<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Just Lies: EResource Statistics in the Age of Ubiquitous Information</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">Lauren</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Fancher</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods: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: &#13;
* Identify common data elements for inclusion in a statistics repository &#13;
* Recognize different approaches and challenges to aggregation and reporting of vendor statistics &#13;
* Understand limitations and uses for statistics &#13;
* Develop awareness of standards and status of standardization efforts </mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">General Topics</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8601">2011-05</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Conference or Workshop Item</mods:genre></mods:mods>