Sally,
We also look at the cost per use not just the number
of downloads.
Rena Sheffer
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(Ms.) Rena Sheffer, M.L.S.
Associate Professor
Electronic Journals Coordinator
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library
4301 West Markham St.,#586
Little Rock, AR 72205
telephone: 501-686-6747 fax: 501-686-6745
shefferrenaa@uams.edu
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On Behalf Of Sarah Glasser
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 1:04 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] usage statistics, low, mid, and high usage
Hello all,
I am trying to define low, mid, and high usage for electronic journals. I am looking at yearly article downloads. Does anyone have any guidelines regarding how many yearly downloads
would constitute “low use”, some kind of mid-level use, and “high use”? I have heard of using 5 or fewer annual downloads for “low use” based on the ILL CONTU guidelines ("suggestion of five"), but I am not sure how widely that is used (if at all). I know
this varies from institution to institution and journal cost is also often considered, but any guidelines being used out there to define low, mid, and high e-journal use (in downloads per year) would be most helpful to know about.
Thanks so much!
Sally
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Sarah (Sally) Glasser
Serials/Electronic Resources Librarian
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123 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
Tel: 516-463-5959
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