visualizing library data
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Visualizing Library Data
Bohyun Kim
Associate Director for Library Applications/Knowledge Systems
University of Maryland, Baltimore
@bohyunkim
Code4Lib 2016 Conference
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Data for ___?
• Data for proving the usage of library collections & services: A vanity dashboard demonstrating the library’s value
OR
• Data for better decision-making: A decision-making tool
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Perennial Questions
• What data do we have?
• What does the data tell us?
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We Decided to Build a Prototype!
• “LibStats” project
• A small team of two people
• We inventoried all data sources programmable through connecting to either a backend db or a vendor-provided API
• Then we made a lot of charts and graphs. (PHP + Google Charts Library)
• Then we showed them to the senior administration.
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Data Sources
• ClickyStats(home-grown reference service tracking system)
• Workshop teaching statistics (home-grown teaching activities tracking system)
• Aleph (ILS)• ILLiad (Interlibrary loan)• EDS (Counter data)• Google Analytics (for our websites)• Youtube (Instrucitonal videos)• LibGuides, LibAnswers, LibCal• And more…
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Some Examples
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Info Desk Services Stats throughout the week
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Library website views throughout the week
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People do not use combined search
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Library Workshops – Registrants and Sessions
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Users from which school signed up for library workshops?
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Discovery layer-EDS
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E-books users want but we don’t have
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Databases that need more user seats
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Which school borrows most articles through our ILL service?
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Which other library borrows most articles from our library?
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On which day of the week do people return most library books?
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Is This Useful Enough? Remaining Questions.
• What question did you expect to find answers for using the library data?
• Some observations are useful.
• But better to know what questions you are looking to answer in advance.
• What questions are you looking to answer?