(En)COUNTERing SUSHI: How Fishy Are Our Stats

Abstract

In this presentation, I look at the way in COUNTER Statistics help us understand our collections better, and how they may be deficient. I will discuss how to set up SUSHI retrieval in Alma and how to create more meaningful COUNTER reports in Analytics. I will talk about the difficulty of applying some of the statistics we collect to evaluating our collections. I am interested in feedback from the audience in terms of their own experiences. I will also offer suggestions as to how we can use stats from our OpenURL logs to guide our interpretations.