[Publib] databases---keep them or not!!

[Judy Wilkin]

           COST/YR:  	 $    4,500  	 $           5,045  	 $    3,534 
 $  10,500 	 $     850 	 $    9,236 	 $       745 	 $    1,200 	 $  35,610
  	Database  	Database  	Database  	Database  	Database  	Database  
Database  	Database  	Total HITS
Jan 	690 	36 	76 	17 	56 	5 	181 	188 	5 	1,254
Feb 	814 	22 	77 	27 	118 	25 	160 	265 	16 	1,524
Mar 	1,070 	30 	91 	56 	107 	8 	152 	47 	49 	1,610
Apr 	780 	25 	106 	12 	130 	7 	168 	57 	61 	1,346
May 	776 	26 	98 	23 	45 	7 	147 	116 	55 	1,293
June 	432 	50 	88 	34 	52 	6 	201 	30 	99 	992
July 	969 	39 	97 	31 	58 	5 	164 	173 	9 	1,545
Aug 	711 	40 	128 	17 	42 	23 	153 	283 	45 	1,442
Sep 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	0
Oct 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	0
Nov 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	0
Dec 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	0
YTD #sessions 	6,242 	268 	761 	217 	608 	86 	1,326 	1,159 	339 	11,006
  	  	  	1,029 	  	  	  	  	  	  	 
 COST per YR /YTD #sessions  	 $      0.72 	 $             0.20 	 $    
16.29 	 $    17.27 	 $    9.88 	 $      6.97 	 $      0.64 	 $      3.54 	 

	** 	* 	* 	* 	* 	* 	* 	* 	** 	Total

	*  # logins or sessions reported by vendor 	
	
	
	
	

	** # articles or books viewed reported by vendor 	
	
	
	
	


Above is a small example of our spreadsheet for determining "return on 
investment".   It is a start.  Acceptable usage for the type of database 
is a hard call.  For example, children's versus investors, versus car 
repair?

Elizabeth Speigle wrote:
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> Good morning,
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> There have been some conversations on publib regarding marketing of 
> databases. Does anyone use a return on investment strategy to 
> determine whether to keep them?  Or perhaps some sort of metric that 
> indicates an acceptable amount of hits for the type of database (more 
> general reference or specialized)? Thanks VERY MUCH in advance! Elizabeth
>
>  
>
> Elizabeth K. Speigle
>
> Assistant Director
>
> Newport News Public Library
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> 700 Town Center Drive Suite 300
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> Newport News, VA  23606
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> Ph. 757.926.1350
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> Fx. 757.926.1365
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> www.nngov.com/library
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Judy Wilkin, Systems Administrator
Porter County Public Library System
103 Jefferson St, Valparaiso IN 46383-4820
(219) 462-0524 ext. 120
jwilkin at pcpls.lib.in.us

 

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