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Summon at GVSUDoug WayGrand Valley State University, dway@library.wisc.edu

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Recommended CitationWay, Doug, "Summon at GVSU" (2010). Presentations. 33.http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/library_presentations/33

Summon at GVSUSummon at GVSU

Doug WayHead of Collections

GVSU Libraries

wayd@gvsu.edu

Set-upSet up

• MARC MappingMARC Mapping• Electronic Resources

I i i l R i i• Institutional Repositories– Digital Commons– CONTENTdm

• Initial Issues• Ongoing Issues

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yannconz/2796311194/

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Analysis of UseAnalysis of Use

• The ProblemThe Problem• What we used:

Li k R l St ti ti– Link Resolver Statistics– COUNTER Statistics

S h• Searches• Full Text Downloads

Google Analytics Statistics– Google Analytics Statistics

Database Usage Stats (Searches)

Jan‐Aug 2009 Sept‐Dec 2009

Database Usage Stats (Searches)

CSA Down 9% Down 19%

Wilson and OCLC  Down 23% Down 65%

EBSCO Up 29% Up 17%EBSCO Up 29% Up 17%

EBSCO minus ASP & CINAHL*

Up 56% Down 7%

* Academic Search Premier Use: Up 37%* CINAHL Use: Up 27%* (Fall 2009 Statistics)

Link Resolver Click-ThroughsAggregator Databases

102%

92%

‐21%Academic Search Premier

65%

‐30%Academic OneFile

113%

179%

‐30%General OneFile

255%

179%General OneFile

Jan Aug 2009 Sept Dec 2009 Jan Aug 2010Jan‐Aug 2009 Sept‐Dec 2009 Jan‐Aug 2010

Link Resolver Click-Throughs

91%

Aggregator Databases

254%

354%

738%

‐19%

91%

ABI/INFORM Gl b l

GenderWatch

345%

110%

354%

‐5%PQ Medical

ABI/INFORM Global

14%

99%

25%‐15%

SocINDEX14%

‐100% 0% 100% 200% 300% 400% 500% 600% 700% 800%

Jan Aug 2009 Sept Dec 2009 Jan Apr 2010Jan‐Aug 2009 Sept‐Dec 2009 Jan‐Apr 2010

Link Resolver Click-Throughs

‐12%

Journal Packages

149%

70%

61%

146%

‐3%

%

Elsevier

JSTOR

40%

149%

52%

‐25%

‐17%Blackwell

68%

64%

24%

18%

33%

25%

Project Muse

Springer

68%

‐50% 0% 50% 100% 150% 200%

Jan Aug 2009 Sept Dec 2009 Jan Apr 2010Jan‐Aug 2009 Sept‐Dec 2009 Jan‐Apr 2010

Link Resolver Click-ThroughsNews Aggegators

468%247%

642%

468%

LexisNexis Academic

InfoTrac Custom Newspapers

1528%

579%

514%Ethnic NewsWatch

LexisNexis Academic

649%542%ProQuest Historical Newspapers

5836%3357%ABI/INFORM Dateline

Sept Dec 2009 Jan Apr 2010Sept‐Dec 2009 Jan‐Apr 2010

Referrals to Encore from SSummon

50

35

40

45

41244204

3811

2464

25

30

35

% Referals

3018 3958

2529

10

15

20% Referals

1552

2529

0

5

Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar AprSept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

Referrals to Encore from SSummon

50

35

40

45

41244204

3811

2464

25

30

35

% Referals

3018 3958

2529

10

15

20% Referals

1552

2529

0

5

Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar AprSept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

Referrals to Encore from SSummon

50

35

40

45

41244204

3811

2464

25

30

35

% Referals

3018 3958

2529

10

15

20% Referals

1552

2529

0

5

Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar AprSept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

General FindingsGeneral Findings

• Summon is having a major impact on the use of electronic collections

• Users are able to connect to content even when provider is pnot a Summon partner (e.g. ASP, Elsevier and JSTOR)

• Perhaps contrary to librarian belief there is a strong demand Perhaps contrary to librarian belief, there is a strong demand for newspaper content, which Summon meets

• Users are able to identify and connect to book content • Users are able to identify and connect to book content through Summon

W d t id tif h t t t S d t • We need to identify how to connect users to Summon and to core subject databases

Common Questions We’ve Been AskedBeen Asked…

Why Encore and Summon?Why Encore and Summon?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/3676876746/in/set‐72157594487219892/

Why Encore and Summon?Why Encore and Summon?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/3676876746/in/set‐72157594487219892/

Why Encore and Summon?Why Encore and Summon?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/3676876746/in/set‐72157594487219892/

Why Encore and Summon?Why Encore and Summon?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/3676876746/in/set‐72157594487219892/

What’s the Currency of the C D C ?Catalog and Database Content?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/programwitch/3178310694/

What’s the Currency of the C D C ?Catalog and Database Content?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/programwitch/3178310694/

What’s the Currency of the C D CCatalog and Database Content

http://www.flickr.com/photos/programwitch/3178310694/

How’s the Relevancy Ranking?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21524179@N08/2725582799/

Has Summon had an Impact on Circulation of Books?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnerobot/2549674296/

What do Librarians Think?What do Librarians Think?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shellysblogger/3685791346/

Questions?