Measuring Trends In Electronic Resources Usage

1
Measuring Trends In Electronic Resources Usage

• Assessing Database Access at CSUSM
• Hua Yi --hyi_at_csusm.edu
• Jackie Borin jborin_at_csusm.edu

2
Why

• Big investment material, , staff
• How are we doing self assessment
• Accountability external responsibility
• Identify trends prepare for the Future
• Goal analyze usage and users

3
Study Setting CSU San Marcos

• Founded 1989
• Students 7700
• Programs 4 colleges 1 coming
• Degrees 22 bachelors, 9 masters 1 EDD, 13
  teaching credentials

4
Scope

• Time 2004 and 2005
• Level Level I
• Platforms SFX, Webhits, databases
• Access and Usage patterns

5
How Much Use?
6
How Much Use?
7
Factors Weighted

• of Users FTES
• Content controlled
• Use/cost ratio

8
FTES Factor
9
Content Factor
10
Budget Factor - consortia
0.33
0.24
0.15
0.13
0.11
0.10
Average cost per usage
Usage
11
Budget Factor - local
Average Cost per Use
0.07
0.05
Individual uses

Average cost per usage
Usage
12
Patterns

• When month, day, hour
• Where on vs. off campus
• What -- subjects

13
Usage by Month
14
Day of Week
15
Open After Hour
JSTOR
EbscoHost
2004
2005
2005
2004
16
On vs. Off Campus
JSTOR
EbscoHost
Off Campus
On Campus
2004/05
2005
2004
17
Usage By Subject
18
Findings

• Use
• A lot of use
• Usage increase
• Worth investment cost per use decline
• Users
• Moving to off campus slowly
• Moving to subject specific sources

19
Trends

• Library e-resources growth
• Campus courses move online

20
(No Transcript)
21
(No Transcript)
22
(No Transcript)
23
Online Course Trend(spring semesters)

2001 2002 2003
2004 2005 2006
24
Thank You