for monographs by fund code, including approval plan orders, firm orders, standing orders.

Also provides expenditures for serials and other subscriptions by fund code.

This year's data does not include expenditures from endowment funds.

Other years are found in Digital Commons@URI as supplementary files to the annual report of the library acquisitions department.

Technical Services Round Table Spring Meeting Spelunking Or Serendipity: Discovery In The Catalog, Angela J. Kroeger, Janice Boyer

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

No abstract provided.

The Commons - Information Services Collaboratory For Teaching, Learning And Research [Ajcu 2008 Joint Conference On Information Technology Management, Libraries And Educational Technology, Mar 30-Apr 2, 2008], D. Russell Bailey

Library Commons

The Commons has evolved in higher education to include the Student Commons (Information and Learning Commons) and the Faculty Commons (Teaching and Research Commons). This presentation provides an overview and details of the development and expansion of the Student and Faculty Commons concepts, recent trends, and the varieties of administrative models functioning today. The presentation provides a guide to use the Commons as an organizing principle for collaboration across higher education.

Putting Together The Pieces At Your Library: Your Library Is More Than The Sum Of Its Departments, Angela J. Kroeger

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

No abstract provided.

Transforming Library Service Through Information Commons: Part 1 - Introduction, D. Russell Bailey, Barbara Tierney

Library Commons Basics

An introduction to the concept of the Information Commons in libraries.

Transforming Library Service Through Information Commons: Part 2 - Definitions, D. Russell Bailey, Barbara Tierney

Library Commons Basics

Definitions of the Information Commons and Learning Commons models in libraries.

Fy2008 National Center For Education Statistics (Nces) Academic Libraries Survey: University Of Rhode Island Data

University Libraries Reports & Statistics

The main document posted here is a report generated from the online subscription service ACRLMetrics. The report contains FY2008 data submitted by the University of Rhode Island Libraries to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) for their biennial Academic Libraries Survey. Several files are included as supplemental content: "NCES Academic Libraries Survey -- URI FY2008 data.xlsx," the report (above) in spreadsheet format; "FY2008 ALS Survey URI response as submitted.pdf," a printout of URI's final FY2008 data as for submission to NCES; "NCES ALS Survey FY2008 worksheet.pdf," worksheet provided by NCES; "NCES ALS Survey FY2008 instructions.pdf," instructions provided by NCES.

Fy2008 Association Of College And Research Libraries (Acrl) Statistical Survey: University Of Rhode Island Data

University Libraries Reports & Statistics

The main document posted here is a report generated from the online subscription service ACRLMetrics. The report contains FY2008 data as submitted by the University of Rhode Island Libraries for the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2007-2008 statistical survey. It also provides additional metrics calculated by ACRL. Several files are included as supplemental content: "ACRL academic library survey -- URI FY2008 data.xlsx," the report (above) in spreadsheet format; "2008 ACRL data entry printout - URI.pdf," a printout of one version of URI's FY2008 data as entered in the ACRL Web-based form; "A(C)RL Statistics 2007-08 Worksheet.pdf" provided by ARL …

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Revamping A Freshman Seminar Information Literacy Program, Amanda Izenstark, Mary C. Macdonald

Public Services Faculty Publications

Describes the process of redesigning the information literacy component of the University of Rhode Island's first year experience program, URI 101, using a library-based scavenger hunt, student worksheets, hands-on exploration of the Library's web site, and in-class discussion.