Library Analytics: Shaping the Future - SAGE Publishing in the Age of Data

摘要

In nearly 12 years of working at SAGE Publishing, I am struck by how infinitely more complex the conversations around data have become. Some time ago, electronic resources were just taking center stage and the ability to see how many downloads a journal article got was enough. Now, librarians are expected to make purchasing decisions based on cost per use, use quantitative measures to show levels of student success, and compile data from hundreds of disparate publisher reports to deduce trends. The challenges abound for centralizing data, equalizing reports, and creating clean and impactful visualizations; and librarians aren't the only ones stretched to keep up. Publishers must meet these expectations as well.