[KMDG-L] New Publication: Institutional Digital Repository Benchmarks, 2013 Edition, ISBN 978-157440-238-4

Primary Research Group has published Institutional Digital Repository Benchmarks, 2013 Edition, ISBN 978-157440-238-4.

This 117 page study presents data from 33 institutions, mostly universities and other colleges, about their institutional digital repositories. The report presents hard data on the holdings of the repositories, and the growth in their stock of journal articles, books, dissertations, images, video and other forms of intellectual property. The study also gives detailed info on budgets and operating costs, including the cost of professional labor, as well as details on what is downloaded from the sites and by whom. These details include data on downloads from within or outside the institution, and by nation of origin of the downloader, among other variables. In addition, the study looks at issues such as marketing the repository, assuring cooperation from faculty, sources of funding, impact on the parent institution���s reputation, growth rates of content and downloading, trends in cataloging and other issues.

Just a few of the report���s many findings were that:

54.55% of repositories sampled contain video files.
21.1% of the repositories sampled publish an annual report.
9.1% of repositories in the sample have their own Facebook site.
36.3% of colleges in the sample with more than 25,000 students have formed reciprocal access, development or marketing arrangements with other digital repositories.
The median number of direct downloads of articles, image files and other forms of intellectual property from the repositories in the sample in the past year was 158,332. The maximum was close to 2,900,000.
Close to 45% of repository downloads come form scholars and other users within the institution itself.

For further information view our website at www.PrimaryResearch.com.

[KMDG-L] Take the survey of library use of major internet sites

Primary Research Group, publisher of research reports and surveys about libraries, is surveying public, academic and special libraries world wide for a report on how they use major internet sites such as Google, Instagram, YouTube, Yahoo, Pinterest, Twitter and other sites. Participants receive a free PDF copy of the report generated from the survey data. Participants are listed in the report but answers are confidential. To take the survey go the site listed below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LibrarianUseofInternetSites

[KMDG-L] ISKO UK biennial conference July 8 -9, London reminder, end of early bird rate soon

Dear Colleagues,

In case you have not already done it, please remember to book a place at the ISKO UK 2013 conference before the end of April, while early bird rates apply. You'll find more details below. Or just go straight to http://www.iskouk.org/conf2013/programme.htm and choose the "Registration" button to make a booking.

We look forward to welcoming you in July!

ISKO UK publicity

 

The theme is: *Knowledge Organization - Pushing the Boundaries*

 

Knowledge Organization (KO) is not just a fascinating research domain to attract our foremost thinkers; it also presents practical challenges to each of us as individuals, sorting out the files on our desktops physical and virtual, searching for inspiration via the Internet, or participating in the fora of social media. But there's a paradox: while KO practices permeate society, the name “Knowledge Organization” is known only to a few. Invisible boundaries separate KO researchers from the practitioners who could benefit from their findings, and also come between distinct fields of application such as records management, web design, librarianship, information retrieval, etc.

 

This conference aims to explore such boundaries, challenge them and advance our thinking into new territory. It will be the third biennial conference of the UK Chapter of ISKO. Practitioners as well as theoreticians are invited to attend and participate, along with consultants, researchers, teachers and students. There will be a mix of short and longer presentations, as well as a display of posters. The papers submitted will be peer-reviewed and published electronically on our website, together with slides and audio recordings.

 

On the website at <http://www.iskouk.org/conf2013/index.htm> you can find more details, including a provisional programme. 33 Presentations are scheduled, including keynote addresses from leading lights Patrick Lambe and Martin White. We're expecting a good number of posters too, and will be encouraging the vendors of relevant software applications, products and services to support the conference by exhibiting their wares.

 

Registration fees for the two-day event (July 8-9) are still the same as for our 2011 conference, just

 

£180 (full price)

£150 (ISKO members)

£150 (early-bird rate, until 30 April) £130 (early-bird rate for ISKO members)

 

Take a look at the electronic proceedings of our first and second biennial conferences at http://www.iskouk.org/conf2009/proceedings.htm and http://www.iskouk.org/conf2011/programme.htm respectively. The 2013 event will be bigger and better than either of these, and we hope you will be able to come and enjoy it.

Please accept our apologies for any cross-posting

 

Best regards

ISKO UK publicity

 

Conference hashtag #ISKOUK2013