This is somewhat related to your topic:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/cts/elicensestudy/ermi2/sushi/

> Note: Tim Jewell and other members of the SUSHI Working Group will be
> speaking at the LITA Standards Interest Group, ALA Midwinter, January
> 21, 2006, 4:00-5:30 pm.

> Opportunities: The emergence of Electronic Resource Management Systems
> with the capability of storing usage statistics has accelerated the
> demand from libraries to acquire usage statistics. A number of
> non-ERMS vendors are also interested in developing business models for
> the consolidation of statistics for library customers. All of the
> interested parties are seeking a standard model for machine to machine
> automation of statistics harvesting.
>
> A cross-industry group of solution-seekers has emerged to apply their
> skills to building this model. Participants from libraries, ILS
> vendors and online content providers have collaborated on developing a
> model that includes an automated request and response for usage
> statistics. The request and response mechanisms have been designed
> within a web services model.
>

Pennington, Buddy D. wrote:

>Serials Solutions' ERMS product also holds the promise of eventually
>automating the collection process.  The difficulty is that vendors count
>things differently.  Hopefully the increasing adoption of the COUNTER
>standard for statistics reporting will make it easier for ERM vendors to
>develop functions that will automate the collection and reporting
>process.  Of course we'll have to pay for it, but it seems to me to be
>something well worth the price.
>
>
>Buddy Pennington
>Serial Acquisitions Librarian
>UMKC - University Libraries
>800 E. 51st Street
>Kansas City, MO  64110
>816-235-1548
>816-333-5584 (fax)
>penningtonb@umkc.edu
>
>UMKC University Libraries: Connecting Learners to the World of Knowledge
>
>www.umkc.edu/lib
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Mary Williams
>Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:12 PM
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Automated usage statistic collection
>
>We had periodical usage statistics (in-house and circulation) on our old
>system.  We theoretically have them in the new system, but won't be able
>to run reports for them until next year.  It would seem to me that this
>would be a part of every ILS.
>
>Mary
>
>
>
>"Yoon, Sunny" wrote:
>
>
>
>>Dear All,
>>
>>I have received many requests from people on this list regarding
>>responses to my original query whether anyone knew of technologies
>>available to automate the process of usage statistics collection.
>>Unfortunately, none seems available currently, and I have not had any
>>responses regarding this post.
>>
>>However, one of the promised features on Endeavor's Meridian ERM
>>involves usage statistics, so I am sure this is something that the
>>commercial vendors are hoping to facilitate (for a price).  I will be
>>happy to post something if I hear any new information in the future.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Sunny
>>
>>_____________________________
>>Sunny Yoon
>>E-Resource/Serials Librarian
>>Robert W. Van Houten Library
>>New Jersey Institute of Technology
>>323 King Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102-1982
>>t: 973.596.3205 * f: 973.643.5601
>>yoon@adm.njit.edu
>>
>>
>
>--
>Mary Williams
>Serials Librarian
>Minot State University
>500 University Ave. W
>Minot, ND  58707
>
>(701) 858-4285
>
>

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