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Measuring usage and
understanding users! E-Resources statistics and what they teach us.
Stockholm satellite pre-conference - August 8, 2010 Serials and Other
Continuing Resources Section & Statistics and Evaluation Section
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The IFLA Section for Serials and Other Continuing Resources, in collaboration
with the Section on Statistics and Evaluation and the Stockholm University
Library, are organizing a pre-conference and satellite meeting in Stockholm
(August 8, 2010). This is held in conjunction with the IFLA annual
conference, which takes place in Gothenburg (Sweden), the following week.
This is the first call for papers on measuring usage and understanding
users: E-Resources statistics and what they teach us.
Topics for submission might include papers or case studies on:
* What use is made of usage statistics?
* Methods for effectively monitoring and
evaluating usage statistics
* What do they tell us about how students use the
resources?
* What insight do they give us into Information
literacy issues
* Standards, services, and best practices for
usage statistics
* How can they be used as a practical tool in
effective Collection management and development?
* Future developments in the provision and
exploitation of use measurement statistics
The language of the session is English. Presentations should be no more than
20 minutes in duration. Proposals for papers should include an abstract of no
longer than 250 words. A short biography of the presenter and contact
information (name, full address, phone, fax, email, etc) should be included
with each submission. Full papers must be between 3000 and 6000 words in
length.
Proposals should be submitted by February 16, 2010 to: Email:
philippe.cantie@bnf.fr
Please note: All expenses incurred for attending the Gothenburg conference
are the responsibility of the authors whose papers are accepted.
Authors/presenters are expected to attend the Satellite meeting and present
their papers in person. The Review Committee will evaluate all submitted
materials and successful applicants will be notified by the end of March
2010. Accepted papers will need to be completed by the end of May 2010 and
must be an original submission not published elsewhere.
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