University of Rhode Island University Libraries Publicly Releases 2018-2019 Book, Journal, Database, and Platform Usage Data (Project COUNTER R4)
Multiple files (.xlsx) with ebook, journal, database, and platform usage data for the period from July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 were recently posted to the U. of Rhode Island (URI) Digital Commons.
A link to previously released URI Library usage data is also found below.
Project COUNTER R4 Book Report 1 (BR1) by Platform 2018-2019
Book Report 1 is defined as “Number of Successful Title Requests by Month and Title.” This report presents an annual total only, by platform.
File for download is Excel spreadsheet generated by Alma Analytics.
Results: 506 successful title requests for 8 reported platforms.
Project COUNTER R4 Book Report 1 (BR1) by Title 2018-2019
Book Report 1 is defined as “Number of Successful Title Requests by Month and Title.” This report presents an annual total only.
File for download is Excel spreadsheet generated by Alma Analytics.
Results: 506 title requests from 454 titles.
Project COUNTER R4 Book Report 2 (BR2) by Platform 2018-2019
Book Report 2 is defined as “Number of Successful Section Requests by Month and Title.” This report presents an annual total only, by platform.
File for download is Excel spreadsheet generated by Alma Analytics.
Results: 119,275 successful section requests for 63 reported platforms.
Project COUNTER R4 Book Report 2 (BR2) by Title 2018-2019
Book Report 2 is defined as “Number of Successful Section Requests by Month and Title.” This report presents an annual total only.
File for download is Excel spreadsheet generated by Alma Analytics.
Results: 119,275 successful section requests for 9,528 reported titles.
Project COUNTER R4 Database Report 1 (DB1) 2018-2019
Database Report 1 is defined as “Total Searches, Result Clicks and Record Views by Month and Database.” This report presents an annual total only.
File for download is Excel spreadsheet generated by Alma Analytics.
Results: 817,969 regular searches, 412,951 result clicks, and 251,573 record views for 345 reported databases.
Project COUNTER R4 Journal Report 1 (JR1) 2018-2019
Journal Report 1 is defined as “Number of Successful Full-Text Article Requests by Month and Journal.” This report presents an annual total only.
File for download is Excel spreadsheet generated by Alma Analytics.
Results: 1,055,792 successful full-text article requests for 30,329 reported titles.
Project COUNTER R4 Platform Report 1 (PR1) 2018-2019
Platform Report 1 is defined as “Total Searches, Result Clicks and Record Views by Month and Platform.” This report presents an annual total only.
File for download is Excel spreadsheet generated by Alma Analytics.
Results: 360,929 regular searches, 14,051 federated searches, 470,369 result clicks, and 283,037 record views for 80 reported platforms.
See Also: Previously Released Technical Services Reports and Statistics From URI Library.
Filed under: Data Files, Libraries, News, Reports
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.