'The raw and the cooked': hard and soft metrics in an Irish Academic LIbrary
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This presentation looks at how Maynooth University Library has used metrics to inform practice - but also at the dangers inherent in relying too heavily on them
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'The raw and the cooked': hard and soft metrics in an Irish Academic LIbrary
- 1. The Raw and the Cooked Hard and soft metrics in an Irish Academic Library
- 2. Why weren’t we doing more of this? Historically wary? Every university is different Scepticism – everyone is cooking the books Maynooth University Library
- 3. Why did we change? Maynooth University Library Need to benchmark ‘evidence informed’ is not ‘evidence based’ Metrics are a lingua franca New building – we had good stories to tell Know-all – powerful first step
- 4. What are we learning? Maynooth University Library
- 5. E-resources: born for metrics? Easy to ascertain? Varied usage – why ‘Cooked’ data Downloads are going up - why? Basically…why? Maynooth University Library
- 6. ….or not Maynooth University Library 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Number of Online Periodicals
- 7. Service and collection patterns emerge Maynooth University Library 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Inter Library Loans Items Requested on Inter-Library Loan Items Lent To Other Libraries Items borrowed goes down Items lent goes up – why?
- 8. Confirm the good stories Maynooth University Library 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Study and work spaces Library study spaces Library PC Workstations
- 9. …in the most advantageous context Maynooth University Library 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Library PC Workstations
- 10. Highlight anomalies Maynooth University Library 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Borrowing v shelving Self Service Transactions Items Borrowed Items Reshelved
- 11. Show impact and consequence Maynooth University Library 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Training Numbers Participating in LIST Sessions Numbers Participating in Other Training Subject Librarian Queries Research Support Librarian Queries
- 12. What if the data is wrong? Maynooth University Library €0 €50,000 €100,000 €150,000 €200,000 €250,000 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 Chart Title Print Periodicals Purchased Print periodical expenditure
- 13. Social media How much is this really telling? Maynooth University Library 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Social media Facebook Followers Twitter Followers
- 14. Challenges of evidence Data can be rigged and cooked Inaccurate Resistance to ‘managerialism’ What if it tells the wrong story? Maynooth University Library
- 15. What we’ve learned Large cultural shift Extra Different approach to work Instinct still so important Maynooth University Library
- 16. Thank you! Thoughts? Maynooth University Library