Making sense of e-book usage data

dc.contributor.author	Cox, John	en
dc.date.accessioned	2008-09-05T09:54:08Z	en
dc.date.available	2008-09-05T09:54:08Z	en
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.citation	Cox, J. 'Making sense of e-book usage data.' 'The Acquisitions Librarian' 19 (3/4), 2007, pp. 193-212.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10379/17	en
dc.description.abstract	This article provides an overview of the types of statistical data available for e-book usage and includes examples from specifc vendors, along with coverage of standards such as COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources). It describes ways in which usage data can be employed for purposes such as monitoring of e-book uptake and collection development. Limitations with regard to vendor usage statistics are highlighted, and the importance of supplementing them with surveys and other studies of user behavior is emphasized, with examples.	en
dc.format	application/pdf	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	The Acquisitions Librarian	en
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
dc.subject	electronic books	en
dc.subject	usage statistics	en
dc.subject	user studies	en
dc.title	Making sense of e-book usage data	en
dc.type	Article	en
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