Data Analytics: Finding the Sustainable Sweet Spot
Greg Argo
Concordia University - St. Paul
Keywords: Sustainable analytics, assessment, scripting, libraries, data, information management
Abstract
With so much data available to librarians, how does one know which data to pay attention to? Most vendor systems now come with analytics functionality, publishers are by and large COUNTER compliant, and an abundance of data management tools empower everyone to jump into the deep end. This presentation will cover the different developmental phases passed through en route to a sustainable assessment regime at a smaller university library. Lessons learned about culture, workflows, and various relationships forged will be complemented by a show-and-tell of bespoke interactive tools developed locally for front-line librarians and university administrators.
Author Biography
Greg Argo, Concordia University - St. Paul
Greg Argo is the Associate Library Director and Systems Librarian at Concordia University, St. Paul. Greg holds an MS in Information Science from the iSchool at the University of Texas, and an MBA from Concordia. His interests span the technical, psychological, and organizational needs for and barriers to implementing new technologies and systems.
