Comparing usage between a Dynamic and a Static e-monograph Collection

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2015),"Optimizing KBART guidelines to restore perpetual access", Collection Building, Vol. 34 Iss 1 pp. 13-16 http:// dx. Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by emerald-srm:448207 [] For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to present the results from a quantitative analysis comparing usage levels between an e-monograph collection that has experienced continual growth and an e-monograph collection that has not experienced any recent growth whatsoever. The aim of the study was to determine quantitatively if e-monograph collections with dynamic content experience greater levels of usage compared to e-monograph collections that are static in both size and content. Design/methodology/approach -E-monograph data were separated into a Dynamic and a Static Collection. Usage for e-monographs belonging to the Dynamic Collection was compared to usage of e-monographs belonging to the Static Collection. The number of e-monographs was obtained by simple count. Additional statistics tracked include the number of viewings. A linear regression analysis was used to determine the strength of the linear relationship between collection size and usage. Findings -Results indicate that e-monograph collections that continue to grow in both size and content also continue to experience year-to-year increases in usage, whereas e-monograph collections that remain static in size and content experience a decline in usage. A linear regression analysis indicates the existence of a very strong linear relationship that exists between Dynamic Collection size and usage. A weaker linear relationship was calculated for Static Collection size and usage. Originality/value -This research is one of very few studies systematically and quantitatively comparing usage levels between e-monographs from growing collections to collections that have not had any new titles added recently.

Comparing usage between dynamic and static e-reference collections

“…In his 2015 study, on e-monograph collection size and usage, Lamothe discovered a very similar relationship. He reported a very strong linear relationship between the number of e-monographs in a dynamic collection and their corresponding number of viewings (R 2 ϭ 0.91) (Lamothe, 2015). In this study, e-reference collection size and usage demonstrated an equally strong relationship R 2 ϭ 0.99 ( Figure 6).…”

“…Dynamic e-monograph collections not only experienced greater level of usage than static collections but their usage continued to increase annually (Lamothe, 2015). Static e-monograph collections even recorded decreased levels of usage over time (Lamothe, 2015). That study, however, did not address e-reference usage.…”

“…In this study, e-reference collection size and usage demonstrated an equally strong relationship R 2 ϭ 0.99 (Figure 6). Lamothe (2015) also reported a similarly weak linear relationship between size and usage for a static e-monograph collection (R 2 ϭ 0.61). It would therefore appear that whether or not a collection is composed of e-monographs or e-reference titles, if an e-book collection continues to grow in size, it will also continue to experience year-to-year increases in usage.…”

“…The benefits of continuous e-monograph collection growth were well-illustrated. Dynamic e-monograph collections not only experienced greater level of usage than static collections but their usage continued to increase annually (Lamothe, 2015). Static e-monograph collections even recorded decreased levels of usage over time (Lamothe, 2015).…”