... collection analysis. Design/methodology/approach The paper explains GIS history, the technology, design with spreadsheet and ILS database, statistical advancements, power of the GIS connection, and the importance of “democratizing” technology for libraries. Findings GIS is a powerful tool for any...

... journals from established publishers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Archives Data analysis Publishing Statistics During discussions in Germany about a “National Hosting” plan, a number of questions arose about which publishers work with LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep stuff...

...Brad Eden; Christine Merk; Frank Scholze; Nils Windisch Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present how the JISC Usage Statistics Review Project aims to formulate a fundamental scheme for recording usage data and to propose a standard for its aggregation to provide meaningful and comparable...

...Bradford Lee Eden; Arthur Hendricks Purpose This paper aims to describe the development of the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) standard, and its applications and impact on libraries. Design/methodology/approach The information is based on a questionnaire survey...

...Joseph Janes This column continues a series on topics in research methodology, statistics and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. It discusses the t‐test for the differences in means between two independent groups. Back to standard error. If there was a lot...

...Joseph Janes This column continues a series on topics in research methodology, statistics and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. It discusses issues related to the design of survey research enterprises. Somewhere in between is the telephone survey. It is cheaper...

...Joseph Janes Continues a series on topics in research methodology, statistics and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. Discusses the chi‐square test for relationship between two categorical variables. Table III Librarians by gender with expected values...

...Joseph Janes This column continues a series on topics in research methodology, statistics and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. It discusses the concept of causality, the elements of an argument to demonstrate causality, and its importance in the research context...

...Joseph Janes This column continues a series on topics in research methodology, statistics and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. It discusses the logic implicit in statistical inference, which underlies many tests and procedures used in quantitative scientific...

...Joseph Janes This column continues a series on topics in research methodology, statistics, and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. It discusses the basics of descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation), how to use them, and when...

...Joseph Janes This column continues a series on topics in research methodology, statistics and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. It discusses surveys, how to write good survey questions, questionnaire design and construction, including the order of questions...

...Joseph Janes This column begins a series on topics in research methodology, statistics and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. The process of research is described, and a sample research question is proposed and discussed, emphasizing the importance of definitions...

...Deborah R. Hollis; Margaret M. Jobe With the aid of seed money from a federal grant, librarians at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU Boulder) developed an online statistical abstract called Colorado by the Numbers (CBN). The last print version of the Colorado Statistical Abstract...