Leveraging Use‐by‐Publication‐Age Data in Serials Collection Decisions

Optimizing an Octopus: A Look at the Current State of Electronic Resources Management and New Developments in the CORAL ERM System

“…4 Usage modules and cost-per-use calculations continue to be a struggle to manage within central systems, and even many tools designed specifically for this purpose are not able to provide the full range of COUNTER data and calculations. For example, EBSCO's Usage Consolidation tools provide excellent ways to centralize JR1, BR1, BR2, DB1 and DB2 reports; 5 however, many libraries are finding value primarily in the JR5 and JR1 GOA reports. [6][7] This is not to single out that particular tool; finding systems to handle the calculations cited above is challenging, and demand for these reports and calculations is only just emerging.…”