UKSG/COUNTER Usage Statistics Seminar at Yale University

[Nisa Bakkalbasi]

Colleagues,

With only a few places remaining, below is the full details for the 
upcoming UKSG/COUNTER Usage Statistics Seminar that will take place 
at Yale University on Monday, November 19th.

Nisa Bakkalbasi
Electronic Collections Librarian
Yale University Library


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UK Serials Group, in conjunction with COUNTER, are pleased to present:
Usage Statistics Training Seminar

Monday 19 November 2007
Yale University Library

Course summary

This one-day training seminar, organised by UKSG and Project COUNTER, 
will give a practical hands-on introduction to accessing, collating, 
utilising, presenting, and marketing e-resource usage statistics, 
both COUNTER-compliant and otherwise.  The latest news on COUNTER 
activities will also be presented, and experts from different sectors 
will provide their perspectives on the role and importance of usage 
statistics. Future developments in the provision and exploitation of use
measurement statistics will also be covered.

Please note:  In order to allow participants hands-on experience at 
this training seminar attendance will be limited to 28.

Why you should attend:

To achieve a comprehensive, practical understanding of the collection 
and analysis of usage statistics, particularly those conforming to 
the COUNTER Code of Practice.

Course level and previous knowledge required:

Those attending are invited to consult the Project COUNTER website 
(www.projectcounter.org) in advance, although the COUNTER Codes, etc.
will be fully covered during the seminar.  In order to get most 
benefit from the hands-on session, participants should have a basic 
working knowledge of Microsoft Excel: advanced knowledge is not required.

Learning objectives

* Project COUNTER - background, Codes of Practice, current 
activities, future developments

* A publisher's perspective on COUNTER

* Usage statistics as a practical tool in the library

* Outcomes to take back to the workplace.

Fee:  For all delegates the fee will be $300.00 which includes
refreshments and lunch.

Payment will be accepted by credit card and cheque only.

Venue:

Lecture Hall, Sterling Memorial Library (and Bass Library) Yale 
University 130 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8240
General information telephone number:  (203) 423-2798
Location details will be sent with confirmation of booking.

Programme

09.30  Registration and coffee (Lecture Hall, Sterling Memorial Library)
09.50  Welcome and introduction by the Chair and hosting institution
Peter Shepherd, Project Director, COUNTER
Ann Okerson, Associate University Librarian, Yale University Library

10.00  Project COUNTER - background, Codes of Practice, current
activities, future developments
Peter Shepherd, Project Director, COUNTER

10.30  A publisher's perspective on COUNTER Marthyn Borghuis, Senior 
Manager-Usage Research, Elsevier

11.10  Experiences on the ground: usage statistics as a practical 
tool in the library Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison & Academic Services,
University of Newcastle

11.50  Lunch (Lecture Hall, Sterling Memorial Library) and 30-minute 
library tour

13.20  Hands-on Session 1
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison & Academic Services, University of Newcastle

14.45  Tea (Lecture Hall, Sterling Memorial Library)

15.15  Hands-on Session 2
Jill Taylor-Roe, Head of Liaison & Academic Services, University of Newcastle

16.00   What will you do now?  Outcomes to take back to base A 
summary and some challenges from the Chair

16.30  Close of seminar

How to book:

Please book via the UKSG website <www.uksg.org> or contact:
Karen Sadler, UKSG Administrator
Tel.: +44 (0)1865 744279
Fax: +44 (0)1865 742164
E-mail: karen at uksg.org

Accommodation:  An accommodation package is available at the Omni New 
Haven Hotel at Yale. Please refer to the UKSG website or go direct to:

http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/NewHavenYale/MeetingFacilities/CounterSeminarYaleLibrary11.aspx

Cancellations:  We regret that no refunds will be available in the event
of a delegate cancellation.