Comments on: Some library statistics – needed? On new site?

By: Bill Warren

Bill Warren — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:10:24 +0000

Although I have never made use of these statistics, I think the counts of record types and numbers could be useful. I think it would be worth continuing to compile information if it is not too much trouble.

By: Terry Simpkins

Terry Simpkins — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:48:10 +0000

This slipped off my radar too, sorry Barbara! Regarding the III record counts: since we’re planning at some point in the not-too-distant future to relaunch an eBook program, I wonder if these will be helpful in managing our batch record loads? It seems to me that these were useful in the past, but I can’t remember the specifics. And whether or not it’s worth continuing recording them if we only make use of them once or twice every few years remains an open question. I’ll query others in Collection Management…

By: Carrie Macfarlane

Carrie Macfarlane — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:49:40 +0000

Eeks, just realized I should have responded to this, Barbara! We’ve been thinking about creating a list of our “most popular” databases, to help researchers figure out where to start. The list would be accessible as a guide or a simple Drupal page on the new web site. There might be better ways for us to compile this list, but your post made me wonder if ezproxy stats might be a good source of info. I suppose we could come up with this list even without stats, but it seems like you and I should talk, at least.