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BUILDING A COUNTER5 USAGE DASHBOARD

Ben Andrus (Social Science Librarian)

Matt Gallagher (Director of Collection Development)

Mary Tuttle (History Librarian)

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OVERVIEW

  • Usage Dashboard Introduction
  • Dashboard Creation Basics
  • Creating Visualizations
  • Using Prompts
  • General Utility

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USAGE DASHBOARD

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USAGE DASHBOARD

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VISUALIZATIONS

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PROMPTS

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PROMPTS

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GENERAL UTILITY

Easily Accessible, Sortable, and Sticky

  • Prompts are sticky across the dashboard
  • Can easily sort usage categories so highest items appear at the top of any list
  • Quick bird’s eye glance of platform/publisher performance
  • Handy tool to have available during meetings

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Uses

  • eBooks denials for potential acquisitions
  • Cost-per-use calculations
  • Journal denial : ILL request ratio calculations
  • IDing usage spikes related to curricula
  • IDing high-use items for course reserves
  • Annual eResource review process

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ADAPTING THE DASHBOARD FOR SUBJECT LIBRARIANS

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FINDING TITLES ASSOCIATED WITH FUNDS

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MATCHING FUND TITLES WITH USAGE TITLES

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Funds Expenditure

Usage Data

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MATCHING FUND TITLES WITH USAGE TITLES

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MATCHING ON ISSN

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CREATING CUSTOM COLUMNS WITH REGEX

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FINDING TITLES ASSOCIATED WITH FUNDS

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FINDING TITLES ASSOCIATED WITH FUNDS

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CREATING CUSTOM PROMPT FOR DASHBOARD

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CREATING CUSTOM PROMPT FOR DASHBOARD

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ADDING CUSTOM PROMPT TO DASHBOARD

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RESULT: PERSONALIZED USAGE DASHBOARD

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THANK YOU

Ben Andrus – bandrus@binghamton.edu

Matt Gallagher – gallaghm@binghamton.edu

Mary Tuttle – mtuttle@binghamton.edu

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THANK YOU

Ben Andrus – bandrus@binghamton.edu

Matt Gallagher – gallaghm@binghamton.edu

Mary Tuttle – mtuttle@binghamton.edu

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