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U of H was one of eight participants in = a JISC-sponsored research project (part of JISC's Activity Data program) called L= ibrary Impact Data. Here is there description of the aim:
The aim of this project is to prov= e a statistically significant correlation between library usage and student= attainment. By identifying subject areas or courses which exhibit low usag= e of library resources, service improvements can be targeted. Those subject= areas or courses which exhibit high usage of library resources can be used= as models of good practice.
Here is the abstract of a paper accepted in 2012:
The Library Impact Data Project wa= s a six month project funded by JISC and managed by the University of Hudde= rsfield to investigate the hypothesis that: =E2=80=98There is a statistical= ly significant correlation across a number of universities between library = activity data and student attainment=E2=80=99. E-resources usage, library b= orrowing statistics and library gate entries were measured against final de= gree award for 33,074 undergraduate students across eight UK universities. = The research successfully demonstrated a statistically significant relation= ship between library resource use and level of degree result; however any c= onclusions drawn are not indicators that library usage and student attainme= nt have a causal relationship.
An earlier project looked at:
From the paper on the project's results:<= /p>
From the outset of the project, data protection issues were seen as a po= tential risk and were
discussed with JISC Legal and the University of Huddersfield=E2=80=99s Leg= al and Data Protection
Officers. The primary aims were to ensure data was maintained as anonymous= due to its
sensitive nature, and to ensure data was obtained in a way that abided by = legal and
university regulations with notice provided to students that their resourc= e use may be
measured. The data has been fully anonymised and made available for use as= part of an
open data agreement. Small courses where the cohort is smaller than 35 or = where only 5 or
fewer students
A Brief History of Library Analytics: "stu= dies of the relationship between university library usage and undergrauate = student outcomes."
Library Impact Data P= roject: project results