tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post1877442815452337808..comments2024-03-19T16:26:45.863-04:00Comments on Digitization 101: Question: How are you assessing the impact of your digital collection?Jill Hurst-Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-75752012437266696672010-04-08T06:48:54.266-04:002010-04-08T06:48:54.266-04:00You maybe interested in some JISC research which c...You maybe interested in some JISC research which can be found at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/reports/2008/usagestatisticsreviewreport.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-57101847263444127062010-04-07T15:10:04.977-04:002010-04-07T15:10:04.977-04:00While we do get computer analytics (web page hits)...While we do get computer analytics (web page hits) we also keep track of how many teachers are using the materials, and how much money that we generate using the digital collections as a sales item. We do not have a formal assessment that has been done, but rather rough counts and anecdotal evidence.<br /><br />I do know of studies that have been done by genealogy libraries showing their economic effect on a community, but that's not quite the same thing.Genbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075136999028197291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-86415952569308495962010-04-06T15:46:44.060-04:002010-04-06T15:46:44.060-04:00check out Archival Metrics (http://archivalmetrics...check out Archival Metrics (http://archivalmetrics.org/) and the MLA research website (http://research.mla.gov.uk/)<br /><br />While not focused specifically on digital collections, both are efforts at measuring impacts, effectiveness & outcomes of archives programs, and, for the MLA, library & museum programs, tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com