E-Metrics: Measuring the Use of Electronic Information


The Library subscribes to a range of e-resources. Some are indexes; others contain abstracts; still others contain full-text (F-T) information. Publishers supply us with quarterly usage data, which varies from product to product.



ACADEMIC SEARCH
 PREMIER  SEARCHES  ABSTRACTS    F-T
 7/2001 - 6/2002  26,929  20,853  39,702
 7/2002 - 3/2003 (9 MO)  37,011  58,049  41,952

Certainly use of this product, a large full-text collection of scholarly journals designed to support undergraduate instruction and research, is increasing: with only nine months of data in hand, 2002-03 usage already exceeds the previous year by 42%.

BUSINESS SOURCE PREMIER
7/2001 - 6/2002    1,236              661            1,501
7/2002 - 3/2003 (9 MO)    2,362            3,810            2,812


This product is a heavily used favorite of the Department of Economics. With only nine months of usage data in, usage has already doubled over 2001-02.

HEALTH SOURCE/NURSING ACADEMIC
7/2001 - 6/2002       882              280            409
7/2002 - 3/2003 (9 MO)     1,605              482            389


This product is a favorite of Health and Nutrition Sciences; its usage has more than doubled in the past year.