Simplifying Usage Statistics: What's Next for SUSHI |
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| Authors: | Oliver Pesch |
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| Institution: | 1. EBSCO Information Services , Birmingham , Alabama , USA opesch@ebsco.com |
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| Abstract: | Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) is the key to automating the harvesting of Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources (COUNTER) usage statistics. Whether librarians are aware of it or not, SUSHI is a critical standard for measuring and monitoring the use of library online collections, eliminating hours of painstaking effort that would otherwise be required to locate, retrieve, and load usage reports. However, needs are evolving and standards like SUSHI need to evolve too. In this column I will examine some of the challenges facing SUSHI and how the National Information Standards Organization SUSHI Standing Committee is proactively addressing the challenges with its effort to develop a more flexible and easier-to-implement version of SUSHI. |
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| Keywords: | SUSHI COUNTER usage statistics standards academic libraries end user |
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