Library intelligence gathering and reporting
AssigneeSirsi Corporation
InventorTalin Ryan Bingham
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Abstract
Determining library usage patterns. The method includes accessing information, such as metadata from a plurality of libraries about patron access of physical resources at the libraries. The method further includes accessing information from the plurality of libraries about patron access of electronic resources. The method further includes accessing information about the plurality of libraries. The information is used to determine patron usage of electronic resources and/or physical resources based on library characteristics as determined from the information about the plurality of libraries.
Claims20
A method of determining library usage patterns, the method comprising:
- accessing information from a plurality of libraries about patron access of physical resources at the libraries;
- accessing information from the plurality of libraries about patron access of electronic resources;
- accessing information about the plurality of libraries;
- and
- determining patron usage of electronic resources and/or physical resources based on library characteristics as determined from the information about the plurality of libraries.
In a digital or mixed digital and physical library environment, a computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause one or more processors to perform the following:
- accessing information from a plurality of libraries about patron access of physical resources at the libraries;
- accessing information from the plurality of libraries about patron access of electronic resources;
- accessing information about the plurality of libraries;
- and
- determining patron usage of electronic resources and/or physical resources based on library characteristics as determined from the information about the plurality of libraries.
In a digital or mixed digital and physical library environment, a computing system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more computer readable media coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more computer readable media comprise computer executable instructions that then executed by one or more of the one or more processors cause one or more of the one or more processors to perform the following:
- accessing information from a plurality of libraries about patron access of physical resources at the libraries;
- accessing information from the plurality of libraries about patron access of electronic resources;
- accessing information about the plurality of libraries;
- and
- determining patron usage of electronic resources and/or physical resources based on library characteristics as determined from the information about the plurality of libraries.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.