Get Ready to Be a Data Miner and a Data Major!
The time for looking at LibInsight is now. Data-driven decisions aren’t just buzzwords on a hot topics list. It’s the smartest way for libraries to fortify themselves in a climate where library budgets are being examined with heavy scrutiny, line item by line item. You need good data to fight the good fight. What is good data?
- It’s particular — to your library, to this 6-month window, to a new initiative, etc. LibInsight is flexible allowing you to make an unlimited number of custom datasets that track what you need to stay on top of today and tomorrow.
- It’s complete. LibInsight will hold your data from years ago to years from now. You can truly manage — and make sense of — everything you’ve been collecting by putting it all in one place.
- Good data communicates. No longer just disparate figures in spreadsheets, LibInsight data can be considered side-by-side, year-over-year, you can take it from the top (looking at highest performers), or choose the bottoms-up approach (looking at zero-use). Good data tells you things, sidelining the best guesses.
Springshare puts “Look into LibInsight” at the top of your to-do list by assembling lots of helpful, excellent information on the powerful tool here.
Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming LibInsight Webinars.
Using LibInsight to “Count” Library Activity
LibInsight helps you keep track of the number of events you have at your library, the number of library cards issued and renewed, gate counts, reference questions answered, and so much more. Join us for a webinar that discusses the kinds of things you can store and how to analyze the data and make dashboards.
Thursday, November 7, 2019 — 2:00pm – 2:30pm ET
Using LibInsight to Analyze E-Resources
Are your E-Resources worth what you’re paying for them? Want to see how you can use COUNTER 4 and COUNTER 5 compliant dataset types in LibInsight to import cost and usage data to help answer these questions? Plan to attend this webinar and learn about SUSHI integration, too.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 — 12:00pm – 12:30pm ET
Using LibInsight to Plan, Report, and Deliver Service Excellence
Guest speaker, Derek MacKenzie, Head of User Services and Library Services from City, University of London joins us to share how they’re using LibInsight for service planning, internal communication, and deliver accreditation-awarded Customer Service Excellence. Don’t miss this special webinar, register today.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 — 11:00am – 11:30am ET
Useful Videos and Recorded Training Sessions.
Check out this five-minute overview of what data problems LibInsight solves.
Enjoy these mini-training videos designed to help you explore different dataset types.
- Acquisitions Datasets
- E-Journals / Databases Datasets
- Finance Datasets
- Jump to a list of all the LibInsight Dataset Short Sessions
For a Getting Started With LibInsight full training session, click here.
What People Are Saying: Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference 2019
The Indiana University Kokomo’s Meg Galasso, the Information Services Librarian & Archivist, and Angie (Thorpe) Pusnik, the Digital User Experience Librarian, presented at this year’s ER & L Conference. Their talk, “Synthesizing Library Data with a Third Party Tool” focused on “Strategies to Collect, Analyze, and Share Data throughout the Library.” The tool they chose to add to their toolbox was LibInsight.
They stated that:
- They tested/trialed lots of other data-analysis/statistical tools
- None of them offered cost-per-use granularity but LibInsight does
They listed LibInsight Pluses:
- Breadth — so many datasets.
- Saved Money.
- Ease — Historical data and cost-per-use data are easy to add.
Their PowerPoint presentation from the conference shares tips for creating datasets and their current dataset categories, which include: Access Services, Reference, E-Resources, and more. They also share advice on inputting data into LibInsight, Dashboard tips, and provide many examples of the kinds of charts and graphs they can analyze.
The librarians at Indiana University Kokomo’s smart work and commitment to analysis carry them toward the goal of bettering service for their patrons.
LibInsight is the tool to help you gather statistics, analyze trends, and assess services. The best way to get to know if it’s right for your library is to ask for a dedicated 30-day trial.
Until then, take advantage of the targeted resources provided here.
Your data is a critical asset. Activate your data by letting LibInsight show you an exact cost, number, or percentage, or give you the big picture you need.