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Information in a Dash: Painless and Penniless Statistical Reports

Information in a Dash: Painless and Penniless Statistical Reports. Emily McIllece, Reference Associate Joyce Neujahr, Director of Patron Services. October 26, 2012. Unnecessary Pain. Many statistics in many places Many platforms Formatting mess Many users and different logins

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Information in a Dash: Painless and Penniless Statistical Reports

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  1. Information in a Dash: Painless and Penniless Statistical Reports Emily McIllece, Reference Associate Joyce Neujahr, Director of Patron Services October 26, 2012

  2. Unnecessary Pain Many statistics in many places Many platforms Formatting mess Many users and different logins No true organization Not useful Need easy access and quick analysis http://tinyurl.com/8gbdtnh

  3. Is There A Magic Pill? Free means to collect and display data Easy to implement Sustainable Identify dashboard leaders from different departments Adaptable Satisfied report needs Internal and External Connect to the campus community Advocacy Demonstrate our Value http://tinyurl.com/8k6cn79

  4. Drug Search http://tinyurl.com/8c3hc2v Searched Library literature and Google Prevalence of proprietary software Primarily used in businesses Experimented with numerous examples of dashboards Nothing library specific If it was free there was little flexibility Rest were costly

  5. Prescription http://tinyurl.com/8s3uhxv Google Sites & Google Docs Free Easy Customizable (mostly) Updates in real time Accessible anywhere, anytime Choice of who sees and who edits

  6. Remedy Google sites Can use Excel and Google Docs Easily upload or download From multiple folders to this http://tinyurl.com/9c52ete

  7. Side Effects Cultivate library data to visually connect: Departments within the library Budget Annual reports Collection development Staffing Wider community Campus Newsletter Faculty Meetings Advocacy purposes to other campus departments Database usage ILL requests from departments Accreditations

  8. Are you experiencing any of these symptoms? Are annual reports required from your library? Visual presentation is often easier to understand Do you have data and need information? Do you need to show ROI to your community? Presentation to your board/institution Data help make your case http://tinyurl.com/8jpmm3z

  9. Questions?Comments?emcillece@unomaha.edujneujahr@unomaha.edu

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