Category Archives: usage statistics

Standards are people!

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

Q: Who writes the standards? A: You do! This was my take-away message from the recent conference of the American Library Association.  The library world likes standardization, or formalizing the best way to exchange bits of information.  I attended quite … Continue reading →

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tracking reference desk queries

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

i learned of desk tracker, libstats, and wufoo while reviewing a wiki (http://whywufoo.pbwiki.com) i saw referenced at the recent medical library association conference. my library is still collecting data about reference desk transactions using paper forms, but an online form … Continue reading →

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AMA goes crazy, digitizes everything

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

The digitization of JAMA and the Archives backfiles is soon to be completed, to be released by the end of 2008. They’ll be available for a one-time purchase and an annual maintenance fee for having them hosted through Highwire. 2 … Continue reading →

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