RE: Anyone using the ScholarlyStats service?

["Koufogiannakis, Denise" <Denise.Koufogiannakis@ualberta.ca>]

Hi Rick,

That makes sense, because ScholarlyStats does not provide usage 
statistics in real time; they need to go out and gather that data 
as it is available. So, canned data allowing you to explore what 
the interface is like, and the types of reports you get is an 
acceptable way to test what the product can do for you. 
Otherwise, they would have to somehow gather your monthly 
statistics for free, and do the work of getting everything set up 
for your particular institution.

At the University of Alberta we now have three months of data 
gathered by ScholarlyStats. We have the maximum number of 
platforms currently available. The real value to us is in having 
them do this time consuming work, and gather our usage statistics 
in a consistent way, bringing the data from major 
vendors/publishers together. I really like the consolidated 
reports, that give a monthly breakdown and then total of the 
usage stats for things like turnaways by month and database, full 
text article requests by journal title, platform and month, etc.

While we are still in the early stages of use with this product, 
it seems to satisfy our needs quite well at this point. It may be 
eclipsed by SUSHI in a couple of years, but until that happens, 
we are quite happy to pay a reasonable fee to have ScholarlyStats 
collect this information on our behalf and present it to us in a 
way that is much more usable that anything we've had in the past.

I hope that helps,
Denise
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Denise Koufogiannakis, MA, MLIS
Collections and Acquisitions Coordinator
University of Alberta Libraries
Edmonton, AB T6G 2J8
Ph: (780) 492-5331
Fax: (780) 492-3695
E-mail: denise.koufogiannakis@ualberta.ca
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/staff/denise_k/