ALN Data Showcase

This Data Showcase, hosted by the Chairs of the ALN Service Engagement & Impact Group, will be an opportunity to showcase what people are doing with data collection, data handling, data analysis and dashboards, sharing best practice, outlining how they handle a data problem, how they engage with data and the impact of it.

Call for Contributions

We are seeking some short sessions (e.g. lightning talks, short papers etc) of between 15-30 minutes. These can be on aspect of data use in your institution that you'd like to share with your ALN colleagues. 

The programme for the day is as follows:

• 10.00 – 10.10 – Introduction – Julie Cleverley and Sandra Tranmer (SEIG co-Chairs)

• 10.10-10.50 – Free Session – please contact us if there is anything you’d like to share at the event.

• 10.50-11.05 – Improving Power BI dashboards: supporting library collections and spaces (Jessie Salmon and Shannon Lumley, University of Newcastle)
  This session will explore how we have developed and are improving Power BI dashboards to support the analysis of library collections and space usage. We will discuss some of the challenges encountered, including manual data preparation, inconsistencies between data sources, and the need to develop more sustainable workflows.

• 11.05 – 11.15 – Break

• 11.15 – 12.05 – Collaborative and Connected Data Strategies at the University of Sunderland Library – Michelle Halpin, University of Sunderland
  This presentation explores the data led approach we are developing, bringing together diverse data sources, collaborative stakeholder relationships, and a focus on value for money analytics that support service efficiencies and shape the student experience.

• 12.05 – 12.40 – Making data Informed Decisions about Access Broker Extension Subscriptions – Bethany O’Donoghue, University of Manchester
  This presentation details how the Excel, Power BI and stakeholder identification skills gained through a data apprenticeship supported decision making regarding the future of LibKey Nomad and Lean Library subscriptions.

• 12.40 – 1.10 – Lunch

• 1.10 – 1.50 – Re imagining COUNTER Data: Leveraging COUNTER 5.1, APIs, and Power BI at Edge Hill – Ruth Smalley, Edge hill University
  Historically, at Edge Hill we have taken a light touch approach to COUNTER data reporting, relying on the controlled usage data points that allowed us to compare usage across multiple years. The growth of Open Access usage and the new data available in COUNTER 5.1 led us to re assess how we collect and use COUNTER data to evaluate resource usage. We have used Power BI and automated data collection via the COUNTER APIs to collect the data, but it hasn’t all been plain sailing. This presentation will highlight some of the technical challenges we have encountered, as well as some of the new data stories we have been able to uncover.

• 1.50 – 2.00 – Break

• 2.00 – 2.45 – Panel Q&A

• 2.45 – 3.00 – Wrap up & close
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• If you feel you have something to contribute to the event, please get in touch via academiclibrariesnorth@sconul.ac.uk.