Is It Working: Usage Data as a Tool for Evaluating the Success of New Full-Text Title Access Methods

摘要

Using data captured by the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries' in-house tool, the E-journal Finder, as well as locally gathered e-resource usage data, researchers Joanna Duy and Eric Pauley proceeded to answer two research questions: did the E-journal Finder make a difference in the amount of use of the libraries' full-text databases? And, how do people search with the tool? The researchers ascertained that, following the implementation of the E-journal Finder, the access to information increased, particularly in full-text databases.