A presentation from the JISC Programme Meeting for its Content Programme for 2011 http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/digitisation/econtent11.aspx

1. Improving usage and impact of digitised resources Paola Marchionni JISC Digitisation Programme Manager eContent 2011 – programme mtg Oxford, 29-30 March 2011

3. Toolkit for the Impact of Digitised Scholarly Resources (TIDSR)

4. http://microsites.oii.ox.ac.uk/tidsr/ - to be updated May 2011

5. Digital Impacts: how to measure and understand the use and impact of digital content

7. not (just) about metrics, usability or Search Engine Optimisation

8. issues relating to different stages in the development of a digital resource, life cycle approach

9. some highlights here – not a comprehensive or exhaustive list

10. some high level issues and nitty gritty details

11. some common patterns

12. some solutions

14. plan on measuring impact from the beginning of a project, to integrate impact measures in the design

15. monitor impact regularly, but don’t become bogged down by it

17. task somebody in the team with this responsibility

18. specific workpackage that branches off into all other activities

20. developed as part of Marketing and Comms strategy

22. and from other platforms

26. but collection still not well integrated into catalogue searches

28. project name (CEDAR), project blog (East London Theatre…) and final project web site (OTHA) all different

32. be quick and easy

33. reflect users’ working practices

39. data sets relevant to researchers but not many researchers use the site

41. open content to collections will increase impact

43. Institute of Historical Research: difficulty in getting resources listed by libraries until they introduced an element of subscription content

44. perception of “value” of a resource if there is a charge/user has to pay for it?

46. If you plan to measure how much your resource in being talked about in blogs, make sure you do promote your website through blogs in the first place

48. Identify a “champion” at the end of the project who will make sure the resource is looked after and sustained