@inproceedings{eluna663, booktitle = {ELUNA 2011}, month = {May}, title = {Just Lies: EResource Statistics in the Age of Ubiquitous Information}, year = {2011}, author = {Fancher, Lauren}, url = {https://beta-documents.el-una.org/id/eprint/663/}, abstract = {This session will explore the role of standards, discuss the meaning and use of statistical data, demonstrate the typical workflow processes involved in creating and maintaining a statistical data repository, and demonstrate a new tool to improve reporting capabilities. Issues to be discussed include overlapping data from federated search and open URL linking tools, the impact of new meta-indexes, options within the Ex Libris product for getting and maintaining statistics, and the challenges of making meaning of statistical information. Attendees will be able to: * Identify common data elements for inclusion in a statistics repository * Recognize different approaches and challenges to aggregation and reporting of vendor statistics * Understand limitations and uses for statistics * Develop awareness of standards and status of standardization efforts } }