JISC LIDP ILI2011

Library ImpactData Project Bryony Ramsden (Subject Librarian) Dave Pattern (Library Systems Manager) University of Huddersfield b.j.ramsden@hud.ac.uk | d.c.pattern@hud.ac.uk

Twitterif tweeting, please use the hashtag! #lidp @graham_stone (Graham, Project Manager) @librarygirlknit (Bryony, Research Assistant) @daveyp (Dave, Technical Support) [2]

BackgroundLibrary Non & Low Usage Project

Library Non & Low Usage Projectanalysing library usage since 2005 4

Measuring Library ImpactUK Undergraduate Degrees• First-class honours (1)• Upper second class honours (2:1)• Lower second class honours (2:2)• Third-class honours (3)• Ordinary degree (without honours)

Library Visits2007/8 & 2008/9 honours graduates 6

Library Loans2007/8 & 2008/9 honours graduates 7

E-resource Logins2007/8 & 2008/9 honours graduates 8

JISC Library Impact Data Project 9

Library Impact Data Projectproject partners• University of Bradford• De Montfort University• University of Exeter• University of Huddersfield (lead partner)• University of Lincoln• Liverpool John Moores University• University of Salford• Teesside University 10

Library Impact Data Projectproject hypothesis• “There is a statistically significant correlation across a number of universities between library activity data and student attainment.” – http://library.hud.ac.uk/lidp 11

Library Impact Data Project disclaimer: not cause and effect! borrowing more books ≠ better grade ...or does it? ;-) 12flickr.com/photos/atoach/3344411469

Library Impact Data Projectbook loans at Huddersfield (5 years) 13

Library Impact Data Projectdata collected for each student...• Final degree classification• Course/Subject details• Total number of... – library loans – e-resource logins – visits to the library

Library Impact Data Projectlegal issues...• UK Data Protection Act 1998 – University Student Handbooks• Data anonymisation• Project data release – http://tinyurl.com/lidp-opendata – Open Data Commons Licence

Library Impact Data Projectstatistical analysis• Available data problematic• Began with averages for basic analysis• Analysis based on differences

Library Impact Data Projectstatistical analysis 17

Library Impact Data Projectfocus groups• Used as discovery tool• Ideal for unusual usage• Shameless flickr.com/photos/paige_eliz/6164526883/ bribery 

Library Impact Data Projectproject toolkit Guidance on how to replicate our research http://tinyurl.com/lidp-opendata

Library Impact Data Projectso, what next...? 20 flickr.com/photos/nicholasngkw/5512321874/

Library Impact Data Projectso, what next...?• Further research at Huddersfield... – analysis of the relationship at course level – how to target staff resources more effectively – the impact of reading lists and recommendations – feasibility of a national level service

Library Impact Data Projectsummary...• There is a relationship between library resource use and degree attainment as demonstrated across multiple universities• Independent research in other countries into this relationship has similar findings

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