Usage Statistics for Yale University Library Subscribed Electronic Resources

Yale University [requires / strongly recommends] the availability or provision of statistics that delineate the use of networked resources for which YUL resources are expended. The preferred method of delivery for these statistics is via remote access where statistics can be consulted or retrieved at point of need.

Vendor Contacts should work with vendors in consultation with the E-Collections team to provide and improve the usage statistics supplied to YUL.

Provision Options for statistics

In order of preference:

(1) IP protected website where YUL usage statistics are available behind the same IP validation as the resource itself.

(2) Password protected website where YUL usage statistics are available via a unique password which is used for usage statistics retrieval only.

Web site open to the world

NOT PREFERRED:

(3) Web site including Yale statistics available to any inquirer in the world

(4) Password protected website where YUL usage statistics are available via an administrative password which is also used for other administrative manipulation of options in the subscription.

(5) Statistics sent via an email attachment to a designated recipient at YUL

(6) Statistics sent in paper format to designated recipient at YUL

Format Options for statistics

In order of preference:

(1) HTML and delimited text (or excel format)

(2) Delimited text (or excel format)

(3) HTML

NOT PREFERRED:

(4) other formats

Time Collation Options for statistics

In order of preference:

(1) Monthly

(2) Quarterly

NOT PREFERRED:

(3) Semi-annually or annually

Types of stats required: --

 For citation databases:

• Count of searches
• Count of sessions

For fulltext resources

• Count of fulltext articles viewed or displayed or downloaded or printed or emailed

 Further details of desired counts can be found in the ICOLC Guidelines for Statistical Measures of Usage

NOT acceptable is a general count of web page hits

Finally, vendors should supply stats for all resources (on a web site or otherwise) in a single location or collocation each month. This is particularly important if the statistics are not provided via the most preferred method via remote access where statistics can be consulted or retrieved at point of need.

© 2008 Yale University Library Electronic Collections Department Last modified: 09/14/01

http://www.library.yale.edu/ecollections/usestats.html