Comments on: circulation data visualized http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123 A library weblog by Aaron Schmidt Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:02:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Recession-boyed Libraries Find New Bubble to Invest In « This is here http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24703 Recession-boyed Libraries Find New Bubble to Invest In « This is here Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:27:08 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24703 [...] them in their audience’s chosen media, and libraries are do much better follow a route like Aaron Schmidt, Dave Pattern and JISC’s TILE (see David Jennings on their recent “Sitting on a [...] [...] them in their audience’s chosen media, and libraries are do much better follow a route like Aaron Schmidt, Dave Pattern and JISC’s TILE (see David Jennings on their recent “Sitting on a [...]

]]> By: Aaron http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24673 Aaron Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:34:08 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24673 Hey Tony! They just loaded up fine for me... Try refreshing? Hey Tony!

They just loaded up fine for me…

Try refreshing?

]]> By: Tony Ross http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24672 Tony Ross Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:29:20 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24672 Dude, where'd the vids go? Dude, where’d the vids go?

]]> By: Beatrice Pulliam http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24671 Beatrice Pulliam Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:44:05 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24671 Hey Aaron!! This is fantastic. I have inherited a lot of ILS data and am generating my own daily it seems. This is inspiration to see what if I can uncover what is lurking behind my own III catalog. I've been so curious about how our academic patrons are finding (or not) what they need. Hey Aaron!! This is fantastic. I have inherited a lot of ILS data and am generating my own daily it seems. This is inspiration to see what if I can uncover what is lurking behind my own III catalog. I’ve been so curious about how our academic patrons are finding (or not) what they need.

]]> By: Patrick Murray-John http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24663 Patrick Murray-John Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:41:11 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24663 Nice! This looks to me like a very cool take on a similar idea I talked about in the podcast about using library data as a recruitment tool for universities. Here, with the videos animating what people are searching for, you've done a great thing by making libraries and what people do in them lots more interesting and dynamic. I hope it gets lots of people through your doors! Nice! This looks to me like a very cool take on a similar idea I talked about in the podcast about using library data as a recruitment tool for universities. Here, with the videos animating what people are searching for, you’ve done a great thing by making libraries and what people do in them lots more interesting and dynamic. I hope it gets lots of people through your doors!

]]> By: Stephanie Willen Brown http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24659 Stephanie Willen Brown Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:09:50 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24659 Our usage data (#s and search terms) are a gold mine! Kudos for looking at some of it and trying to make it understandable. My favorite view into search data means so much more work... but I also like to look at *failed* OPAC / database searches. the ones with only 1 count, like my favorite in a database search engine "Hamlet insane." (when the right search term would be "MLA International Bibliography." Stuff like that gives you an idea of cognitive mismatches between what the search WILL do and what they THINK it will do - like "renew" - that you wouldn't otherwise know about. Our usage data (#s and search terms) are a gold mine! Kudos for looking at some of it and trying to make it understandable.

My favorite view into search data means so much more work… but I also like to look at *failed* OPAC / database searches. the ones with only 1 count, like my favorite in a database search engine “Hamlet insane.” (when the right search term would be “MLA International Bibliography.” Stuff like that gives you an idea of cognitive mismatches between what the search WILL do and what they THINK it will do – like “renew” – that you wouldn’t otherwise know about.

]]> By: Dave Pattern http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24648 Dave Pattern Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:38:36 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24648 Here's our OPAC searches as a Wordle :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/davepattern/3235432243/ Here’s our OPAC searches as a Wordle :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davepattern/3235432243/

]]> By: Scot Colford http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24645 Scot Colford Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:04:28 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24645 Dood. I got an invite in just a few days. You just have to know how to sell it. Say you are an "information professional" and emphasize that you "reach thousands of IP's daily". It works. If it doesn't, email me and you can use my beta account. It's way too fun. Dood. I got an invite in just a few days. You just have to know how to sell it. Say you are an “information professional” and emphasize that you “reach thousands of IP’s daily”. It works.

If it doesn’t, email me and you can use my beta account. It’s way too fun.

]]> By: 3 Million » "Self-plagiarism is style" http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24642 3 Million » "Self-plagiarism is style" Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:33:49 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24642 [...] cool Wordle visualisations prompted me to have a look at our ever growing log of OPAC keyword searches (see this blog post [...] [...] cool Wordle visualisations prompted me to have a look at our ever growing log of OPAC keyword searches (see this blog post [...]

]]> By: Aaron http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24637 Aaron Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:16:23 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24637 @kevin - yes. i think when we have some things that we're really proud of to advertise, like our forthcoming website, we'll use some stuff like this to do it. also, these things probably have some value on their own, so in the mean time we might include a gallery of images (once we have enough images to make a gallery). the stuff i really want to do requires knowledge of adobe flex which i find quite difficult. we'll see! @kevin – yes. i think when we have some things that we’re really proud of to advertise, like our forthcoming website, we’ll use some stuff like this to do it. also, these things probably have some value on their own, so in the mean time we might include a gallery of images (once we have enough images to make a gallery). the stuff i really want to do requires knowledge of adobe flex which i find quite difficult. we’ll see!

]]> By: Toby http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24636 Toby Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:16:13 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24636 That's awesome, Aaron! I have to say I agree that we should be able to accomplish much more with our usage data. Our electronic resource stats have been on the decline, and I'm convinced that there's a new way we can examine these numbers to find out just what makes our services "work" for the people who use them regularly. It's not like I'm Bill James or anything, which makes the work all the more difficult. But I'm hoping I can stumble onto something. Eventually. That’s awesome, Aaron!

I have to say I agree that we should be able to accomplish much more with our usage data. Our electronic resource stats have been on the decline, and I’m convinced that there’s a new way we can examine these numbers to find out just what makes our services “work” for the people who use them regularly.

It’s not like I’m Bill James or anything, which makes the work all the more difficult. But I’m hoping I can stumble onto something. Eventually.

]]> By: Kevin Becker http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24635 Kevin Becker Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:07:06 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24635 This is slightly more engaging than looking at the spreadsheets of search terms. It's clearly librarian info-porn, but do you have any plans to share it with library users? This is slightly more engaging than looking at the spreadsheets of search terms. It’s clearly librarian info-porn, but do you have any plans to share it with library users?

]]> By: Aaron http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24634 Aaron Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:39:17 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24634 @amy on a purely fair use note - from my hard drive. ;) The Ecstatic Static by Stereolab Girl/Boy Song by Aphex Twin @amy
on a purely fair use note – from my hard drive. ;)

The Ecstatic Static by Stereolab
Girl/Boy Song by Aphex Twin

]]> By: amy http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24633 amy Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:32:15 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24633 killer. on a purely technical note - where didja get the tunes for the vids? nice! killer.

on a purely technical note – where didja get the tunes for the vids? nice!

]]> By: Aaron http://www.walkingpaper.org/1123/comment-page-1#comment-24632 Aaron Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:06:39 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=1123#comment-24632 @scot - I don't know whether to thank you or be mad at you. That seems really really fun and something I'd play with for a long time, but they're in beta so my registration will probably take a few days to process! Gah! Cheers :) @scot – I don’t know whether to thank you or be mad at you. That seems really really fun and something I’d play with for a long time, but they’re in beta so my registration will probably take a few days to process! Gah! Cheers :)

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