Almost everyone working in the library can benefit from exposure to data about how the library operates. But not everyone can create custom reports to understand trends and patterns. This session discusses the design and implementation of analytics dashboards, and the types of data required for decision-making in academic libraries.
Katy Aronoff is director of solutions architecture for Ex Libris, running the pre-sales team for North America and conducting product demonstrations and workshops at libraries across the United States, Canada, and Latin America for Ex Libris. Prior to joining Ex Libris, she worked... Read More →
In this session, the researchers (directors at a small private college) will discuss their experiences analyzing two years of EDS search data as compared to full-text downloads by customers during the same period. Lessons learned and practical advice for conducting similar analysis at other institutions will be shared.
Director (Library, Archives, & Learning Center), Goldey-Beacom College
Russell Michalak, MLIS, joined Goldey-Beacom College (GBC) in 2010. As Director of Library & Learning Center/Assistant Professor, he oversees all operations of the library including the annual budget. In addition, he supervises and hires librarians, tutors, paraprofessionals, as well... Read More →
Director & Assistant Professor, Office of Institutional Research & Training, Goldey-Beacom College
Monica D.T. Rysavy, Ph.D. is the Director of Institutional Research and Training for Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware. In this role she leads all institutional research and data analysis projects for the College. Her office provides faculty and staff training support... Read More →
Tuesday March 6, 2018 9:15am - 10:00am CST
Room 203
Do you build reports for your library or department? You may have the basics down, but what comes next? Come hear one library, experienced in advanced reporting and analytics, share tips, tricks, and best practices. They’ll discuss experiences with community-based reporting and benchmark analytics to better understand their own activities.
I joined Ex Libris in early 2015 after spending nearly 6 years working as a reference librarian in my home state of Colorado. I now work as a Solutions Architect with Ex Libris, demonstrating Ex Libris products to prospective libraries. I have an MLIS from the University of Washi... Read More →
Boston College was a development partner with Ex Libris for Alma and was the first institution to go live with Alma in July 2012. As a systems librarian at Boston College my primary responsibility is Alma. I also work in Alma Analytics and with the Alma APIs. Feel free to ask me anything... Read More →
Tuesday March 6, 2018 10:45am - 11:30am CST
Salon 3
