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Two Part Webinar:  Using Analytics to Extract Value from the Library's Data

Webinar

About The Webinar

Faced with a highly diverse combination of externally and internally collected data (web visits, gate counter, collection usage, subject analysis, budgets, space use, reference help interactions, etc.), academic libraries have rapidly mastered the value and use of analytics. Whether analyzing prospective subscription packages to determine their value for an institution’s research activities or reviewing usage data drawn from the local digital repository, libraries want to extract meaning from the increasing volume of library data. What does that data look like? How should that data be managed? And in what combinations is that data most enlightening?

We have the data and the report. Looking beyond the simple statistical report (how many individuals attended a program or searched a database), what might be best practices in using that data in support of long-term planning and decision making? What types of trends do libraries believe they might be seeing? Wrestling with library data should yield significant insights about the institution's needs. Libraries and those who serve them will benefit from understanding how data is being wrangled, mixed, and interpreted.

Part 1 of this webinar, Analytics Behind the Scenes, will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.

Part 2 of this webinar, Actionable Data Analysis, will be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2018.

Confirmed speakers in these two 90-minute sessions include:

  • Suzanna Conrad, Associate Dean for Digital Technologies & Resource Management, University Library, California State University, Sacramento
  • Steven Braun, Data Analytics and Visualization Specialist, Northeastern University Libraries
  • Corey Harper, Data Scientist / Sr. Tech. Researcher, Elsevier Labs
  • Emily Guhde, Director of Library Assessment, Georgetown University Library
  • Rachel Lewellen, Head of Assessment and Program Management, Harvard Library
  • Dr. Frankie Wilson, Head of Assessment, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

Event Sessions

Part 1 of this webinar, Analytics Behind the Scenes, will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Part 2 of this webinar, Actionable Data Analysis, will be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2018.

Additional Information

  • Cancellations made by September 5, 2018 will receive a refund, less a $35 cancellation. After that date, there are no refunds.

  • Registrants will receive detailed instructions about accessing the virtual conference via e-mail the Friday prior to the event. (Anyone registering between Monday and the close of registration will receive the message shortly after the registration is received, within normal business hours.) Due to the widespread use of spam blockers, filters, out of office messages, etc., it is your responsibility to contact the NISO office if you do not receive login instructions before the start of the webinar.

  • If you have not received your Login Instruction e-mail by 10 a.m. (ET) on the day before the virtual conference, please contact the NISO office at nisohq@niso.org for immediate assistance.

  • Registration is per site (access for one computer) and includes access to the online recorded archive of the conference. You may have as many people as you like from the registrant's organization view the conference from that one connection. If you need additional connections, you will need to enter a separate registration for each connection needed.

  • If you are registering someone else from your organization, either use that person's e-mail address when registering or contact nisohq@niso.org to provide alternate contact information.

  • Conference presentation slides and Q&A will be posted to this event webpage following the live conference.

  • Registrants will receive an e-mail message containing access information to the archived conference recording within 48 hours after the event. This recording access is only to be used by the registrant's organization.

For Online Events

  • You will need a computer for the presentation and Q&A.

  • NISO uses the Zoom platform to deliver its virtual events. Audio is available through the computer (broadcast) and by telephone. We recommend you have a set-up for telephone audio as back-up even if you plan to use the broadcast audio as the voice over Internet isn't always 100% reliable.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your system is properly set up before each webinar begins.

Event Dates

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Registration

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Fees

Save! Register for both parts of this two-part webinar and save 25%  NOTE: Library Standards Alliance Members of NISO automatically receive sign-on credentials for both halves of this two-part event as a member benefit. There is no need to register separately. Check your institutional membership status here. 

NISO Member

  • $150.00 (US and Canada)
  • $165.00 (International)

NASIG Member

  • $145.00

Non-Member

  • $202.00 (US and Canada)
  • $239.00 (International)

Student

  • $74.00