[Siguse-l] NFAIS Forum on Usage Statistics, October 21, 2008, New York City

[Jill O'Neill]

NFAIS Forum on Usage Statistics: New Developments and Practical
Applications. Registration Discount Available Through October 3rd. 

The NFAIS Committee on Usage Statistics is organizing a one-day meeting,
Usage Statistics: New Developments and Practical Applications, to be held on
October 21, 2008 at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York,
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY from 9:00am to 4:30pm. 

 

This meeting - the third in a successful series launched in 2004 - will take
look at some of the new developments that have emerged since 2006, as well
as the current practical applications of usage statistics. It will open with
an update on the progress made by the two key standards for the creation and
harvesting of usage statistics - Project COUNTER and SUSHI. Release 3 of
Project COUNTER, just issued in August 2008, will have practical
implications for both publishers and librarians, and SUSHI has developed
considerably since its initial launch in 2006. This meeting will look at the
current relationship between COUNTER and SUSHI and how these standards will
move together in the future.

 

Publishers and librarians will present case studies on how they currently
gather, analyze and make informed decisions based upon the data that usage
statistics provide. Of equal importance, they will highlight the pitfalls
that must be avoided throughout the process so that the statistics are not
unintentionally misused.

The implications of three new related projects will also be discussed:
NISO's development of identifiers that will allow for the precise
recognition of an institution and its relationships with its various
libraries, departments, offices, etc., and two initiatives that are
attempting to provide usage-based metrics for the scholarly evaluation of
articles and journals (Project MESUR and Usage Factor). The meeting will
close with a visionary discussion on how usage statistics can be improved
and used in the future to help institutions make informed decisions.

 

Whether you are new to this field and want to quickly come up-to-speed or an
experienced information professional who wants to remain up-to-date on the
rapidly evolving field of usage statistics, this meeting is for you. Come
and join your peers for an enjoyable and fact-filled day that will provide
information essential to your organization, and provide you with an
opportunity for networking within the Information Community.

 

The preliminary program, registration form, directions to the meeting
location, and list of nearby hotels is available at:
http://www.nfais.org/events/event_details.cfm?id=53 . Register now as
seating is limited. On or before October 3, 2008, NFAIS members pay $295 and
non-members pay $345 (registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch
and an afternoon refreshment break). After October 3, 2008 NFAIS members pay
$345 and non-members pay $395. If you are registering for the NFAIS
Humanities Round Table that will be held on October 20th at the same
location (see http://www.nfais.org/events/event_details.cfm?id=52), you will
automatically be given a 10% discount on your registration for the Usage
Statistics meeting.

 

For more information contact:  Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication
and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mail to:
mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org.  

 

Founded in 1958, the National Federation of Advanced Information Services
(NFAIS) is a premier membership organization of more than 60 of the world's
leading providers of databases, information services, and information
technology in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, business, and the
arts and humanities.

 

 

Jill O'Neill

Director, Planning & Communication

NFAIS

(v) 215-893-1561

(email) jilloneill at nfais.org

 

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