[Lyrarl] Project MUSE/UPCC 2012 Usage Data

[Bryan Skib]

Celeste -- do you have data just for ARLs?

Thanks,

Bryan Skib
Associate University Librarian for Collections
818 Hatcher Library
University of Michigan
(734) 936-2366


On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Celeste Feather <celeste.feather at lyrasis.org
> wrote:

> I thought you might be interested in a quick overview of the Project
> MUSE/UPCC ebook usage data in 2012 for the 13 ARL libraries that acquired
> content under the terms of the ARL/LYRASIS centrally-negotiated license. A
> clause in the license establishes that the licensing agent (LYRASIS) and
> ARL staff can access the usage data from participating institutions. We
> will use these statistics to inform our ongoing discussions with Project
> MUSE about future offers.****
>
> ** **
>
> 7 ARL libraries purchased the entire collection of ebooks at MUSE  under
> the terms of the ARL group license in 2012, and 6 more ARL libraries
> purchased selective content. The usage data is primarily from July-December
> 2012, as most of these 13 libraries did not acquire the content and have
> access prior to that time.****
>
> ** **
>
> 88% of the ebooks at MUSE in 2012 were published from 2000-2012. In six
> months of 2012, the 13 ARL libraries used 42% of the 2000-2012 titles and
> 38% of those published prior to 2000. Project MUSE has reported that the
> 133 purchasing libraries across the globe to date collectively have used
> 70% of the ebook titles so far. Many libraries outside North America
> purchased content early in 2012 and had access for most of the year.****
>
> ** **
>
> The most popular titles in terms of chapter downloads among the 13
> libraries were:****
>
> ** **
>
> Ebook Title****
>
> Press****
>
> Publication Date****
>
> Chapter Downloads****
>
> Poets on the Edge****
>
> State University of New York Press****
>
> 2008****
>
> 349****
>
> Asian American Studies Now****
>
> Rutgers University Press****
>
> 2010****
>
> 257****
>
> Pictures of the Heart****
>
> University of Hawai'i Press****
>
> 1996****
>
> 242****
>
> Japanese Culture****
>
> University of Hawai'i Press****
>
> 2000****
>
> 189****
>
> The Digest of Justinian, Volume 4****
>
> University of Pennsylvania Press****
>
> 2011****
>
> 188****
>
> The Social Media Reader****
>
> NYU Press****
>
> 2012****
>
> 180****
>
> Adios to Tears****
>
> University of Washington Press****
>
> 2000****
>
> 166****
>
> Beyond Objectivism and Relativism****
>
> University of Pennsylvania Press****
>
> 2011****
>
> 164****
>
> The Force of Domesticity****
>
> NYU Press****
>
> 2008****
>
> 156****
>
> What's Your Sign for PIZZA?****
>
> Gallaudet University Press****
>
> 2003****
>
> 155****
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> The presses with the most chapter downloads among the 13 libraries were:**
> **
>
> ** **
>
> Press****
>
> Chapter Downloads****
>
> University of Hawai'i Press****
>
> 9320****
>
> State University of New York Press****
>
> 8758****
>
> NYU Press****
>
> 5595****
>
> University of Pennsylvania Press****
>
> 5163****
>
> Indiana University Press****
>
> 4782****
>
> University of Michigan Press****
>
> 4171****
>
> The Johns Hopkins University Press****
>
> 3421****
>
> Hong Kong University Press, HKU****
>
> 3344****
>
> University of Wisconsin Press****
>
> 2605****
>
> Rutgers University Press****
>
> 2476****
>
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>
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