OECD iLibrary usage statistics now available

["Laura Cox" <laura.cox@frontlinegms.com>]

Paris -24th June 2011

OECD iLibrary now provides usage statistics according to COUNTER 
standards, plus MARC records for all subscribers.

OECD is pleased to announce that it now provides reliable 
standardized usage reports for ALL content on OECD iLibrary 
<http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/>.  The detailed usage statistics 
are provided for full-text downloads by title and month.  This 
includes all content in PDF, HTML, XLS and Data downloads, ePub 
will be added shortly.

The iLibrary usage reports cover all content whether freely 
accessible or behind access controls. There is no duplication in 
the usage reported as the usage of each publication or dataset is 
reported separately in one of three reports dependent on the 
nature of the content:

* Book Report 1

* Book Report 2

* Journal Report 1

Toby Green, Head of OECD Publishing, said, "We know how important 
usage data is to libraries and providing it in accordance with 
COUNTER standards is the only accurate way in which to make usage 
comparable with other resources. The biggest challenge for us was 
to fit all our diverse content into the COUNTER-compliant reports 
and we dealt with COUNTER directly to clarify some uncertain 
cases. Now that this process is complete we are very pleased to 
offer this important service to our customers."

OECD has also launched MARC Records initially for the books and 
serials in OECD iLibrary, available for all subscribers to 
download. MARC records are provided in MARC21 XML format 
according to U.S. Library of Congress specifications, and those 
for OECD journals and data products are scheduled for later this 
year.

OECD iLibrary is the global knowledge base for OECD's data and 
analysis.  It contains all books and papers published since 1998, 
as well as a vast collection of statistics, with data going back 
to the 1960s and more than 80 countries covered.  It provides 
integrated search results, showing all available file formats and 
languages, as well as links to previous editions. As one of the 
most comprehensive online resources on the world economy, 
society, education and environment, OECD iLibrary is a powerful 
tool for people working at academic institutions, in the private 
sector and at governmental and non-governmental organisations.

Information on the iLibrary's COUNTER compliant usage statistics 
and how to download the information for your institution is 
available at: <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/41/36/48150483.pdf>

Information on MARC Records is available at: 
<http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/35/41/46578015.pdf>

For further information about the OECD iLibrary please contact:

Francois Barnaud, Head of Marketing, OECD, 
francois.barnaud@oecd.org

Toby Green, Head of Publishing, OECD, toby.green@oecd.org

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