How ScholarlyStats works
The value of usage statistics has never been greater. Libraries have access to increasing volumes of statistics, providing valuable insights and helping to inform decision making. However, compiling and interpreting the statistics from multiple vendors can be time-consuming and frustrating.
The ScholarlyStats portal has been developed to provide information professionals with a single point of access for all of their vendor usage
statistics. ScholarlyStats enables librarians to use their time analyzing, rather than administering their usage statistics.
Swets collects and consolidates the journal and database usage statistics that are provided each month to libraries by their vendors. This information is processed to standardize formats, and deliver a suite of reports to the library's ScholarlyStats portal.
ScholarlyStats reports include a set of Consolidated Reports which show use across vendors, based on the standards outlined by the COUNTER code of practice. In addition, and to enhance analysis of usage trends, we also deliver a suite of graphically enhanced Dashboard Reports.
ScholarlyStats Integration
Upon request, Swets can transfer ScholarlyStats reports into other library systems, including ERM systems. To automate this data transfer we
follow the industry-standard SUSHI protocol. For more information, please visit the ScholarlyStats Web site. Please contact your OCLC representative for a full list of integration partners.
Consolidation
View and analyze usage statistics in one consolidated report. ScholarlyStats consolidates the key usage statistics reports, to provide a new view of your statistics across vendors and platforms in a standardized and easy-to-view format:
- Journal Report (JR1) = full-text article requests
- Database Report 1 (DB1) = searches and sessions by database
- Database Report 2 (DB2) = turnaways
- Database Report 3 (DB3) = searches and sessions by service
Dashboard analysis
Analyze trends in usage statistics at a glance with the ScholarlyStats Dashboard Reports. Our growing suite of dashboard reports feature easy to view graphs, and include:
- Total use by platform
- Average use by platform
- Cumulative trends of use
- Top use journals
- Zero use journals
Collection
Find all vendor usage data in one place. Swets collects all raw vendor source reports and makes these available in a standardized CSV format in the ScholarlyStats portal.
Archive
Access historical usage statistics reports for year-on-year usage analysis. ScholarlyStats provides archiving for all raw vendor source usage statistics reports, together with the ScholarlyStats Consolidated and Dashboard Reports.
Administration
Available for "Library Administrator" ScholarlyStats users to pull together usage statistics administrative information on the ScholarlyStats portal. Assemble and administer all platform access details that provide access to your usage statistics in one place.
Access for your library staff
Provide your library staff with access to your usage statistics. With ScholarlyStats you remain in control of who has access to your statistics. You can create additional user accounts for your library colleagues, either as read-only users, or as additional library administrators.
Help us develop ScholarlyStats
Tell us what you want as your usage statistics requirements develop. ScholarlyStats provides a responsive service to its customers. The ScholarlyStats portal allows you to suggest new reports and tools
that will help your usage analysis.
